Sentence Structure
The sentence "She runs." is an example of what kind of sentence
What is a Simple Sentence
The most common punctuation mark that ends a statement.
What is a period
When two opposite things or ideas are placed side by side to emphasize their differences.
What is Juxtaposition
What is something that is a person place or thing
What part of speech is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A Noun
The sentence "Did you finish your homework? " is an example of what kind of sentence
What is a interrogative sentence
The other two most commonly used punctuation marks
what is question mark and exclamation mark
The level of sophistication for a particular word or phrase
What is Register
placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence
what is a Preposition
How many long does it take to say the longest string of letters used to describe something is actually the chemical name for a protein, and it has 189,819 letters
What is more than 3 hours
The sentence "Although it was raining, they decided to go for a walk " is an example of what kind of sentence
What is a complex sentence
a punctuation mark consisting of three dots (periods) in a row. It is used to indicate the omission of words from a quoted passage, the trailing off of a thought, or a deliberate pause or hesitation
What is an Ellipses
A comparison that aims to explain something by comparing it to something else
What is an Analogy
An interjection does what
What is expresses emotion
The difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence
What is Compound consists of two independent clauses while Complex consists of an independent clause and a dependent clause
The sentence "He likes coffee, but she prefers tea " is an example of what kind of sentence
What is an Compound sentence
a non-standard punctuation mark designed to combine the functions of the question mark and the exclamation point.
What is the interrobang
A narrative that represents something else entirely. A side note to give further background on a topic
The part of a sentence or clause containing the verb and stating something about the subject
According to the Guinness Book of World records, the longest grammatically correct sentence spans over how many pages
What is 33 pages
The sentence "The train arrived on time. " is an example of what kind of sentence
What is Declarative Sentence
punctuation marks that come in pairs and are used to enclose or insert additional information into a sentence.
What is a Bracket
when a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or) is overly repeated in a phrase or clause that stresses importance.
What is asyndeton
How many letters does the scientific name for the chemical Titin have (hint: this is the longest string of letters used to describe a singular thing)
What is 189,819
The proper place to put a semicolon is
What is between two independent clauses or between an independent clause and a dependent clause