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1. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






2. Singular






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






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






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






6. Words that connect other words or groups of words






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






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






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






10. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words






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






12. Add ' (Horowitzes')






13. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






14. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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






16. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)






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






18. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs






19. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






20. Primarily as subjects of verbs






21. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






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






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






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






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






26. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






27. When one noun possess another






28. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






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






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






31. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






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






33. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')






34. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






35. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...






36. Used to express command






37. Adds additional info to sentence






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






39. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses






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






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






42. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






43. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






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






45. Plural






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






47. A -an & the






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






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






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