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Elements Of Style Vocab
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1. A word that joins words - phrases - clauses - or sentences. [For - And - Nor - But - Or - Yet - So --> FANBOYS]
Intransitive verb
Conjunction
Prepositional phrase
Adjectival modifier
2. A word or group of words that expresses the action or indicates the state of being of the subject. Verbs ACTIVATE sentences.
Verb
Antecedent
Compound sentence
Main clause
3. A verb that does not take a direct object. [His nerve FAILED.]
Nonrestrictive modifier
Intransitive verb
Appositive
Gerund
4. The order or arrangement of words in a sentence.
Voice
Prepositional phrase
Object
Syntax
5. A shortened form of a word or group of words: CAN'T for cannot; THEY'RE for they are.
Contraction
Loose sentence
Verbal
Antecedent
6. The name of a particular person - place or thing.
Antecedent
Periodic sentence
Direct object
Proper noun
7. A pronoun that functions as a subject or a subject complement.
Nominative pronoun
Participle
Subject
Conjunction
8. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
Modal auxiliaries
Linking verb
Transitive verb
Indirect object
9. A group of words that is not grammatically a complete sentence but is punctuated as one: BECAUSE IT MATTERED GREATLY.
Gerund
Sentence fragment
Compound sentence
Periodic sentence
10. The attribute of a verb that indicates whether its subject is active [Janet PLAYED the guitar]
Gerund
Voice
Contraction
Case
11. 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.]
Indefinite pronoun
Colloquialism
Antecedent
Compound sentence
12. A word that names a person - place - or thing.
Indirect object
Compound subject
Noun
Modal auxiliaries
13. 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.]
Loose sentence
Correlative expression
Indefinite pronoun
Indirect object
14. A pronoun that connects a dependent clause to a main clause in a sentence: WHO - WHOM - WHOSE - WHICH - etc...
Relative pronoun
Adjective
Indirect object
Compound sentence
15. A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate. [MOTHS SWARM around a burning candle.]
Clause
Relative clause
Principal verb
Possessive
16. Two or more simple subjects joined by a coordinating or correlative conjunction. [HEMINGWAY AND FITZGERALD had little in common.]
Compound subject
Appositive
Gerund
Pronominal possessive
17. The noun or pronoun that indicates what a sentence is about - and which the principal verb of a sentence elaborates.
Appositive
Preposition
Dependent Clause
Subject
18. A verb that joins the subject of a sentence to its complement. [They WERE ecstatic.]
Relative clause
Participial phrase
Transitive verb
Linking verb
19. A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence. AFTER WE FINISH OUR WORK - we will go out for dinner.
Adjectival modifier
Loose sentence
Main clause
Subordinate clause
20. Correlative conjunctions [BOTH - AND; EITHER - OR; NEITHER - NOR] join the same kinds of elements (as conjunctions)
Correlative expression
Verbal
Object
Compound subject
21. The predicating verb in a main clause or sentence.
Participle
Periodic sentence
Principal verb
Transitive verb
22. A verbal that functions as an adjective. Present participles end in -ING; past - -D - -ED; or -EN. Other forms: BROKEN
Syntax
Indefinite pronoun
Participle
Verbal
23. A group of words consisting of a preposition - its object -and any of the object's modifiers. [Georgia ON MY MIND.]
Adverb
Subordinate clause
Clause
Prepositional phrase
24. A group of related words that functions as a unit but lacks a subject - verb - or both. WITHOUT THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE.
Phrase
Possessive
Gerund
Case
25. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.
Nominative pronoun
Number
Indefinite pronoun
Phrase
26. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]
Direct object
Transition
Subject
Relative clause
27. A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person (ANYBODY) or thing (SOMETHING)
Relative clause
Indefinite pronoun
Transitive verb
Subordinate clause
28. A phrase of clause that does not limit or restrict the essential meaning of the element it modifies.
Articles
Adverbial phrase
Modifier
Nonrestrictive modifier
29. An independent clause which can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.
Noun
Compound subject
Adjectival modifier
Main clause
30. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.
Phrase
Independent Clause
Periodic sentence
Dependent Clause
31. 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.
Tense
Number
Sentence fragment
Articles
32. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.
Contraction
Participial phrase
Loose sentence
Infinitive/split infinitive
33. The form of a noun or pronoun that reflects its grammatical function in a sentence as subject (THEY) - object (THEM) - or possessor (THEIR).
Predicate
Case
Participle
Gerund
34. A word or phrase (especially a noun or adjective that completes the predicate. [Martha is my NEIGHBOUR.]
Complement
Case
Indefinite pronoun
Agreement
35. The -ING form of a verb that functions as a noun: HIKING - PLAYING - etc...
Gerund
Appositive
Possessive
Conjunction
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]
Relative pronoun
Antecedent
Articles
Appositive
37. A word or group of words that aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas.
Possessive
Intransitive verb
Transition
Adjectival modifier
38. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]
Colloquialism
Adverbial phrase
Appositive
Adjectival modifier
39. The case of nouns and pronouns that indicates ownership or possession.
Complement
Direct object
Possessive
Verbal
40. 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.]
Intransitive verb
Appositive
Verbal
Number
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]
Voice
Appositive
Relative pronoun
Complement
42. A word that modifies or otherwise qualifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb. [Gestures GRACEFULLY]
Adverb
Object
Dependent Clause
Pronominal possessive
43. A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence. [RACCOONS STEAL FOOD.]
Adjective
Adverb
Proper noun
Independent Clause
44. A word or phrase that qualifies - describes - or limits the meaning of a word - phrase - or clause. [FRAYED ribbon]
Compound sentence
Preposition
Correlative expression
Modifier
45. The verb and its related words in a clause or sentence. The predicate expresses what the subject does - experiences - or is. [Birds FLY.]
Infinitive/split infinitive
Pronominal possessive
Predicate
Loose sentence
46. A phrase that functions as an adverb. [Landon laughs WITH ABANDON]
Colloquialism
Direct object
Number
Adverbial phrase
47. 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].
Noun
Main clause
Periodic sentence
Agreement
48. The noun or pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase or the meaning of a transitive verb.
Preposition
Agreement
Object
Appositive
49. 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.]
Linking verb
Restrictive term - element - clause
Adjective
Transition
50. 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]
Predicate
Pronominal possessive
Auxiliary verb
Dependent Clause