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Elements Of Style Vocab

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A word that modifies - quantifies - or otherwise describes a noun or pronoun. [DRIZZLY November]






2. A sentence that begins with the main idea and then attaches modifiers - qualifiers - and additional details.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Correlative conjunctions [BOTH - AND; EITHER - OR; NEITHER - NOR] join the same kinds of elements (as conjunctions)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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].






19. 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.]






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






21. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.






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






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






24. A pronoun that connects a dependent clause to a main clause in a sentence: WHO - WHOM - WHOSE - WHICH - etc...






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






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






27. A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. [IF - BECAUSE - SINCE - etc...]






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






29. 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.]






30. 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]






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






32. A word or group of words that expresses the action or indicates the state of being of the subject. Verbs ACTIVATE sentences.






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






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






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






36. 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]






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






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






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






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






41. 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]






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






43. Possessive pronouns such as HERS - ITS and THEIRS.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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].






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