loose sentence


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loose′ sen′tence


n.
a sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers. Compare periodic sentence.
[1890–95]
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Noun1.loose sentence - a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
complex sentence - a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
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Normal conversation and informal writing styles tend toward loose sentence structures and casual wording.
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But the loose sentence adds description as it goes and can be cut prematurely without losing the central message: "The factory is well equipped, including modern facilities for fabrication and assembly, offices, storerooms, and restrooms."
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"[...] Which may lead to serious breaches and violations against media freedoms, freedom of expression and access to information, particularly after the usage of loose sentences and phrases as a justification as "providing safe -internet service- for families and children in order to protect civilization and guarantee civil peace," as quoted by the Palestinian Minister of Communication and Information Technology Allam Mousa during an interview.
MADA: murder of media student and closure of two media institutions, the gravest violations last month

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