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AP Language Review- Quiz #5 Flashcards

Grammar Terms and Rhetoric

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1424526846AnadiplosisRepetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause0
1424526847EpanelepsisRepetition of words at the end of clauses of a word from the beginning.1
1424526848AntimeboleA rhetorical scheme w/ repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order, A-B-C, C-B-A2
1424526849AphorismA concise statement of known authorship that contains a general truth or moral principle3
1424526850InfinitiveA verb form that functions as a noun or auxiliary verb, created by the word "to" followed by the verb4
1424526851GerundA verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun5
1424526852PrepositionA word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word6
1424526853AntecedentA word, phrase, or clause to which a following pronoun refers.7
1424526854PronounA word that takes the place of a noun8
1424526855ConjunctionA part of speech that connects words, sentences, phrases or clauses.9
1424526856PredicateThe action or state of being of the sentence10
1424526857Participial PhraseA verbal phrase that is used as an adjective and most often ends in "ing" or "ed"11
1424526858DenotationDictionary definition of a word; literal meaning12
1424526859ConnotationAll the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests13
1424526860Mode of discourseThe way in which information is presented in a text.14

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