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1. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






3. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






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






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






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






8. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present






9. Known as relative pronoun clauses






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






11. Falls at the end of the sentence






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






13. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






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






15. To place (set - setting)






16. Musical terms ending in o






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






18. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






20. Verb comes before the subject






21. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






22. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






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






24. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






25. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






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






27. Word combinations that are unique to that language






28. Who - whom - whose - which & that






29. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






30. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






31. History of word






32. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






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






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






35. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






36. Plural






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






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






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






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






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






42. 1. positive degree-used in merely describing or in limiting anouth word. 2. comparative degree-used to compare two persons or things. 3. superlative degree- used in the comparison of 3 or more persons or things






43. Is singular






44. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






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






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






47. Singular






48. A phrase or clause






49. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear






50. When using the coordinating conjunction and......