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Elements Of Style Vocab

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. An independent clause which can stand alone as a grammatically complete sentence.






2. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.






3. Two or more simple subjects joined by a coordinating or correlative conjunction. [HEMINGWAY AND FITZGERALD had little in common.]






4. A phrase that functions as an adverb. [Landon laughs WITH ABANDON]






5. 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]






6. 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]






7. A verb that joins the subject of a sentence to its complement. [They WERE ecstatic.]






8. A pronoun that functions as a subject or a subject complement.






9. 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]






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]






11. A group of related words that contains a subject and predicate. [MOTHS SWARM around a burning candle.]






12. A group of words that includes a subject and verb but is subordinate to an independent clause in a sentence. [IF - BECAUSE - SINCE - etc...]






13. A group of related words that functions as a unit but lacks a subject - verb - or both. WITHOUT THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE.






14. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]






15. The form of a noun or pronoun that reflects its grammatical function in a sentence as subject (THEY) - object (THEM) - or possessor (THEIR).






16. A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing. [They wanted to GET EVEN.]






17. 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.]






18. The noun or pronoun that completes a prepositional phrase or the meaning of a transitive verb.






19. A word that modifies or otherwise qualifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb. [Gestures GRACEFULLY]






20. A word or group of words that expresses the action or indicates the state of being of the subject. Verbs ACTIVATE sentences.






21. A word that joins words - phrases - clauses - or sentences. [For - And - Nor - But - Or - Yet - So --> FANBOYS]






22. The verb and its related words in a clause or sentence. The predicate expresses what the subject does - experiences - or is. [Birds FLY.]






23. A word that relates its object to another word in the sentence. [She is the leader OF our group.]






24. A word that names a person - place - or thing.






25. A clause dependent on the main clause in a sentence. AFTER WE FINISH OUR WORK - we will go out for dinner.






26. 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].






27. The time of a verb's action or state of being - such as past - present - or future.






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.]






29. A phrase of clause that does not limit or restrict the essential meaning of the element it modifies.






30. A word or group of words that aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas.






31. The case of nouns and pronouns that indicates ownership or possession.






32. The noun or pronoun that indicates what a sentence is about - and which the principal verb of a sentence elaborates.






33. 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].






34. The order or arrangement of words in a sentence.






35. A shortened form of a word or group of words: CAN'T for cannot; THEY'RE for they are.






36. The -ING form of a verb that functions as a noun: HIKING - PLAYING - etc...






37. The predicating verb in a main clause or sentence.






38. The name of a particular person - place or thing.






39. Correlative conjunctions [BOTH - AND; EITHER - OR; NEITHER - NOR] join the same kinds of elements (as conjunctions)






40. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.






41. Possessive pronouns such as HERS - ITS and THEIRS.






42. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]






43. A pronoun that connects a dependent clause to a main clause in a sentence: WHO - WHOM - WHOSE - WHICH - etc...






44. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.






45. A pronoun that refers to an unspecified person (ANYBODY) or thing (SOMETHING)






46. A group of words consisting of a preposition - its object -and any of the object's modifiers. [Georgia ON MY MIND.]






47. 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.






48. The attribute of a verb that indicates whether its subject is active [Janet PLAYED the guitar]






49. 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.]






50. A word that modifies - quantifies - or otherwise describes a noun or pronoun. [DRIZZLY November]