Sentence Types and Clauses
This type of sentence contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
What is a simple sentence?
This literary device compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
This literary device involves a straightforward comparison between two unlike things, stating one is the other.
What is a metaphor?
The large text at the top of an article designed to grab the reader's attention.
What is a headline or title?
This punctuation error occurs when two independent clauses are joined only by a comma.
What is a comma splice?
This type of sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.
What is personification?
The use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning.
What is onomatopoeia?
These are used underneath the main headline to provide more information about the article.
What are subheadings?
This punctuation mark is used to introduce items in a list or an explanation that follows.
What is a colon?
This sentence structure includes at least one independent clause and one dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
This term refers to the deliberate use of the same words or phrases multiple times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.
What is repetition?
This feature includes the exact words spoken by someone, enclosed in quotation marks.
What is quotations or direct speech?
This punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.
What is a semicolon?
This type of sentence contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
This term describes a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.
What is an oxymoron?
An exaggeration so dramatic that no one could believe it; often used for comedic or emphatic effect.
What is hyperbole?
This writing style involves breaking up text into manageable, reader-friendly parts.
What are short paragraphs?
Used to set off additional information or a pause in a sentence, it's longer than a hyphen.
What is a dash?
This clause can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.
What is an independent clause?
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
What is euphemism?
This type of language is used to draw a parallel between two different things, often used in poetry and literature.
What is a comparison?
Journalists use these numerical or factual evidences to support the claims made in the article.
What are facts and statistics?
This punctuation mark is used to express strong feelings or a high volume (shouting).
What is an exclamation mark?