Cumulative Sentence

Cumulative sentence may refer to:

Grammar

  • Loose sentence, or cumulative sentence, a type sentence structure

an independent clause followed by a series of dependent clauses (contrast with periodic sentence)

Law

  • Consecutive terms of imprisonment. See Sentence (law)

Famous quotes containing the words cumulative and/or sentence:

    Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made.
    Bill Cosby (20th century)

    When one drinks with a friend, a thousand cups are not enough, but when there is no meeting of minds, half a sentence can be too much.
    Chinese proverb.