AP Language & Composition: Syntax Flashcards

Syntax- the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence.

6465679475	Declarative	A sentence that makes a statement.	0
6465679476	Imperative	A sentence that gives a command.	1
6465679477	Interrogative	A sentence that asks a question	2
6465679478	Exclamatory	A sentence that provides emphasis or expresses strong emotion.	3
6465679479	Simple Sentence	Contains one independent clause	4
6465679480	Compound Sentence	Contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon.	5
6465679481	Complex Sentence	Contains and independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses	6
6465679482	Compound- Complex Sentence	contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.	7
6465679483	Cumulative Sentence	Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending. The sentence could end before the modifying phrases without losing its coherence.	8
6465679484	Periodic Sentence	Makes sense fully only when the end of the sentence is reached.	9
6465679485	Inversion	Constructing a sentence o the predicate comes before the subject. This is a device in which typical sentence patterns are reversed to create an emphatic or rhythmic affect.	10
6465679486	Juxtaposition	Placing two elements sibe by side to present a comparison or contrast., The arrangement of two or more ideas, characters, actions, settings, phrases, or words side-by-side or in similar narrative moments for the purpose of comparison, contrast, rhetorical effect, suspense, or character development.	11
6465679487	Parallel Structure	The repetition of phrases, clauses, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure	12
6465679488	Repetition	The repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device	13
6465679489	Rhetorical Question	A statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered	14
6465679490	Anaphora	The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences	15
6465679491	Asyndeton	A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions	16
6465679492	Chiasmus	A sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in a second clause is a reversal of the first.	17
6465679493	Polysyndeton	using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in 'he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')	18
6465679494	Zeugma	use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one	19
6465679495	Words that describe style and syntax	Plain, spare, austere, unadorned Ornate, elaborate, flowery Jumbled, chaotic, obfuscating Erudite, esoteric Journalistic, terse, laconic Harsh, grating Mellifluous, musical lilting, lyrical	20