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1. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)






2. Two or more






3. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)






4. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






5. Commas are used to separate word that...






6. Indicates present - the past & future






7. Words used in place of nouns






8. Singular






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






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






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






12. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






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






14. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






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






17. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






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






19. When dates contain more than one element....






20. Words expressing strong feelings






21. Express current action






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






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






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






25. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.






26. Used to show continuous or repeated action






27. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






28. Surviving from a previous period






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






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






31. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






33. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






35. A phrase or clause






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






37. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






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






39. Shows physical or mental action






40. Subjects are after the verb






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






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






43. Falls at the end of the sentence






44. A -an & the






45. Often introduced by words such as then or as






46. Known as relative pronoun clauses






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






48. History of word






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






50. Adds additional info to sentence