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Apposition

A relationship between two or more words or phrases in which the two units are grammatically parallel and have the same referent. ex-- the president of the united states, George Washington, blah blah blah.

Periodic Sentence

One in which the main clause is withheld until the end. Delighted by James's resolve, the class and the instructor burst into applause. In formal writing, the periodic sentence is used for structural variety and rhetorical emphasis. The loose sentence, however, a more relaxed construction, is more frequently used in informal writing (creative pieces) and in conservation. Further, the periodic sentence is used to create the effect of suspense as is propels the reader's attention forward to the end. Thus the periodic sentence is a long sentence in which the completion of the syntax and sense is delayed until the end, usually after a sequence of balanced subordinate clauses. (save the best for the end)

Loose Sentence

one in which the main clause comes first, followed by further dependent grammatical units. James slowly rose from his seat with a sly smile, determined to show the class that he could, for once, answer the instructor's question.