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1. No longer used






2. Who - whom - whose - which & that






3. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...






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






5. Commas are used to...






6. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






7. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






8. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






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






10. When one noun possess another






11. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






12. Is singular






13. Add ' (Horowitzes')






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






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






16. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected






17. Word combinations that are unique to that language






18. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations






19. Words used in place of nouns






20. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






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






22. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)






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






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






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






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






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






28. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






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






30. Singular






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






32. Used to express command






33. Often introduced by words such as then or as






34. Singular uses singular verb

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






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






37. To rest (sit - sat)






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






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






40. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






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






42. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






43. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)






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






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






46. Prepositional phrases






47. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






48. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






49. Indicates present - the past & future






50. Surviving from a previous period