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