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Elements Of Style Vocab
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1. A group of words consisting of a preposition - its object -and any of the object's modifiers. [Georgia ON MY MIND.]
Pronominal possessive
Complement
Prepositional phrase
Independent Clause
2. A verb that does not take a direct object. [His nerve FAILED.]
Compound subject
Intransitive verb
Colloquialism
Verbal
3. A phrase of clause that does not limit or restrict the essential meaning of the element it modifies.
Tense
Modifier
Syntax
Nonrestrictive modifier
4. A clause introduced by a relative pronoun - such as WHO - WHICH - THAT - or by a relative adverb - such as WHERE - WHEN - WHY.
Proper noun
Relative clause
Prepositional phrase
Clause
5. A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person (ANYBODY) or thing (SOMETHING)
Relative clause
Phrase
Contraction
Indefinite pronoun
6. The noun or pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase or the meaning of a transitive verb.
Agreement
Principal verb
Object
Indirect object
7. A verbal that functions as an adjective. Present participles end in -ING; past - -D - -ED; or -EN. Other forms: BROKEN
Modal auxiliaries
Appositive
Conjunction
Participle
8. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]
Direct object
Modifier
Articles
Adjectival modifier
9. A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. [IF - BECAUSE - SINCE - etc...]
Relative clause
Clause
Dependent Clause
Verb
10. A word that relates its object to another word in the sentence. [She is the leader OF our group.]
Preposition
Dependent Clause
Relative pronoun
Colloquialism
11. An independent clause which can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.
Case
Main clause
Voice
Pronominal possessive
12. A word that modifies or otherwise qualifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb. [Gestures GRACEFULLY]
Adjectival modifier
Infinitive/split infinitive
Adverb
Nominative pronoun
13. The order or arrangement of words in a sentence.
Participle
Loose sentence
Syntax
Subject
14. A pronoun that functions as a subject or a subject complement.
Indefinite pronoun
Conjunction
Nominative pronoun
Number
15. A group of related words that functions as a unit but lacks a subject - verb - or both. WITHOUT THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE.
Tense
Adjectival modifier
Adjective
Phrase
16. 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
Prepositional phrase
Periodic sentence
Modal auxiliaries
17. A shortened form of a word or group of words: CAN'T for cannot; THEY'RE for they are.
Contraction
Compound sentence
Complement
Correlative expression
18. A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate. [MOTHS SWARM around a burning candle.]
Auxiliary verb
Nonrestrictive modifier
Clause
Transitive verb
19. Possessive pronouns such as HERS - ITS and THEIRS.
Pronominal possessive
Preposition
Possessive
Linking verb
20. A word that names a person - place - or thing.
Noun
Subordinate clause
Loose sentence
Adverb
21. A pronoun that connects a dependent clause to a main clause in a sentence: WHO - WHOM - WHOSE - WHICH - etc...
Adjective
Agreement
Modal auxiliaries
Relative pronoun
22. The attribute of a verb that indicates whether its subject is active [Janet PLAYED the guitar]
Voice
Tense
Articles
Case
23. 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
Linking verb
Object
Intransitive verb
24. 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.]
Restrictive term - element - clause
Subject
Relative clause
Verbal
25. 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]
Adjectival modifier
Auxiliary verb
Syntax
Loose sentence
26. A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning: they WASHED their new car.
Principal verb
Gerund
Transitive verb
Relative pronoun
27. A word or phrase that qualifies - describes - or limits the meaning of a word - phrase - or clause. [FRAYED ribbon]
Appositive
Compound sentence
Modifier
Main clause
28. A word or phrase (especially a noun or adjective that completes the predicate. [Martha is my NEIGHBOUR.]
Modifier
Complement
Contraction
Infinitive/split infinitive
29. A sentence that begins with the main idea and then attaches modifiers - qualifiers - and additional details.
Colloquialism
Loose sentence
Prepositional phrase
Nonrestrictive modifier
30. The predicating verb in a main clause or sentence.
Dependent Clause
Principal verb
Gerund
Preposition
31. 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]
Adjective
Intransitive verb
Antecedent
Pronominal possessive
32. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]
Number
Direct object
Relative clause
Complement
33. The form of a noun or pronoun that reflects its grammatical function in a sentence as subject (THEY) - object (THEM) - or possessor (THEIR).
Syntax
Case
Relative pronoun
Compound subject
34. A word or group of words that expresses the action or indicates the state of being of the subject. Verbs ACTIVATE sentences.
Modifier
Direct object
Verb
Appositive
35. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.
Subordinate clause
Main clause
Periodic sentence
Modal auxiliaries
36. The noun or pronoun that indicates what a sentence is about - and which the principal verb of a sentence elaborates.
Loose sentence
Predicate
Subject
Agreement
37. 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.]
Indefinite pronoun
Noun
Transition
Restrictive term - element - clause
38. 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].
Complement
Modal auxiliaries
Infinitive/split infinitive
Adjective
39. A group of words that is not grammatically a complete sentence but is punctuated as one: BECAUSE IT MATTERED GREATLY.
Sentence fragment
Antecedent
Linking verb
Agreement
40. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.
Nominative pronoun
Participle
Number
Linking verb
41. 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.]
Indirect object
Participial phrase
Possessive
Preposition
42. The verb and its related words in a clause or sentence. The predicate expresses what the subject does - experiences - or is. [Birds FLY.]
Predicate
Pronominal possessive
Noun
Restrictive term - element - clause
43. 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
Pronominal possessive
Modal auxiliaries
Verbal
44. The case of nouns and pronouns that indicates ownership or possession.
Dependent Clause
Possessive
Relative pronoun
Auxiliary verb
45. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.
Tense
Participial phrase
Proper noun
Relative pronoun
46. A verb that joins the subject of a sentence to its complement. [They WERE ecstatic.]
Linking verb
Gerund
Participle
Noun
47. A word that modifies - quantifies - or otherwise describes a noun or pronoun. [DRIZZLY November]
Adjective
Articles
Modal auxiliaries
Intransitive verb
48. A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence. AFTER WE FINISH OUR WORK - we will go out for dinner.
Tense
Participial phrase
Indirect object
Subordinate clause
49. 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]
Appositive
Preposition
Infinitive/split infinitive
Tense
50. Correlative conjunctions [BOTH - AND; EITHER - OR; NEITHER - NOR] join the same kinds of elements (as conjunctions)
Gerund
Noun
Correlative expression
Nominative pronoun