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1. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






3. Words that connect other words or groups of words






4. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






5. History of word






6. Pronouns that end in self






7. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






9. Add ' (Horowitzes')






10. Warn about the use of certain words






11. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






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






13. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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14. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less






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






16. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)






17. The most used & misused punctuation mark






18. No longer used






19. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






20. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)






21. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






22. Join equal parts of sentences






23. Prepositional phrases






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






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






26. To place (set - setting)






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






28. Expected to occur later






29. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






30. A comma






31. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






33. Is singular






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






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






36. Plural uses plural verb

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37. Words used in place of nouns






38. Verb comes before the subject






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






40. Singular






41. Express current action






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






43. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






44. Surviving from a previous period






45. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place






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






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






48. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






50. Used to express command