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1. What is used to show the omission of words understood?






2. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb






3. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun






4. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






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






6. Singular uses singular verb

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7. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)






8. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)






9. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to






10. Can stand alone






11. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)






12. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






13. Is plural






14. When addresses are written in sentence form....






15. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun






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






17. Used in certain countries or regions






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






19. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being






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






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






22. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






23. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






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






25. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






26. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...






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






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






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






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






31. Commas are used to...






32. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






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






34. Express current action






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






36. Singular






37. Short quotation are set off from the rest of a sentence by...






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






39. Words used in place of nouns






40. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses






41. Verb comes before the subject






42. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






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






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






45. Pronouns that end in self






46. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place






47. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






48. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






49. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action






50. Answers To whom? To what? For what?







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