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1. Singular






2. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






3. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






4. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






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






6. Two or more






7. Expected to occur later






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






9. Falls at the end of the sentence






10. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....






11. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






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






14. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






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






17. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






18. Word combinations that are unique to that language






19. What is used to show the omission of words understood?






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






21. Verb comes before the subject






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






23. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.






24. No longer used






25. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






26. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






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






28. Used in certain countries or regions






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






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






31. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






32. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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






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






35. History of word






36. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






38. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)






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






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






41. Connecting words






42. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






43. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






44. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






45. Used to express a fact






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






47. Singular uses singular verb

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






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






50. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses