AP Lit Types of Sentences

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What is a balanced sentence?

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A balanced sentence is a sentence that contains two or more clauses that are parallel in structure.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one main clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is antithesis?

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Antithesis is a placement of sentences or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed, forming a balanced contrast of ideas. For example, "Give me liberty or give me death."

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains two or more main clauses.

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that contains two or more main clauses and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a loose sentence?

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A loose sentence, also known as a cumulative or strung-along sentence, follows the customary word order of an English sentence-subject, verb, object. Modifiers come after the main statement. Typically, writers use this construction for explaining, listing, and describing.

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What is a periodic sentence?

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A periodic sentence expresses the main idea at the end, slowing the pace of reading and placing emphasis at the end.

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What is a rhetorical question?

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A rhetorical question is a question asked for effect rather than to elicit an answer.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence containing a subject or predicate only that is punctuated as if it were a complete sense.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence is a sentence that contains only one main clause.