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






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






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






4. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses






5. 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






6. Indicates present - the past & future






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






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






9. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






10. Shows physical or mental action






11. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






12. One






13. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






14. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action






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






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






17. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






18. Word often implied but not actually stated






19. Who - whom - whose - which & that






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






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






22. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






23. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






24. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






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






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






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






29. Action has been completed






30. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')






31. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






32. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






33. Word combinations that are unique to that language






34. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






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






36. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...






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






38. Connecting words






39. A phrase or clause






40. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






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






43. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






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






45. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being






46. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis






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






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






49. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






50. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly