4753621785 | Dependent Clauses | A clause that does not stand alone as a sentence but depends on another clause to complete its meaning. | 0 | |
4753621786 | Independent Clauses | A clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. | 1 | |
4753622217 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 2 | |
4753622237 | Active voice | Expresses an action done by its subject. | 3 | |
4753622649 | Passive voice | The subject of the sentence receives the action. | 4 | |
4753624095 | Simple Sentence | A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause | 5 | |
4753624096 | Compound Sentence | A sentence with two or more independent clauses | 6 | |
4753624097 | Complex Sentence | A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 7 | |
4753625075 | Compound Complex Sentence | A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause. | 8 | |
4753625394 | Semicolon | A punctuation mark used to connect independent clauses. | 9 | |
4753625395 | Colon | The mark of expectation or addition and signals that what comes next is directly related to the previous sentence. | 10 | |
4753626178 | Dangling Modifier | A word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence. | 11 | |
4753626428 | Appositive | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun. | 12 | |
4753626898 | Coordinating Conjuctions | These words connect two independent clauses. FANBOYS. For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so | 13 | |
4753627536 | Correlative Conjunction | EITHER/OR, NEITHER/NOR, BOTH/AND join pairs of ideas | 14 | |
4753627537 | Subordinate Conjunction | A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause. Since, When, If, Although, etc. | 15 | |
4753628309 | Then | Tells when. | 16 | |
4753628310 | Than | Used to introduce a second part that is being compared. | 17 | |
4753628311 | Affect | To influence - a verb. | 18 | |
4753628312 | Effect | A result - a noun. | 19 | |
4753629526 | Adverb | A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or adverb | 20 | |
4753629527 | Adjective | A word that modifies a noun or pronoun | 21 | |
4753630389 | Preposition | Demonstrates relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. Usually indicated by shorter words such as to, for, in, etc. | 22 | |
4754547465 | Gerund | A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun. | 23 | |
4754547845 | Infinitive | A verb form, usually preceded by "to," that is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb. | 24 |
AP Language for October 6, 2017 Flashcards
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