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






2. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






3. Who - whom - whose - which & that






4. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....






5. Pronouns that end in self






6. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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7. No longer used






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






9. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)






10. MDs - PhDs






11. Musical terms ending in o






12. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






14. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb






15. Join equal parts of sentences






16. Subjects are after the verb






17. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)






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






19. Used in certain countries or regions






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






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






22. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






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






24. Is plural






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






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






27. Surviving from a previous period






28. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






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






30. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






31. Used to show continuous or repeated action






32. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






34. Used to express a fact






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






36. Action has been completed






37. Shows physical or mental action






38. Words expressing strong feelings






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






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






41. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






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






43. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






44. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






45. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






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






47. The most used & misused punctuation mark






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






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






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