AP English Language and Composition Flashcards: Use Syntactical Structures Strategically

Study Use Syntactical Structures Strategically in AP English Language and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the sentence type: 'Despite the rain, the match continued.'

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ANSWER

This is a complex sentence. Contains a dependent clause 'Despite the rain' and main clause.

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Read the following excerpt from a school-board op-ed about smartphone restrictions. In one semester at Lincoln High, administrators recorded 312 phone-related disruptions, and teachers reported that "quick checks" often became five-minute detours. The author argues that a campus-wide phone ban during class is not punitive but protective: it creates a default of attention rather than a constant negotiation. Not because teenagers are uniquely irresponsible, not because teachers crave control, not because technology is evil—but because learning requires sustained, undivided presence. The author's use of the bolded sentence structure primarily serves to…
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