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A sentence having two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
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(mode of composition) to show how two or more areas of your topic are similar or different
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A sentence used to command or enjoin
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(mode of composition) to break a topic into groups or categories and explain
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(mode of composition) to discuss a topic by using examples to clarify process
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(mode of composition) to explain a process by giving directions or information about how something works, how to do something, or how something was done
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(mode of composition) to explain what caused something to happen in a specific topic
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(mode of composition) to create a picture with words to help the reader visualize something a writer has seen, heard, or done
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(mode of composition) to define a word or concept about your topic using synonyms, essential definition, or extended definitions
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sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on
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(mode of composition) to explain information about your topic as a series of events in a story format
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Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action.
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sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end
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a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause,
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a sentence that withholds its main idea until the end
