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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Plural
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
indirect object
personal pronoun
comparative degree
2. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.
diacritical marks
rise
pronoun
gerund
3. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
Seperated by commas
appositives
who & that clauses introduced by one of
collective nouns
4. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...
indirect object
academic degrees are plural w/ s
Followed by commas
concrete nouns
5. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
simple subject
future-perfect tense
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
6. Singular
total amount - quantities & measures are...
inverted sentences
dialect label
proper nouns
7. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)
Independent clauses
verbals
Commas are used to set off
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
8. Not conformed to use among educated speakers
nonstandard & substandard label
compound words possessive
Germanys - Januarys
correlative conjunctions
9. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs
subordinating conjunctions
abstract nouns
definite article
linking verbs
10. 2 nouns express separate ownership
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11. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)
future-progressive tense
Seperated by commas
direct object
past-progressive tense
12. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less
comparative degree
academic degrees are plural w/ s
inflected
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
13. Connecting words
progressive tenses
participle
inflected
preposition
14. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
essential (restrictive) clause
Change to i - add es (supplies)
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
15. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
past-progressive tense
interjections
rise
parenthetical clause
16. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
past tense verb
Are followed by a comma
Add s (duos)
17. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
direct object
thesaurus
Are followed by a comma
A comma
18. Commas are used to separate word that...
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
reference manuals
coordinating conjuctions
present tense verb
19. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing
simple predicate
pronoun
passive voice
infinitive
20. Primarily as subjects of verbs
adverbs
compund-complex sentence
subjective-case pronoun
complement
21. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
'The number' is ......
infinitive
subjunctive mood
22. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
independent adjectives
past tense verb
past-perfect tense
infinitive
23. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
A comma should be used
academic degrees are plural w/ s
verbs
subordinating conjunctions
24. 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
complex sentence
forms of adjectives & adverbs
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
interjections
25. Warn about the use of certain words
direct address
Independent clauses
usage labels
relative pronouns
26. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)
Which refers to
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
plural compound words & phrases
complex sentence
27. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
reflexive pronouns
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
concrete nouns
28. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis
coordinating conjunctions
demonstrative adjectives
accent
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
29. Surviving from a previous period
raise
direct object
passive voice
archaic label
30. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
inverted sentences
desk or college-level dictionary
pronoun
Add s - (attorneys)
31. When one noun possess another
subjects of verbs are not found in
possession
'A number' is...
Independent clauses
32. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
coordinating conjunctions
noun
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
Add s - (attorneys)
33. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)
A comma should be used
That refers to
that clause
antecedents each & every
34. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause
perfect tenses
Should be followed by a comma
superaltive degree
compund-complex sentence
35. Used to show continuous or repeated action
conjunctive adverbs
subjunctive mood
collective nouns
progressive tenses
36. Proper nouns become plural by adding s
conjunctions
Germanys - Januarys
Add s
total amount - quantities & measures are...
37. The most used & misused punctuation mark
antecedents each & every
comparatives
The comma
preposition
38. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
colloquial or informal label
thesaurus
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
39. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place
object of preposition
'The number' is ......
present-prgressive tense
action verb
40. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
parenthetical clause
Commas are used to set off
coordinating conjunctions
Set off by commas
41. When dates contain more than one element....
possessive (singular)
A comma
subjects joined by and.....
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
42. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
subjects joined by and.....
transitive verb
raise
obsolete label
43. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)
run-on sentence
complete subject
interjections
abridged dictionary
44. Words that connect other words or groups of words
conjunctions
complete predicate
antecedents
relative pronouns
45. Shows physical or mental action
Comma
action verb
'The number' is ......
complete subject
46. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
that clause
proper nouns
transitive verb
accent
47. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
Are followed by a comma
accent
adverbs
comma splice
48. Expected to occur later
who & that clauses introduced by one of
future tense verb
Comma
appositives
49. Prepositional phrases
subjects of verbs are not found in
rise
lay
Add s - (attorneys)
50. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name
Set off by commas
passive voice
pronoun
run-on sentence
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