Syntax

Front

Subject + Verb + Object

Back

Basic

Front

Begins with subject and verb and adds modifying elements at the end

Back

Cumulative

Front

Opens with modifiers; withholds subject and verb until the end

Back

Periodic

Front

What type of sentence states something? Options: Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory, Interrogative

Back

Declarative

Front

Commands, requests, or instructs

Back

Imperative

Front

Expresses strong emotion

Back

Exclamatory

Front

What type of sentence asks a question? Options: Declarative, Imperative, Exclamatory, Interrogative

Back

Interrogative

Front

Used to divide distinct but related sentence components, such as clauses, in which the second elaborates on the first, or to introduce a list, quotation or speech

Back

Colon

Front

Connects two independent parts of a sentence

Back

Semicolon

Front

Used to indicate a sudden break in thought, to set off parenthetical material

Back

Dash