Close Reading

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Close Reading

• Sentence Types

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Sentence Structure

• How to

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You must know

• What the main features of sentence structure are
• Their effect

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First step- Identify the type of sentence

• Use the following list as a guide for the main
  types of sentences and their effects.

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Sentence Types

• Statement
• Question
• Command
• Exclamation
• Minor sentence

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Statements

• Definition
• If a sentence is a statement it will tell you
  something
• This is the most common type of sentence it will
  usually be other sentences you will need to
  comment on

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Statements

• Effect
• Numerous statements create a calm or impersonal
  tone.
• Example
• The ice melts quickly.

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Commands

• Definition
• These will give you an instruction, tell you to
  do something.
• They will end with either a full stop or
  exclamation mark.

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Commands

• Effect
• They can be seen frequently in adverts or to
  create a sense of talking directly to a reader.
• Example
• Think of a colour.

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Questions

• Definition
• These will ask the reader something and will
  always end with a question mark.
• Rhetorical questions do not require an answer.

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Questions

• Effect
• These may challenge the reader or display doubt
  or uncertainty in the writer.
• Rhetorical questions will provoke reactions in
  the reader and give an emotive tone (stirs up
  feelings or emotions.
• Example
• Why is that wall green?
• Why would someone do that? (rhetorical)

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Exclamations

• Definitions
• Do not have to contain a verb.
• End in either a full stop or exclamation mark.
• They show excitement or surprise in a text.

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Exclamations

• Effect
• An emotive or dramatic tone.
• Example
• It was unbelievable!

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Minor sentences

• Definition
• These will not contain a verb.
• Abbreviations of other sentences and may end in a
  full stop or a question mark.
• Informal language and may be seen in direct
  speech, notes or diary entries.

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Minor sentences

• Effect
• Tense or dramatic mood
• Example
• What now?

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