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complex sentence vs periodic sentence

periodic sentence vs complex sentence

complex sentence and periodic sentence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complex sentence Yes No No No
periodic sentence Yes No No No
As nouns, periodic sentence is a hyponym of complex sentence; that is, periodic sentence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than complex sentence:
  • complex sentence: a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
  • periodic sentence: a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause
Other hyponyms of complex sentence include loose sentence.
complex sentence (noun) periodic sentence (noun)
a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause
Difference between complex sentence and periodic sentence

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