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1. The most used & misused punctuation mark






2. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






3. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






5. To place (set - setting)






6. Word combinations that are unique to that language






7. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






8. Expected to occur later






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






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






11. Falls at the end of the sentence






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






13. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear






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






15. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






16. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)






17. A -an & the






18. Words used in place of nouns






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






20. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






21. Short quotation are set off from the rest of a sentence by...






22. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






23. Plural






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






25. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






26. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






27. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb






28. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs






29. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






31. Action has been completed






32. Describes past actions that took place before other past action






33. One






34. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...






35. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






37. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






38. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses






39. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






40. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)






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






42. Verb should agree with the closer subject






43. Add 's (Horowitz's)






44. When one noun possess another






45. Subjects are after the verb






46. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)






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






48. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






49. Singular uses singular verb

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