AP Language: Unit 3 Flashcards

5014033044	complex sentence	A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.	0
5014053528	simple sentence	A sentence that contains only one independent clause. (a subject, a verb, and a completed thought)	1
5014051666	compound complex sentence	A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.	2
5014051667	cumulative sentence	A sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on.	3
5014049760	periodic sentence	A sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end.	4
5014049761	imperative sentence	Sentence used to command or enjoin.	5
5014047870	declarative sentence	States an idea It does not give a command or request, nor does it ask a question.	6
5014047871	interrogative sentence	A sentence incorporating interrogative pronouns (what, who, which, whom, and whose).	7
5014038513	natural order sentence	A sentence where the subject comes before the predicate (main verb).	8
5014038478	inverted order sentence	A sentence where the predicate (main verb) comes before the subject.	9
7348874442	clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	10
7348878369	compound sentence	A sentence with two or more independent clauses	11