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1. Warn about the use of certain words






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






3. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)






4. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






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






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






7. Words that connect other words or groups of words






8. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






9. Plural uses plural verb

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






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






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






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






14. Expected to occur later






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






16. Add 's (Horowitz's)






17. No longer used






18. Join equal parts of sentences






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






20. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






21. Used to express command






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






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






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






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






26. MDs - PhDs






27. Verb should agree with the closer subject






28. History of word






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






30. Often introduced by words such as then or as






31. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






32. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






33. Verb comes before the subject






34. A -an & the






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






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






37. Can stand alone






38. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






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






40. Word often implied but not actually stated






41. A comma






42. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of






43. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






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






45. What is used to show the omission of words understood?






46. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






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






48. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)






49. Used to show continuous or repeated action






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







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