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1. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






3. Word often implied but not actually stated






4. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






5. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses






6. Connecting words






7. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






8. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about






9. Add ' (Horowitzes')






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






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






12. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






13. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)






14. Expected to occur later






15. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning






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






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






18. Two or more






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






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






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






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






23. A phrase or clause






24. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






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






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






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






28. Pronouns that end in self






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






30. Primarily as subjects of verbs






31. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






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






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






34. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to






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






36. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






38. Used to express a fact






39. The most used & misused punctuation mark






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






41. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






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






43. Musical terms ending in o






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






45. Join equal parts of sentences






46. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






47. One






48. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






49. Words used in place of nouns






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







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