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1. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)






2. Warn about the use of certain words






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






4. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






5. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






6. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






8. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






9. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






10. Singular






11. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






12. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






13. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






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






15. Musical terms ending in o






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






17. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)






18. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






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






21. Primarily as subjects of verbs






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






23. Two or more






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






25. No longer used






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






27. Adds additional info to sentence






28. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






29. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent






30. Used to express command






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






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






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






34. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






35. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






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






37. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






39. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






40. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






41. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






42. Can stand alone






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






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






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






46. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






47. Surviving from a previous period






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






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






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