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1. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






2. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






3. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)






4. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations






5. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...






6. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






7. Subjects are after the verb






8. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)






9. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






10. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)






11. Plural






12. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb






13. The most used & misused punctuation mark






14. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






15. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






16. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






17. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent






18. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






19. Expected to occur later






20. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






21. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular






22. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






23. Word or groups of words that explain or rename previously mentioned nouns or pronouns






24. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






25. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






26. Join equal parts of sentences






27. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






28. To go up (rise - rose - risen)






29. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






30. Singular






31. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?






32. No longer used






33. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb






34. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)






35. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them






36. Prepositional phrases






37. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






38. Plural uses plural verb


39. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)






40. Who - whom - whose - which & that






41. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)






42. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)






43. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






44. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of






45. Warn about the use of certain words






46. 2 nouns express separate ownership


47. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)






48. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






49. Used to show continuous or repeated action






50. A phrase or clause