sentence structure

How clauses connect

Sentence structure is how words, phrases, and clauses are arranged to form sentences.

It encompasses word order, the relationship between subject and verb, and how ideas connect through coordination and subordination.

Writers vary sentence structure for rhythm and emphasis: short sentences punch; longer, more complex ones develop nuance.

The essay's sentence structure felt monotonous—every sentence started with "I."

Opposites
linguistic level

sentence structurevocabulary

One's word collection

word choice · diction · lexicon · morphology · phonology

order vs. chaos

sentence structureword salad

Meaningless verbal confusion

structurelessness · incoherence · randomness · disorganization

complexity

sentence structuresentence fragments

Phrases missing essential elements

simple sentences · parataxis · stream of consciousness · run-on sentences

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sentence, structure, infrastructure, structured, sentences, structural, structures, restructure, unstructured

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