1. Loose Sentence Amber Budhwani AP Rhetoric Period 6

2. Denotative Definition • Noun ---a sentence that does not end with the  completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more  subordinate clauses or other  modifiers. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/loose+sentence

3. Common Language Definition • A loose sentence is colloquial, relaxed, and conversational. The main idea of this sentence is at the beginning, followed by phrases and clauses at the end.

4. Examples • "I discovered many a site for a house not likely to be soon improved, which some might have thought too far from the village, but to my eyes the village was too far from it. (20-23) Lowe, Steve, Henry David Thoreau, Robert Sabuda, and Anne McGrath. "Http://thoreau.eserver.org/waldenxp.html." Walden. New York: Philomel, 1990. N. pag. Web. • To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, that is genius. Emerson, Ralph Waldo, and Gene Dekovic. Self Reliance. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1975. Print. • "The third concert of the subscription series was given last evening, and a large audience was in attendance.Mr. Edward Appleton was the soloist, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra furnished the instrumental music" (25). Strunk, William, and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. New York: Macmillan, 1979.  Red--- main idea Blue --- subordinate phrases/ clauses

5. Visual Definition Emma went to the fair where she saw a ferris wheel and an ice cream stand.