👉 In linguistics, a "towered" sentence is one that has two or more connected clauses that are related by some kind of structure or rule. The phrase "towered" comes from the Latin word "tordere," which means to bend or fold something upward. For example: 1. The towered question: What is your favorite book? 2. The towered sentence: I like my favorite book, too. 3. The towered clause: You also like my favorite book