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1. Musical terms ending in o






2. Expected to occur later






3. Plural






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






5. Short quotation are set off from the rest of a sentence by...






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






7. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






8. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...






9. To rest (sit - sat)






10. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






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






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






14. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






15. Indicates present - the past & future






16. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






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






18. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






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






20. Shows physical or mental action






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






22. Used to show continuous or repeated action






23. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






24. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)






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






26. Plural uses plural verb

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






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






29. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






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






31. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






32. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






33. When one noun possess another






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






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






36. To place (set - setting)






37. MDs - PhDs






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






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






40. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






41. History of word






42. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






43. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






44. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






45. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






46. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion






47. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






48. Verb comes before the subject






49. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb






50. Verb should agree with the closer subject