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






2. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






3. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






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






5. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






6. When dates contain more than one element....






7. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






8. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






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






10. Falls at the end of the sentence






11. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






12. Words used in place of nouns






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






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






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






16. Describes past actions that took place before other past action






17. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






18. Subjects are after the verb






19. Indicates present - the past & future






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






21. To rest (sit - sat)






22. Connecting words






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






24. Used in certain countries or regions






25. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...






26. Plural






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






28. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






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






31. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






32. Shows physical or mental action






33. Warn about the use of certain words






34. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions






35. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






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






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






38. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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39. A comma






40. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






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






42. Add 's (Horowitz's)






43. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






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






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






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






47. Add ' (Horowitzes')






48. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






49. Who - whom - whose - which & that






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