AP Lang Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases

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Phrase

My friend's cat

Compound Sentence

Peter forgot to study, so he failed his history test.

Dependent Clause

If the student gets good grades

Independent Clause

Lily studies in the library.

Independent Clause

She ate many blueberries.

Phrase

The house near the stop sign

Phrase

a group of words functioning as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence

Compound-Complex Sentence

a sentence with two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

Complex Sentence

an independent clause joined with one or more dependent clauses

Complex Sentence

Even though Jean liked horses, she was terrified to ride them.

Compound Sentence

Hannah could not come over, for I had not done my homework yet.

Compound Sentence

He watches many movies, but he has not seen the new one.

Complex Sentence

I want to leave the party because I am bored.

Compound-Complex Sentence

I was feeling very nervous, yet I took my place on stage as the audience began filing in.

Dependent Clause

As Ron ate the chocolate

Complex Sentence

Because I missed school today, I must make up a test tomorrow.

Dependent Clause

Because the book is long

Simple Sentence

The dog chased his tail.

Simple Sentence

The girls walk in the garden.

Phrase

The pool in the neighborhood

Compound-Complex Sentence

When I walked into math class, I remembered we were having a quiz, so I quickly sat down to study.

Dependent Clause

contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought; cannot stand on its own

Simple Sentence

contains a subject and a verb; expresses a complete thought; also known as an independent clause

Independent Clause

contains a subject and a verb; expresses a complete thought; can stand on its own

Compound Sentence

contains two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) or semicolon


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