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Syntax & Word Order

Hendiadys

hen-DY-uh-dis / hɛnˈdaɪədɪs

Expressing one idea through two nouns joined by “and,” where a noun and modifier could express it: “sound and fury” for “furious sound.” The two nouns receive separate emphasis.

"the sound and the fury" — Macbeth

Don't confuse it with. Not a mere pair of things: in hendiadys the two nouns secretly name *one* thing.

Drill its family — Syntax & Word Order

Examples

We drank from cups and gold.
Practice example · written for this exercise

Read as “golden cups,” the coordinated nouns express one object and its material.

The rest of the family

Hyperbaton Anastrophe Periodic Sentence Cumulative (Loose) Sentence Parataxis Parenthesis Apposition / Appositive Zeugma Pleonasm Enumeration / Accumulatio Passive Voice Cleft Sentence