AP Language - syntax Flashcards
Terms : Hide Images [1]
| 12155152009 | Simple Sentence | Contains one subject and one verb. Ex: The singer bowed to her adoring audience. |  | 0 |
| 12155152010 | Compound Sentence | Contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction (and, but, or), or by a semicolon. Ex: The singer bowed to the audience, but the listeners requested no encores. |  | 1 |
| 12155152011 | Complex sentence | Contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses. Ex: You said that you would tell the truth. |  | 2 |
| 12155152012 | Compound-Complex sentence | Contains two or more principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. Ex: The singer bowed while the audience applauded, but the crowd requested no encores. |  | 3 |
| 12155152013 | Loose Sentence | Make complete sense if bought to a close before the actual ending. Ex.The woman died, because she was pushed off the cliff. |  | 4 |
| 12155152014 | Periodic Sentence | Makes sense only when the end of the sentence is reached. Ex. The woman that was so nice and caring was found dead. |  | 5 |
| 12155152015 | Balanced Sentence | The phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness or structure, meaning, and/o length. Ex. The band played their song, but the crowd was not cheering. |  | 6 |
| 12155152018 | Colloquial | Slang Ex. Y'all |  | 7 |
| 12155152019 | Denotative | Containing an exact meaning Ex. Stop: to not be in motion |  | 8 |
| 12155152020 | Connotative | Containing a suggested meaning. Ex. You are obese. To be way over one's weight limit. |  | 9 |
| 12155152021 | Concrete | Specific Ex. You are 7 years old. |  | 10 |
| 12155152022 | Abstract | General Ex. Joy, shame, beauty, etc. | 11 |