What is sentence structure?

What is sentence structure?

In German, sentence structure is the position of the individual parts of a sentence within a sentence. The parts of a sentence are, for example, the subject, the predicate and the object. Subject, predicate and object are the individual parts of a German sentence.

What is a simple sentence structure?

The shortest form of the simple sentence is the sentence without supplements. It consists only of a subject and a predicate. If the statement of the sentence (predicate) is guaranteed not only by the verb but also by a supplement in the nominative case, one speaks of the nominative case (predicative nominative case).

What types of sentences are there?

Here you will learn to distinguish between the following types of sentences: Declarative sentence. Prompt sentence. Exclamatory sentence. Interrogative sentence.

What is a hypotaxis and parataxis?

The subordination in the sentence structure is called hypotaxis. This means that the term hypotaxe describes the subordination of subordinate clauses to main clauses. The opposite of hypotaxis is parataxis. We commonly recognize hypotaxis by the fact that sentences appear very long.

What is paratactic sentence construction?

Hypotactic sentence structure: sentences that consist of a main clause and one (several) subordinate clause(s). Paratactic sentence structure: Writing style in which two (several) main clauses are lined up next to each other (i.e. no subordinate clauses).

How do short sentences affect the reader?

At the beginning of a text, short sentences can be used to create tension. This increases the reader’s expectations and he is more motivated to read your text. It is important to convey something surprising, provocative and catchy in just a few words.