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Elements Of Style Vocab

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. [IF - BECAUSE - SINCE - etc...]






2. Any of the verbs that combine with the main verb to express necessity [MUST] - obligation [SHOULD] - permission [MAY] - probability [MIGHT] - possibility [COULD] - ability [CAN] - or tentativeness [WOULD].






3. A word that names a person - place - or thing.






4. The -ING form of a verb that functions as a noun: HIKING - PLAYING - etc...






5. The time of a verb's action or state of being - such as past - present - or future.






6. A verbal that functions as an adjective. Present participles end in -ING; past - -D - -ED; or -EN. Other forms: BROKEN






7. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.






8. A clause introduced by a relative pronoun - such as WHO - WHICH - THAT - or by a relative adverb - such as WHERE - WHEN - WHY.






9. A group of words consisting of a preposition - its object -and any of the object's modifiers. [Georgia ON MY MIND.]






10. The form of a noun or pronoun that reflects its grammatical function in a sentence as subject (THEY) - object (THEM) - or possessor (THEIR).






11. A word that modifies - quantifies - or otherwise describes a noun or pronoun. [DRIZZLY November]






12. A group of related words that functions as a unit but lacks a subject - verb - or both. WITHOUT THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE.






13. A phrase or clause that limits the essential meaning of the sentence element it modifies or identifies. [Professional athletes WHO PERFORM EXCEPTIONALLY should earn stratospheric salaries.]






14. Two or more simple subjects joined by a coordinating or correlative conjunction. [HEMINGWAY AND FITZGERALD had little in common.]






15. A group of words that is not grammatically a complete sentence but is punctuated as one: BECAUSE IT MATTERED GREATLY.






16. A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate. [MOTHS SWARM around a burning candle.]






17. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]






18. A phrase that functions as an adverb. [Landon laughs WITH ABANDON]






19. A noun or noun phrase that renames or adds identifying information to a noun it immediately follows. [His brother - AN ACCOUNTANT WITH ARTHUR ANDERSON - was recently promoted]






20. The order or arrangement of words in a sentence.






21. The attribute of a verb that indicates whether its subject is active [Janet PLAYED the guitar]






22. The noun or pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase or the meaning of a transitive verb.






23. The words - A - AN - and THE - which signal or introduce nouns. THE refers to a particular item - whereas A and AN refer to a general item.






24. A verb that joins the subject of a sentence to its complement. [They WERE ecstatic.]






25. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]






26. The noun or pronoun that indicates what a sentence is about - and which the principal verb of a sentence elaborates.






27. In the present tense - a verb phrase consisting of TO followed by the base form of the verb (TO WRITE). A split infinitive occurs when one or more words separate TO and the verb [TO BOLDLY GO]






28. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number [Karen GOES to Cal Tech; her sister GO to Ucla] - and a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender [as soon as Karen finished the exam - SHE picked up HER books].






29. A word that modifies or otherwise qualifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb. [Gestures GRACEFULLY]






30. The name of a particular person - place or thing.






31. A pronoun that functions as a subject or a subject complement.






32. A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person (ANYBODY) or thing (SOMETHING)






33. A word or group of words that aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas.






34. The case of nouns and pronouns that indicates ownership or possession.






35. The predicating verb in a main clause or sentence.






36. A word that relates its object to another word in the sentence. [She is the leader OF our group.]






37. A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing. [They wanted to GET EVEN.]






38. Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction - a correlative conjunction - or a semicolon. [Caesar conquered Gaul - but Alexander the Great conquered the world.]






39. The verb and its related words in a clause or sentence. The predicate expresses what the subject does - experiences - or is. [Birds FLY.]






40. A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence. AFTER WE FINISH OUR WORK - we will go out for dinner.






41. A word or phrase that qualifies - describes - or limits the meaning of a word - phrase - or clause. [FRAYED ribbon]






42. A word or phrase (especially a noun or adjective that completes the predicate. [Martha is my NEIGHBOUR.]






43. A phrase of clause that does not limit or restrict the essential meaning of the element it modifies.






44. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.






45. An independent clause which can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.






46. A verb that combines with the main verb to show differences in tense - person - and voice. The most common auxiliaries are forms of BE - DO and HAVE. [I AM going; we DID not go]






47. A verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun - an adjective - or an adverb rather than as a principal verb. [THINKING can be fun.]






48. A noun or pronoun that indicates to whom or for whom - to what or for what the action of a transitive verb is performed. [I asked HER a question.]






49. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.






50. A word that joins words - phrases - clauses - or sentences. [For - And - Nor - But - Or - Yet - So --> FANBOYS]