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1. Connecting words






2. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)






3. Often introduced by words such as then or as






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






5. Singular






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






7. Falls at the end of the sentence






8. Describes past actions that took place before other past action






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






10. Musical terms ending in o






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






12. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear






13. MDs - PhDs






14. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






15. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)






16. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






17. Used to express a fact






18. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)






19. Plural






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






21. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






23. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






24. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected






25. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






26. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning






27. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






28. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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29. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis






30. Singular uses singular verb

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31. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






33. Pronouns that end in self






34. Adds additional info to sentence






35. Words expressing strong feelings






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






37. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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38. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






39. Commas are used to...






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






41. 1. positive degree-used in merely describing or in limiting anouth word. 2. comparative degree-used to compare two persons or things. 3. superlative degree- used in the comparison of 3 or more persons or things






42. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)






43. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






44. Primarily as subjects of verbs






45. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less






46. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition






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






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






49. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name






50. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...