element

(noun)

An item within a series or list.

Related Terms

  • elements
  • series

Examples of element in the following topics:

  • APA: Series and Lists

    • The items within a series or a list are known as “elements."
    • As is standard in most style guides, use semicolons rather than commas to separate the elements of the series if at least one of the elements includes a comma somewhere within it (known as an “internal comma”).
    • Each element of the list should start on a new line.
    • As with a bulleted list, each element should start on a new line.
    • The first element should begin with the number 1, the second with the number 2, and so on.
  • Assembling Your Argument

    • Before you sit down to write, you should start by gathering and organizing the different elements of your argument.
    • Think of the elements of argument as the different pieces of information you need to include in your paper.
    • In fact, knowledge of your opposition is one of the most important elements of your argument.
    • Instead, think of this element as preparation for refuting their claims.
    • None of these elements needs to be completely worked out before writing.
  • Generating Further Questions

    • What are the specific conservative elements of the novel?
    • What makes these elements "conservative"?
    • How do the conservative elements indicated problematize the conventional vision of the novel as politically progressive?
    • What are the specific conservative elements of the novel?
    • What makes these elements 'conservative'?
  • Using Pointing Words

    • Example with Pointing Words: "There is nothing overtly deviant about the poem's formal elements.
    • Example without Pointing Words: "There is nothing overtly deviant about the poem's formal elements.
    • Example with Pointing Words: "There is nothing overtly deviant about the poem's formal elements.
    • Example without Pointing Words: "There is nothing overtly deviant about the poem's formal elements.
  • Overall Structure and Formatting of a Chicago/Turabian Paper

    • Every paper written in Chicago/Turabian style has the same basic structural elements.
  • Components of a Sentence

    • English features four core sentence elements (subjects, predicates, objects, and modifiers) that make up phrases and clauses, which in turn make up sentences.
    • In order to successfully craft sentences, one must first understand the core elements of complete English sentences: subjects, objects, predicates, and modifiers.
    • A modifier is a phrase in a sentence that provides additional information about an element within that sentence.
    • In a given sentence, there may be more than one of any of the five core sentence elements.
    • Compound elements can include:
  • Overall Structure and Formatting of an MLA Paper

    • If your instructor does not give you additional specific guidelines, you should fold any series or list into the paragraph rather than giving each element its own line.
    • As is standard in most style guides, use semicolons rather than commas to separate the elements of the series if at least one of the elements includes a comma somewhere within it (known as an “internal comma”).
  • APA: Title Page and Running Head

    • The running head is an element unique to APA style.
  • Avoiding Repetitiveness

    • Conceiving of different ways to communicate essential elements of your argument will allow you to revisit what makes these elements essential, and to consider the central argument you are making.
  • MLA: First Page

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