Sentence 12

You are...honorable people...from distinguished and reputable families and...proud linage.
From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A compound sentence that sets apart the more important words by ellipsis to draw more attention to them.

I have...best friends...in high and low places and...wouldn't change that.

Sentence 11

It was set, then. Three o'clock.
From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A simple sentence ending with a transition set apart by a comma followed by an individual sentence that describes when.

The day will come, finally. Tomorrow.

Sentence 10

Lost her to a fate most Afgans considered far worse than death: She ran off with a clan of traveling singers and dancers.
From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Starting with a verb, the first incomplete thought is set apart from the complete thought, that supports the imcomplete one, by a colon.

Played with the children a little too hard: Reptar stepped on and killed them.

Sentence 9

Then, mercifully, darkness.
From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A transition followed be a descriptive word set apart by commas, followed by a noun.

At last, successfully, happyness.

Sentence 8

I was 18 at the time...rebellious...stupid, and he was into drugs...
From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini


A complete thought followed by descriptors of the noun set apart by ellipsis followed by a conjuction set apart by ellipisis to complete another thought.



He was taken at the time...flawless...beautiful, and...I was in love...

Sentence 7

Earlier that morning, when I was certain no one was looking, I did something I had done 26 years earlier: I planted a fistful of crumpled money under a mattress.

From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A phrase followed by two incomplete thought with lots of parallelism of prepositional phrases set apart by a colon.

Later that day, when they thought no one was around, I saw something I'd never seen before: I saw a group of people in the middle of a drug deal.

Sentence 6

My heart shattered at the thought of her. Soraya Taheri. My swamp princess.

From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A simple sentence, followed by an incomplete sentence with just a name describing the pronoun before, followed by a sentence describing the person.

My fists cringe at the thought of her. Bobbina Lucifer. My worst enemy.

Sentence 5

What...what did he tell you about us?

From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A question word set apart by ellipsis followed by the same word to get the point across stronger about the question.

Why...why would someone say that about me?

Sentence 4

Then, Baba and I drove off in his black Ford Mustang - a car that drew envious looks everywhere because it was the same car Steve McQueen had driven in Bullitt, a film that played in one theater for six months.


From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini



A complete thought followed by a descriptive phrase about the pronoun.



After, I walked away with my best friend Carisa - a person that got constant attention by many because she was the most beautiful person of all and everyone wanted to talk to her, just to be a friend for a day.

Sentence 3

Baba burst out in gales of his deep-throated laughter - a sound not unlike a truck engine revving up - and, when he could talk again, explained to us the concept of voice dubbing.

From Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

An incomplete thought with a descriptive phrase set apart by dashes and then continued to finish up the sentence.

Mariah yelled out in her ear-piercing yelp - a sound not unlike a police siren zooming by - and, when she could breath again, exclaimed that she had saw a spider.

Sentence 2

"You liked it?" I said, getting my second taste - and how sweet it was - of a positive review.
from Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A question followed by a complete sentence interrupted by a incomplete thought set apart by dashes, ending with a prepositional phrase.

"You like her?" I asked, reassuring his answer - and how upsetting it was - of a depressing rejection.