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1. Words used in place of nouns






2. Add ' (Horowitzes')






3. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






4. Often introduced by words such as then or as






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






6. Singular






7. A -an & the






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






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






10. Verb comes before the subject






11. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion






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






13. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses






14. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb






15. Is singular






16. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things






17. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






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






19. Subjects are after the verb






20. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






21. Falls at the end of the sentence






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






23. To rest (sit - sat)






24. Can stand alone






25. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






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






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






28. Shows physical or mental action






29. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






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






31. A comma






32. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...






33. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






35. Pronouns that end in self






36. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






37. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






38. Is plural






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






40. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






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






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






43. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






44. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions






45. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






47. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






48. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






49. Join equal parts of sentences






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