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






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






3. Used to express command






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






5. Plural uses plural verb

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






7. Prepositional phrases






8. Surviving from a previous period






9. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






10. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)






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






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






13. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






14. Singular uses singular verb

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






16. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.






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






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






19. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






20. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






21. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






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






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






25. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






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






27. Indicates present - the past & future






28. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






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






30. MDs - PhDs






31. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






32. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






33. Indicate whether a noun is plural or singular & whether it is located nearby or farther away






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






35. Commas are used to...






36. Musical terms ending in o






37. Action has been completed






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






39. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






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






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






43. Is plural






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






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






46. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






47. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






49. Falls at the end of the sentence






50. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular