triadic A freight train sentence composed in three units is triadic. The triadic sentence provides a clearer structural principle that is not open-ended (unlike the freight-train and parataxis styles) and tends to be repetitive. Example: showmanship was superb; her timing sensational; her dramatic “Her instinct uncanny.” Grammar active/passive In sentences written in the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the active voice, subject acts Example: The dog the boy. bit In sentences written in the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the passive voice, subject is acted upon Example: The boy the dog. was bitten by punctuation How does the author punctuate the sentence and to what extent does the punctuation affect the meaning? Extra Terminology/Notes
triadic A freight train sentence composed in three units is triadic. The triadic sentence provides a clearer structural principle that is not open-ended (unlike the freight-train and parataxis styles) and tends to be repetitive. Example: “Her showmanship was superb; her timing sensational; her dramatic instinct uncanny.” Grammar active/passive In sentences written in active voice, the subject performs the action expressed in the verb; the subject acts Example: The dog bit the boy. In sentences written in passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the subject is acted upon Example: The boy was bitten by the dog. punctuation How does the author punctuate the sentence and to what extent does the punctuation affect the meaning? Extra Terminology/Notes