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1. If it is five yrs or older - consider repacing it






2. To place (set - setting)






3. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






4. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






5. Verb should agree with the closer subject






6. Action has been completed






7. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






8. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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9. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to






10. Indicates present - the past & future






11. Used to show continuous or repeated action






12. A comma






13. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






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






15. One






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






17. Primarily as subjects of verbs






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






19. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less






20. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)






21. Used to express a fact






22. Shows physical or mental action






23. Plural uses plural verb

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24. MDs - PhDs






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






26. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition






27. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)






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






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






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






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






32. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)






33. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






34. Commas are used to...






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






36. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas






37. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






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






39. To go up (rise - rose - risen)






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






41. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)






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






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






44. Often introduced by words such as then or as






45. History of word






46. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






47. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






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






49. To rest (sit - sat)






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