sentence : Idioms & Phrases
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complex sentence
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noun a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
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compound sentence
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noun a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
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Dark sentence
- a saving not easily explained.
Webster 1913
declarative sentence
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noun a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration
declarative sentence.
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declaratory sentence
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noun a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration
declarative sentence.
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interrogative sentence
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noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
interrogation; interrogative; question.
- he asked a direct question
- he had trouble phrasing his interrogations
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life sentence
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noun a prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives
life.
- he got life for killing the guard
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loose sentence
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noun a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
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periodic sentence
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noun a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause
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re-sentencing
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noun (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
commutation.
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run-on sentence
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noun an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction
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sentence stress
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noun the distribution of stresses within a sentence
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sentence structure
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noun the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
phrase structure; syntax.
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simple sentence
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noun a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
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topic sentence
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noun a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph
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Under sentence
- having had one's sentence pronounced.
