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1. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






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






3. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






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






5. Used in certain countries or regions






6. Indicate whether a noun is plural or singular & whether it is located nearby or farther away






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






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






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






10. Action has been completed






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






12. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name






13. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






14. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






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






16. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






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






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






19. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')






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






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






22. History of word






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






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






25. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






26. Express current action






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






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






29. Connecting words






30. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






32. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






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






35. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)






36. When one noun possess another






37. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






38. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






40. Subjects are after the verb






41. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






43. Falls at the end of the sentence






44. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)






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






46. Shows physical or mental action






47. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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48. Commas are used to...






49. Warn about the use of certain words






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