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






2. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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






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






5. Can stand alone






6. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)






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






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






9. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






10. Action has been completed






11. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






12. A phrase or clause






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






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






15. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about






16. Words used in place of nouns






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






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






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






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






21. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






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






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






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






25. MDs - PhDs






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






27. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)






28. If it is five yrs or older - consider repacing it






29. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






31. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present






32. Words expressing strong feelings






33. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






34. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






35. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






37. Pronouns that end in self






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






39. Two or more






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






41. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least






42. Is singular






43. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






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






45. Words that connect other words or groups of words






46. When dates contain more than one element....






47. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






48. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






49. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






50. To place (set - setting)







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