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Elements Of Style Vocab
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1. The order or arrangement of words in a sentence.
Complement
Syntax
Colloquialism
Clause
2. An independent clause which can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.
Voice
Main clause
Restrictive term - element - clause
Antecedent
3. A verbal that functions as an adjective. Present participles end in -ING; past - -D - -ED; or -EN. Other forms: BROKEN
Phrase
Clause
Infinitive/split infinitive
Participle
4. 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].
Modal auxiliaries
Loose sentence
Indirect object
Main clause
5. A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. [IF - BECAUSE - SINCE - etc...]
Dependent Clause
Voice
Nonrestrictive modifier
Preposition
6. The case of nouns and pronouns that indicates ownership or possession.
Number
Possessive
Compound sentence
Intransitive verb
7. The verb and its related words in a clause or sentence. The predicate expresses what the subject does - experiences - or is. [Birds FLY.]
Indirect object
Predicate
Principal verb
Compound subject
8. A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence. AFTER WE FINISH OUR WORK - we will go out for dinner.
Case
Subordinate clause
Verbal
Independent Clause
9. 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.]
Restrictive term - element - clause
Clause
Number
Nominative pronoun
10. A phrase of clause that does not limit or restrict the essential meaning of the element it modifies.
Nonrestrictive modifier
Adverbial phrase
Periodic sentence
Restrictive term - element - clause
11. A word or phrase that qualifies - describes - or limits the meaning of a word - phrase - or clause. [FRAYED ribbon]
Relative pronoun
Modifier
Phrase
Number
12. A pronoun that connects a dependent clause to a main clause in a sentence: WHO - WHOM - WHOSE - WHICH - etc...
Correlative expression
Gerund
Relative pronoun
Preposition
13. A group of words that is not grammatically a complete sentence but is punctuated as one: BECAUSE IT MATTERED GREATLY.
Sentence fragment
Auxiliary verb
Contraction
Adverbial phrase
14. 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.]
Verb
Complement
Verbal
Appositive
15. A word or group of words that expresses the action or indicates the state of being of the subject. Verbs ACTIVATE sentences.
Subordinate clause
Appositive
Tense
Verb
16. The predicating verb in a main clause or sentence.
Colloquialism
Principal verb
Adjectival modifier
Modifier
17. The -ING form of a verb that functions as a noun: HIKING - PLAYING - etc...
Gerund
Correlative expression
Sentence fragment
Relative clause
18. The attribute of a verb that indicates whether its subject is active [Janet PLAYED the guitar]
Compound subject
Appositive
Voice
Relative clause
19. 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]
Restrictive term - element - clause
Infinitive/split infinitive
Dependent Clause
Object
20. 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.]
Clause
Number
Intransitive verb
Compound sentence
21. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]
Gerund
Direct object
Number
Object
22. A word that joins words - phrases - clauses - or sentences. [For - And - Nor - But - Or - Yet - So --> FANBOYS]
Auxiliary verb
Phrase
Conjunction
Complement
23. The form of a noun or pronoun that reflects its grammatical function in a sentence as subject (THEY) - object (THEM) - or possessor (THEIR).
Periodic sentence
Case
Preposition
Linking verb
24. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.
Nominative pronoun
Periodic sentence
Relative clause
Participial phrase
25. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
Proper noun
Transitive verb
Direct object
Dependent Clause
26. A sentence that begins with the main idea and then attaches modifiers - qualifiers - and additional details.
Periodic sentence
Modifier
Restrictive term - element - clause
Loose sentence
27. The noun or pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase or the meaning of a transitive verb.
Compound subject
Object
Adverbial phrase
Indirect object
28. The noun to which a pronoun refers. A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in person - number - and gender. [Michael and HIS teammates moved off campus]
Restrictive term - element - clause
Antecedent
Adverbial phrase
Pronominal possessive
29. A group of related words that functions as a unit but lacks a subject - verb - or both. WITHOUT THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE.
Relative clause
Indefinite pronoun
Infinitive/split infinitive
Phrase
30. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.
Verb
Number
Clause
Relative pronoun
31. 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].
Pronominal possessive
Agreement
Clause
Participle
32. A word that relates its object to another word in the sentence. [She is the leader OF our group.]
Preposition
Modifier
Number
Verbal
33. Possessive pronouns such as HERS - ITS and THEIRS.
Compound subject
Transitive verb
Pronominal possessive
Infinitive/split infinitive
34. A word or group of words that aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas.
Subordinate clause
Relative clause
Transition
Proper noun
35. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]
Conjunction
Adjectival modifier
Indefinite pronoun
Agreement
36. A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate. [MOTHS SWARM around a burning candle.]
Clause
Adjective
Compound subject
Complement
37. A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person (ANYBODY) or thing (SOMETHING)
Loose sentence
Indefinite pronoun
Infinitive/split infinitive
Subject
38. The noun or pronoun that indicates what a sentence is about - and which the principal verb of a sentence elaborates.
Adjectival modifier
Indefinite pronoun
Subject
Gerund
39. 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.]
Antecedent
Proper noun
Clause
Indirect object
40. 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]
Number
Colloquialism
Adverbial phrase
Appositive
41. A word that names a person - place - or thing.
Indirect object
Direct object
Noun
Transitive verb
42. A clause introduced by a relative pronoun - such as WHO - WHICH - THAT - or by a relative adverb - such as WHERE - WHEN - WHY.
Voice
Relative clause
Possessive
Modifier
43. The name of a particular person - place or thing.
Correlative expression
Proper noun
Preposition
Verb
44. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.
Loose sentence
Dependent Clause
Proper noun
Participial phrase
45. 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]
Auxiliary verb
Main clause
Noun
Appositive
46. A word that modifies - quantifies - or otherwise describes a noun or pronoun. [DRIZZLY November]
Correlative expression
Adjectival modifier
Main clause
Adjective
47. 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.
Participle
Antecedent
Articles
Syntax
48. A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing. [They wanted to GET EVEN.]
Syntax
Colloquialism
Number
Linking verb
49. The time of a verb's action or state of being - such as past - present - or future.
Loose sentence
Tense
Number
Infinitive/split infinitive
50. A pronoun that functions as a subject or a subject complement.
Relative clause
Adjectival modifier
Nominative pronoun
Verbal