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






2. Commas are used to...






3. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






4. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?






5. Is plural






6. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






7. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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






9. Shows physical or mental action






10. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries






11. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things






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






13. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas






14. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...






15. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






16. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






17. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)






18. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






19. To rest (sit - sat)






20. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






21. Often introduced by words such as then or as






22. Verb comes before the subject






23. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.






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






25. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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26. Primarily as subjects of verbs






27. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...






28. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place






29. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






30. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions






31. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






33. A comma






34. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






35. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






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






37. Indicates present - the past & future






38. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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39. Used to express command






40. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






41. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






42. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used






43. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






44. Commas are used to separate word that...






45. Subjects are after the verb






46. Words that connect other words or groups of words






47. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






48. When one noun possess another






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






50. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)