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1. To rest (sit - sat)






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






3. Expected to occur later






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






5. Used to express command






6. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






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






8. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






9. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






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






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






13. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






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






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






16. Primarily as subjects of verbs






17. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)






18. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun






19. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






20. Words used in place of nouns






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






22. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






23. Used in certain countries or regions






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






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






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






27. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries






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






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






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






31. Warn about the use of certain words






32. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least






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






34. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






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






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






37. When one noun possess another






38. Musical terms ending in o






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






40. Can stand alone






41. 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






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






43. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?






44. MDs - PhDs






45. Singular uses singular verb

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46. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






47. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






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






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






50. Subjects are after the verb






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