Balanced sentence


a sentence consisting of two or more clauses that are parallel in structure.
Historical Examples

A balanced sentence consists of two parts, the one corresponding to the other.
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noun

in grammar, a sentence with two clauses or phrases of fairly equal in length and strength for clarity
Examples

“The novel concentrates on character; the film intensifies the violence,” is a balanced sentence.

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