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