Writing and Editing Sentence Structure 2

Question 1

What is a compound-complex sentence?

Accepted Answer

A sentence with at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

Answer

A compound-complex sentence combines two independent clauses with one or more dependent clauses.

Question 2

What does 'sentence cohesion' mean in writing?

Accepted Answer

The logical and linguistic flow connecting ideas from one sentence to the next

Answer

Cohesion refers to the smooth connection between sentences through repeated words, pronouns, and transitional phrases.

Question 3

Which sentence is an example of a fragment?

Accepted Answer

Because she submitted the article.

Answer

A sentence fragment lacks an independent clause; 'Because she submitted the article' is a dependent clause with no main clause.

Question 4

Which technique is used to combine two choppy sentences for better flow?

Accepted Answer

Using subordination to turn one sentence into a dependent clause

Answer

Subordination integrates two ideas by making one clause dependent, improving the logical relationship and flow.

Question 5

Which sentence demonstrates chiasmus (a rhetorical reversal)?

Accepted Answer

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

Answer

Chiasmus reverses grammatical structures in successive clauses, as in Kennedy's famous quotation.

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