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Elements Of Style Vocab
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1. The order or arrangement of words in a sentence.
Conjunction
Independent Clause
Direct object
Syntax
2. A word that modifies - quantifies - or otherwise describes a noun or pronoun. [DRIZZLY November]
Tense
Conjunction
Adjective
Linking verb
3. A word or phrase that qualifies - describes - or limits the meaning of a word - phrase - or clause. [FRAYED ribbon]
Modifier
Correlative expression
Pronominal possessive
Subject
4. 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].
Verb
Agreement
Participial phrase
Adverbial phrase
5. A clause introduced by a relative pronoun - such as WHO - WHICH - THAT - or by a relative adverb - such as WHERE - WHEN - WHY.
Auxiliary verb
Prepositional phrase
Relative clause
Correlative expression
6. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.
Periodic sentence
Participial phrase
Adjective
Verbal
7. The time of a verb's action or state of being - such as past - present - or future.
Tense
Dependent Clause
Appositive
Colloquialism
8. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]
Adverbial phrase
Adjectival modifier
Compound sentence
Correlative expression
9. The case of nouns and pronouns that indicates ownership or possession.
Case
Modifier
Voice
Possessive
10. 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]
Direct object
Appositive
Adjectival modifier
Adjective
11. 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
Linking verb
Possessive
Correlative expression
12. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]
Predicate
Direct object
Infinitive/split infinitive
Proper noun
13. A word that relates its object to another word in the sentence. [She is the leader OF our group.]
Conjunction
Verbal
Preposition
Indirect object
14. A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. [IF - BECAUSE - SINCE - etc...]
Direct object
Dependent Clause
Nominative pronoun
Relative pronoun
15. 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
Colloquialism
16. A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing. [They wanted to GET EVEN.]
Restrictive term - element - clause
Main clause
Colloquialism
Verb
17. Correlative conjunctions [BOTH - AND; EITHER - OR; NEITHER - NOR] join the same kinds of elements (as conjunctions)
Independent Clause
Correlative expression
Adjective
Intransitive verb
18. The -ING form of a verb that functions as a noun: HIKING - PLAYING - etc...
Relative pronoun
Gerund
Subordinate clause
Number
19. A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person (ANYBODY) or thing (SOMETHING)
Subject
Pronominal possessive
Modal auxiliaries
Indefinite pronoun
20. A word or group of words that aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas.
Correlative expression
Transition
Clause
Prepositional phrase
21. The form of a noun or pronoun that reflects its grammatical function in a sentence as subject (THEY) - object (THEM) - or possessor (THEIR).
Contraction
Noun
Direct object
Case
22. An independent clause which can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.
Preposition
Case
Main clause
Contraction
23. A pronoun that connects a dependent clause to a main clause in a sentence: WHO - WHOM - WHOSE - WHICH - etc...
Indirect object
Relative pronoun
Possessive
Principal verb
24. 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]
Relative pronoun
Infinitive/split infinitive
Subject
Articles
25. 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].
Relative clause
Modal auxiliaries
Linking verb
Preposition
26. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.
Independent Clause
Main clause
Loose sentence
Periodic sentence
27. 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.]
Direct object
Colloquialism
Transition
Compound sentence
28. A group of words consisting of a preposition - its object -and any of the object's modifiers. [Georgia ON MY MIND.]
Verbal
Prepositional phrase
Number
Transitive verb
29. A verbal that functions as an adjective. Present participles end in -ING; past - -D - -ED; or -EN. Other forms: BROKEN
Indirect object
Linking verb
Appositive
Participle
30. A word or group of words that expresses the action or indicates the state of being of the subject. Verbs ACTIVATE sentences.
Indefinite pronoun
Object
Verb
Adjective
31. A shortened form of a word or group of words: CAN'T for cannot; THEY'RE for they are.
Contraction
Indefinite pronoun
Syntax
Compound sentence
32. A word that names a person - place - or thing.
Direct object
Colloquialism
Transitive verb
Noun
33. The noun or pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase or the meaning of a transitive verb.
Direct object
Object
Pronominal possessive
Adjectival modifier
34. A verb that joins the subject of a sentence to its complement. [They WERE ecstatic.]
Adjective
Contraction
Linking verb
Gerund
35. 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]
Transitive verb
Gerund
Auxiliary verb
Antecedent
36. A sentence that begins with the main idea and then attaches modifiers - qualifiers - and additional details.
Intransitive verb
Pronominal possessive
Modifier
Loose sentence
37. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.
Verb
Number
Noun
Conjunction
38. The attribute of a verb that indicates whether its subject is active [Janet PLAYED the guitar]
Number
Intransitive verb
Compound sentence
Voice
39. A pronoun that functions as a subject or a subject complement.
Nominative pronoun
Colloquialism
Participle
Antecedent
40. A phrase of clause that does not limit or restrict the essential meaning of the element it modifies.
Intransitive verb
Verb
Transition
Nonrestrictive modifier
41. A word that modifies or otherwise qualifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb. [Gestures GRACEFULLY]
Adverb
Phrase
Adjective
Verbal
42. 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
Voice
Gerund
Periodic sentence
43. A verb that does not take a direct object. [His nerve FAILED.]
Colloquialism
Intransitive verb
Modifier
Modal auxiliaries
44. A word that joins words - phrases - clauses - or sentences. [For - And - Nor - But - Or - Yet - So --> FANBOYS]
Main clause
Principal verb
Direct object
Conjunction
45. 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.
Dependent Clause
Transitive verb
Noun
Articles
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.]
Colloquialism
Intransitive verb
Compound subject
Verbal
47. Two or more simple subjects joined by a coordinating or correlative conjunction. [HEMINGWAY AND FITZGERALD had little in common.]
Pronominal possessive
Complement
Participle
Compound subject
48. A phrase that functions as an adverb. [Landon laughs WITH ABANDON]
Principal verb
Antecedent
Adverbial phrase
Indirect object
49. The predicating verb in a main clause or sentence.
Gerund
Principal verb
Subject
Subordinate clause
50. A word or phrase (especially a noun or adjective that completes the predicate. [Martha is my NEIGHBOUR.]
Subordinate clause
Preposition
Compound subject
Complement