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1. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent






2. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






3. Singular






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






5. Indicates present - the past & future






6. Words that connect other words or groups of words






7. When addresses are written in sentence form....






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






9. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






10. Two or more






11. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






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






13. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






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






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






16. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






17. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






18. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






19. Shows physical or mental action






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






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






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






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






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






25. A -an & the






26. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






28. Singular uses singular verb

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






30. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






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






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






33. Is singular






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






35. Prepositional phrases






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






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






38. A comma






39. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






40. Commas are used to...






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






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






43. Surviving from a previous period






44. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?






45. One






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






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






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






49. Action has been completed






50. Word combinations that are unique to that language