AP Language And Composition Grammar Flashcards

8729689315	Hyphens	When part of a word must be carried over from one line to the next; in compound numbers and in fractions; in certain compound nouns; and compound adjectives used before (but not after a noun); in words with the prefixes ex- or quasi-, and with the suffix -elect; and to avoid confusion or to avoid repeating a vowel or constant	0
8729727646	Dashes	To set off explanatory , supplementary , or parenthetical material in sentences	1
8729740023	Ellipses	Used three ellipses points to show that one or more words have been omitted within a quoted sentence; use a period and three ellipses points if the ellipses falls at the end of a sentence; in fiction and informal writing, ellipses are used to indicate that an idea has trailed off	2
8729767784	Apostrophe	Either shows ownership or joint ownership	3
8729774202	Independent clause	Stands alone	4
8729776985	Dependent clause	Cannot stand alone due to a subordinating conjunction	5
8729786908	Compound sentences; coordinating conjunction	Has two subjects and two verbs; two or more independent clauses	6
8729794058	Compound sentences; semicolon only	Two subjects into verbs; two independent clauses	7
8729801968	Compound sentences; colon only	The second sentence explains or summarizes the first one; the first word of the second sentence is capitalized	8
8729809382	Compound sentences; conjunctive adverbs	Compare and contrast made	9
8729811785	Complex sentences	Composed of one or more independent clauses and one dependent clause	10
8729820599	Compound - complex sentences	Consist of two or more independent clauses in one or more dependent clauses	11
8729823884	Prepositions	Shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun in another word in a sentence; it will always introduce a prepositional phrase	12