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