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Elements Of Style Vocab
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1. 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]
Nonrestrictive modifier
Subordinate clause
Adverbial phrase
Auxiliary verb
2. The -ING form of a verb that functions as a noun: HIKING - PLAYING - etc...
Contraction
Participial phrase
Infinitive/split infinitive
Gerund
3. Possessive pronouns such as HERS - ITS and THEIRS.
Indirect object
Pronominal possessive
Preposition
Verb
4. A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing. [They wanted to GET EVEN.]
Principal verb
Verbal
Periodic sentence
Colloquialism
5. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.
Participle
Number
Possessive
Nonrestrictive modifier
6. The order or arrangement of words in a sentence.
Principal verb
Direct object
Verbal
Syntax
7. The form of a noun or pronoun that reflects its grammatical function in a sentence as subject (THEY) - object (THEM) - or possessor (THEIR).
Compound subject
Verb
Case
Participle
8. The noun or pronoun that indicates what a sentence is about - and which the principal verb of a sentence elaborates.
Prepositional phrase
Periodic sentence
Subject
Agreement
9. A group of words consisting of a preposition - its object -and any of the object's modifiers. [Georgia ON MY MIND.]
Subject
Appositive
Indefinite pronoun
Prepositional phrase
10. A shortened form of a word or group of words: CAN'T for cannot; THEY'RE for they are.
Verb
Voice
Contraction
Case
11. A word or group of words that expresses the action or indicates the state of being of the subject. Verbs ACTIVATE sentences.
Periodic sentence
Indirect object
Verb
Adjectival modifier
12. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]
Transition
Principal verb
Contraction
Adjectival modifier
13. A verbal that functions as an adjective. Present participles end in -ING; past - -D - -ED; or -EN. Other forms: BROKEN
Nominative pronoun
Participle
Gerund
Number
14. A pronoun that connects a dependent clause to a main clause in a sentence: WHO - WHOM - WHOSE - WHICH - etc...
Main clause
Phrase
Relative pronoun
Infinitive/split infinitive
15. A word that names a person - place - or thing.
Linking verb
Clause
Noun
Pronominal possessive
16. A clause introduced by a relative pronoun - such as WHO - WHICH - THAT - or by a relative adverb - such as WHERE - WHEN - WHY.
Relative clause
Articles
Predicate
Object
17. 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]
Prepositional phrase
Voice
Nominative pronoun
Antecedent
18. A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person (ANYBODY) or thing (SOMETHING)
Number
Indefinite pronoun
Indirect object
Adverb
19. A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. [IF - BECAUSE - SINCE - etc...]
Transitive verb
Dependent Clause
Conjunction
Object
20. A verb that does not take a direct object. [His nerve FAILED.]
Case
Phrase
Intransitive verb
Contraction
21. A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence. AFTER WE FINISH OUR WORK - we will go out for dinner.
Transitive verb
Tense
Subordinate clause
Phrase
22. 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
Independent Clause
Adjectival modifier
Object
23. Two or more simple subjects joined by a coordinating or correlative conjunction. [HEMINGWAY AND FITZGERALD had little in common.]
Colloquialism
Participial phrase
Compound subject
Main clause
24. A verb that joins the subject of a sentence to its complement. [They WERE ecstatic.]
Transitive verb
Conjunction
Sentence fragment
Linking verb
25. The verb and its related words in a clause or sentence. The predicate expresses what the subject does - experiences - or is. [Birds FLY.]
Transition
Possessive
Predicate
Conjunction
26. The attribute of a verb that indicates whether its subject is active [Janet PLAYED the guitar]
Compound sentence
Clause
Predicate
Voice
27. A word that modifies or otherwise qualifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb. [Gestures GRACEFULLY]
Adverb
Relative pronoun
Intransitive verb
Modal auxiliaries
28. A word or phrase (especially a noun or adjective that completes the predicate. [Martha is my NEIGHBOUR.]
Nominative pronoun
Phrase
Noun
Complement
29. 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.]
Relative clause
Clause
Indirect object
Verbal
30. 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
Relative pronoun
Subordinate clause
Conjunction
31. A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence. [RACCOONS STEAL FOOD.]
Independent Clause
Auxiliary verb
Modifier
Modal auxiliaries
32. A group of words that is not grammatically a complete sentence but is punctuated as one: BECAUSE IT MATTERED GREATLY.
Linking verb
Case
Transition
Sentence fragment
33. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.
Main clause
Participial phrase
Indirect object
Subordinate clause
34. A phrase that functions as an adverb. [Landon laughs WITH ABANDON]
Articles
Gerund
Correlative expression
Adverbial phrase
35. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]
Verb
Auxiliary verb
Direct object
Adverbial phrase
36. 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].
Agreement
Predicate
Noun
Principal verb
37. The time of a verb's action or state of being - such as past - present - or future.
Adverb
Adverbial phrase
Tense
Relative pronoun
38. 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.
Syntax
Modifier
Articles
Dependent Clause
39. An independent clause which can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.
Main clause
Modal auxiliaries
Adjectival modifier
Transition
40. A word that joins words - phrases - clauses - or sentences. [For - And - Nor - But - Or - Yet - So --> FANBOYS]
Object
Adjective
Dependent Clause
Conjunction
41. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
Indirect object
Transition
Possessive
Transitive verb
42. A word that relates its object to another word in the sentence. [She is the leader OF our group.]
Modal auxiliaries
Possessive
Verb
Preposition
43. A word or group of words that aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas.
Main clause
Object
Participial phrase
Transition
44. 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]
Complement
Adjective
Appositive
Nominative pronoun
45. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.
Transitive verb
Modal auxiliaries
Periodic sentence
Dependent Clause
46. A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate. [MOTHS SWARM around a burning candle.]
Nominative pronoun
Clause
Modal auxiliaries
Compound sentence
47. 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]
Subordinate clause
Infinitive/split infinitive
Object
Prepositional phrase
48. 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.]
Relative pronoun
Modifier
Compound sentence
Compound subject
49. The name of a particular person - place or thing.
Gerund
Indirect object
Proper noun
Transitive verb
50. A phrase of clause that does not limit or restrict the essential meaning of the element it modifies.
Subject
Antecedent
Noun
Nonrestrictive modifier