AP Lit Flashcards

11267743334	clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	0
11267743335	phrase	A group of words with a meaning; an expression	1
11267747567	independent clause	expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb.	2
11267749897	dependent clause	A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb	3
11267749898	subject	The topic of a text. What the text is about.	4
11267754126	object	anything that is visible, tangible, and stable in form	5
11267756918	direct object	the object that receives the direct action of the verb	6
11267763002	indirect object	Comes before the direct object. Tells to whom, for whom the action of the verb is done. (Claire threw JOSEPH the ball)	7
11267766561	prepositional phrase	A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.	8
11267768412	who, whom	who for a subject whom for an object subjects do the action/objects are the recipient of the action. Who is the favorite to win Wimbledom? expl...since Roger is favored to win, and is the subject of the question, use the word "who". Also correct.. Whom do you want to win Wimbledon? Well, since I want Roger to win Wimbledon, now Roger is the ojbect of the sentence and Whom becomes the appropriate word.	9
11267772588	article	a, an, the	10
11267776448	definite article	the adjective the	11
11267779607	indefinite article	a or an	12
11267779608	Appositive	A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun.	13
11267781260	Infinitive	A verb form, usually preceded by "to," that is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.	14
11267786613	Participle	A verb form that can be used as an adjective	15
11267786614	Gerund	A verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun	16
11267788979	Pronoun	A word that takes the place of a noun	17
11267792741	possessive pronoun	a pronoun that shows ownership	18
11267795108	possessive adjectives	my, your, his, her, its, our, their	19
11267800654	demonstrative pronoun	points out a person, place, thing, or idea	20
11267803856	demonstrative adjectives	used to emphasize which items are being singled out and/ or distance from speaker. They are never used alone. ie, which, what, this, these, that, those	21
11267805879	antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	22
11267808699	Postcedent	Stimulus change that follows a behavior	23