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