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1. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






2. 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






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






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






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






6. To place (set - setting)






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






8. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






9. A -an & the






10. Action has been completed






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






12. MDs - PhDs






13. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






14. Expected to occur later






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






16. Adds additional info to sentence






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






18. A phrase or clause






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






20. Word often implied but not actually stated






21. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






22. Verb comes before the subject






23. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






24. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)






25. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words






26. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






27. Pronouns that end in self






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






29. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)






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






31. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






33. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place






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






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






36. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)






37. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






38. Words used in place of nouns






39. Can stand alone






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






41. A comma






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






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






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






45. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






46. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






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






48. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning






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






50. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words