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Loose, Periodic and Balanced Sentences Style of sentences 1. Definition given in A Handbook of Writing by Ding WangdaoFrom a rhetorical point of view, sentences are loose, periodic, or balanced. I. loose sentence 1. A loose sentence puts the main idea before all supplementary information; in other words, it puts first things first, and lets the reader know what it is mainly about when he has read the first few words. II. periodic sentence The reverse arrangement makes a periodic sentence: the main idea is expressed at or near the end of it, and it is not grammatically complete until the end is reached. The reader does not know what it is mainly about until he finishes reading it. The popular translated terms are :loose sentence?松散句 Periodic sentence?掉尾句,尾重句，圆周句 Periodic sentence: 掉尾句《英语修辞》p,45; 掉尾句《大学英语》1993年第1期p.92；尾重句，圆周句《英汉大词典》p.1348。 4. Translated terms: loose sentence: 松句《英语修辞》p,44；松散句《大学英语》1993年第1期p.92；松句《英汉大词典》p.1053。 a. She decided to study English though she was interested in music.b. Although she was interested in music, she finally decided to study English. The main idea of both sentences is the fact that she decided to study English. This idea is put at the beginning of the first sentence and at the end of the second, thus making one a loose sentence and the other a periodic one. Besides, the first part of the first sentence is complete in structure, but that of the second is only an adverbial clause and cannot be called a sentence without the second part. 2. The definition offered in the Webster’s New World Dictionary: Loose sentence (p.798): a sentence in which the essential elements, in the main clause, come first, followed by subordinate parts, modifiers, etc., as in a compound sentence. Periodic sentence (p.1005): a sentence in which the essential elements, in the main clause, are withheld until the end or separated as by modifiers or subordinate clauses. You cannot make great progress in English without good study habits.Wi