Monday, November 20, 2006

Checklist for Tackling Sentence Structure Questions

Think about the following when examining sentence structure questions:

* can you identify the type of sentence: statement, question, exclamation, command, minor sentence?

* does the writer use rhetorical questions?

* how is punctuation used to divide up the sentence?

* do you notice anything about the order of the words: inversion? climax? anti-climax?

* is there an element of balance between different parts of the sentence?

* does the author vary the lengths of his/her sentences?

* is parenthesis used?

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