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