AP Language terms Flashcards

5054288716	Active voice	When the subject preforms the action (Bob built a house)	0
5054288717	Passive voice	When the subject is being acted apun by the verb (The house was built by Bob)	1
5279419948	Actendien	The word the pronoun refers to or replaces	2
5316913498	Subordinate clause	A group of words that contains a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone	3
5316913499	Independent clause	A group of words with subject and verb that can stand alone	4
5445288651	Appositive	A noun or pronoun that identifies another noun or pronoun next to it Ex: The book 'Gone with the Wind' is one of my favorites. (The Gone with the Wind identifies "the book") Usually comes after	5
5445288652	Participles	Verb form that ends in 'ing' or 'ed' and functions as an adjective (describes) Ex: walking down the dark road, Bob tripped and fell. (Walking) Usually comes before	6
5445288653	Gerund	Verb form that ends in 'ing' and functions as a noun Ex: Bob loves collecting rare coins. (Collecting)	7
5445288654	Infinitive	The infinitive form of a verb and the word 'to' and it functions as an adjective, adverb, or noun. Ex: to work hard is my goal. (To work)	8
5721911382	Loose sentence	A sentence that has the main clause at he beginning Ex: I passed the test because i studied. ( "I passed the test" CAN stand alone and it is at the beginning therefore it is a Loose Sentence )	9
5721911383	Periodic sentence	A subordinate clause or phrase is before the Independent clause Ex: Because I studied, I passed the test. ( "because I studied" CANNOT stand alone and t is at the beginning therefore it is a Periodic Sentence )	10
5721911384	Sentence classification	Simple sentences (s), compound sentences(cd), complex(cx), compound-complex(cdx) [ Independent clause (id) subordinate clause (sub) ] s: 1 (id) 0 (sub) cd: 2+ (id) 0 (sub) cx: 1 (id) 1+ (sub) cdx: 2+ (id) 1+ (sub)	11