AP Language Flashcards
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| 7813849585 | allusion | an indirect reference, usually well known person, place work of art, event or thing | 0 | |
| 7813849586 | scheme | any artful variation in the construction of phrases, clauses or sentences (syntax) | 1 | |
| 7813849587 | active voice | in this type of sentence the doer of the action is the subject, and the receiver of the action is the object | 2 | |
| 7813849588 | Passive Voice | in this type of sentence the receiver of the action is the subject and the doer is the object of a preposition. the predicate always contains a verb to be | 3 | |
| 7813849589 | Independent Clause | a group of words that contain a subject and a predicate and conveys a complete thought | 4 | |
| 7813849590 | Dependent Clause/subordinate clause | a group of words that contain a subject and a predicate, but it does not constitute a complete thought | 5 | |
| 7813849591 | simple sentence | one independent clause | 6 | |
| 7813849592 | Compound Sentence | two independent clauses combined by a semicolon or by a comma and a coordinating conjunction | 7 |