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