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1. Indicates present - the past & future






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






3. Can stand alone






4. Prepositional phrases






5. A comma






6. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






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






8. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






9. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






10. Verb comes before the subject






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






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






13. Verb should agree with the closer subject






14. Words expressing strong feelings






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






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






17. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






18. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






19. Singular uses singular verb

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






21. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?






22. Primarily as subjects of verbs






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






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






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






26. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






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






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






29. Adds additional info to sentence






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






31. Word often implied but not actually stated






32. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.






33. Add ' (Horowitzes')






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






35. Plural uses plural verb

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






37. A phrase or clause






38. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb






39. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






40. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






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






43. Used to express a fact






44. MDs - PhDs






45. No longer used






46. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition






47. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






48. Surviving from a previous period






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






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