PERIODICSENTENCE

Periodic sentence

A periodic sentence is a stylistic device employed at the sentence level, described as one that is not complete grammatically or semantically before the final clause or phrase.

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periodic sentence

Noun

  1. A sentence whose main clause appears at its end.


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