periodic sentence
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of periodic sentence
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Herbert, on the philosophy of the periodic sentence, 212.Spenser,
From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
In the periodic sentence the main idea comes last and is preceded by a series of relative introductions.
From How to Speak and Write Correctly by Joseph Devlin
The author starts out with a periodic sentence, beginning with a predicate modifier and placing the subject last.
From The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric by Sherwin Cody
A loose sentence formed with but can always be converted into a periodic sentence formed with although, as illustrated under Rule 4.
From A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition by Juliet Helena Lumbard James
The philosophy of the periodic sentence has been best stated by Herbert Spencer.
From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
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