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






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






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






4. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






6. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)






7. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






8. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






9. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






10. Singular






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






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






13. To go up (rise - rose - risen)






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






15. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






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






17. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






18. Shows physical or mental action






19. Indicates present - the past & future






20. Pronouns that end in self






21. MDs - PhDs






22. Used to express a fact






23. Commas are used to separate word that...






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






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






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






27. Prepositional phrases






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






29. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)






30. Plural uses plural verb

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31. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb






32. Primarily as subjects of verbs






33. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






34. A comma






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






36. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






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






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






39. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






40. The most used & misused punctuation mark






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






42. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






43. Falls at the end of the sentence






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






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






46. Words that connect other words or groups of words






47. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






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






49. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






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