What are the 4 types of sentences? There are 4 different types of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory. These terms may be difficult to memorize, but if you understand the meaning of the words, it’s easier to remember. Declarative Sentence Declarative sentence uses the word, “declare”. When you write a sentence that ends in […]
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What is a complex sentence? If you’ve already learned what makes a simple sentence or a compound sentence, you’ve come to the right place. Think of complex sentences as the third level. It’s the most complicated one out of the three, but it’s not too difficult once you understand what’s required. First, you need an
What makes a compound sentence? A simple sentence has one independent idea. A compound sentence has at least two independent ideas joined by a coordinating conjunction. That means a compound sentence needs to have two subjects and two predicates. If the sentence appears to have a coordinating conjunction but only has one subject, that means
What makes a simple sentence? A simple sentence is the “simplest” sentence to create. It involves a subject and a predicate. Most of the time, the subject comes in the beginning of the sentence and the predicate follows the subject. If you are missing one or the other, you have an incomplete sentence. How is
Descriptive Writing Sensory Details Sight Sound Smell Taste Touch Show, Don’t Tell
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Persuasive Writing Aristotle’s Three Modes of Persuasion Ethos Logos Pathos
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Narrative Genre Plot Exposition Rising actions Climax Falling actions Resolution Point of View First person Second person Third person Characterization Physical & psychological traits Character types Character development Setting Physical environment (time & place) Social & cultural context Literary devices Allegory Alliteration Allusion Cliffhanger Epiphany Flashback & flash forward Foreshadowing Hyperbole Metaphor Onnomatopoeia Simile Symbolism
Writing a 5-Paragraph Essay What do you need in a 5-paragraph essay? Many teachers use the burger analogy when explaining the structure of the 5-paragraph essay. The top bun is the introduction, and the last conclusion paragraph is the bottom bun. The meat and the vegetables in the middle are the body paragraphs that essentially
All About Paragraph Writing What makes a good paragraph? A good paragraph follows all of the requirements for paragraph writing. It involves learning about the topic sentence, supporting detail sentences, transitions, and closing sentence. Once you get used to the formula of what makes a good paragraph, you can organize your ideas better into a
All About Sentence Building What are the benefits of learning about different types of sentences? Certain sentence structures like compound and complex sentences allow you to convey information while showing the relationship between two or more ideas. Using these sentences intentionally can help you show complex ideas in a clear way. You can control the
