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1. A phrase or clause






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Falls at the end of the sentence






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






10. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






12. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






13. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






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






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






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






17. Pronouns that end in self






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






19. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions






20. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






21. MDs - PhDs






22. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






23. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






24. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






25. Used in certain countries or regions






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






27. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)






28. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)






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






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






31. Connecting words






32. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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33. 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






34. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






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






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






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






38. To place (set - setting)






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






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






41. Add ' (Horowitzes')






42. To rest (sit - sat)






43. Known as relative pronoun clauses






44. Can stand alone






45. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






46. Used to express a fact






47. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






48. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






49. Verb comes before the subject






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







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