The placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in Tell me, how are you

• A. Parataxis
• B. Content Validity
• C. Phone
• D. Agglutinative Language

Answer: (A)

Parataxis is placing clauses or phrases one after another without using words that explicitly link them as with coordination or subordination. This relies on juxtaposition, sometimes aided by punctuation or intonation, to show how the pieces relate.

In the example, the imperative Tell me is followed directly by how are you, without a conjunction like and or because. The second clause is connected through placement and pause rather than a linking word, giving a brisk, straightforward rhythm that signals a close relation between the ideas without explicit grammatical ties.

This idea is distinct from other concepts here. Content validity is about whether a test measures what it’s supposed to measure, not sentence structure. A phone is simply a device, unrelated to linguistic construction. Agglutinative language describes a type of language where words are formed by stringing morphemes together, not the stylistic device of linking clauses without conjunctions.

So the term that fits is parataxis.