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1. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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2. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
who & whoever is subjective-case form
A comma should be used
past-progressive tense
forms of adjectives & adverbs
3. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
inverted sentences
subordinating conjunctions
Add es
compund-complex sentence
4. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
conjunctions
comma splice
whom & whomever is objective-case form
irregular vebs
5. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
reference manuals
reflexive pronouns
parenthetical clause
articles
6. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place
present-prgressive tense
abbreviations plural w/ s
gerund rule
simple sentence
7. Indicates present - the past & future
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
accent
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
8. History of word
coordinating conjuctions
possessive (plural ends with s)
'A number' is...
etymology
9. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
interjections
essential (restrictive) clause
concrete nouns
total amount - quantities & measures are...
10. Adds additional info to sentence
parenthetical clause
usage labels
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
inflected
11. Commas are used to...
subjects joined by and.....
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
sentence fragment
12. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
idioms
direct object
indicative mood
infinitive
13. Words expressing strong feelings
Add es
idioms
interjections
raise
14. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words
colloquial or informal label
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
preposition
imperative mood
15. Singular
lie
complete subject
subjects of verbs are not found in
total amount - quantities & measures are...
16. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
action verb
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
fractions - portions & percentages...
complete predicate
17. Is plural
complex sentence
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
who & that clauses introduced by one of
object of preposition
18. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis
interjections
present-prgressive tense
subordinating conjunctions
accent
19. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
possessive (singular)
verbals
simple sentence
inflected
20. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)
pronoun
dialect label
possession
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
21. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
imperative mood
dependent clauses
present participle
inflected
22. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....
subjective-case pronoun
plural nouns
A comma should be used
idioms
23. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
set
Seperated by commas
abbreviations plural w/ s
run-on sentence
24. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...
Seperated by commas
complete predicate
possessive (plural ends with s)
That refers to
25. Primarily as subjects of verbs
subjective-case pronoun
compound words possessive
dependent clauses
'A number' is...
26. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it
gerund
Commas are used to set off
Add s (duos)
antecedents each & every
27. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about
simple subject
interjections
comparative degree
forms of adjectives & adverbs
28. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
verbs
present-perfect tense
Add s - (attorneys)
29. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
that clause
correlative conjunctions
dependent clauses
adverbs
30. When addresses are written in sentence form....
Add s - (attorneys)
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
essential (restrictive) clause
gerund
31. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
Require no comma
antecedents
desk or college-level dictionary
32. 1. positive degree-used in merely describing or in limiting anouth word. 2. comparative degree-used to compare two persons or things. 3. superlative degree- used in the comparison of 3 or more persons or things
whom & whomever is objective-case form
forms of adjectives & adverbs
plural nouns
verbals
33. Surviving from a previous period
direct address
subordinating conjunctions
Are followed by a comma
archaic label
34. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
proper nouns
infinitive
unabridged dictionary
subjects of verbs are not found in
35. The most used & misused punctuation mark
usage labels
The comma
gerund rule
diacritical marks
36. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
Require no comma
who & that clauses introduced by only one
that clause
gerund rule
37. What is used to show the omission of words understood?
A comma
collective nouns
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
38. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations
interjections
unabridged dictionary
'A number' is...
preposition
39. Used in certain countries or regions
dialect label
subjects of verbs are not found in
reference manuals
Add s - (attorneys)
40. Prepositional phrases
pronoun
conjunctive adverbs
direct address
subjects of verbs are not found in
41. 2 nouns express separate ownership
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42. Shows physical or mental action
essential (restrictive) clause
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
action verb
plural compound words & phrases
43. Short quotation are set off from the rest of a sentence by...
A comma
raise
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
proper noun possessive plural
44. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them
object of preposition
linking verbs
inverted sentences
That refers to
45. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action
Independent clauses
intransitive verb
subordinating conjunctions
Comma
46. Expected to occur later
future tense verb
gerund rule
concrete nouns
The comma
47. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
fractions - portions & percentages...
Are followed by a comma
terminal dependent clause
future-perfect tense
48. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)
possessive (singular)
common nouns
past-perfect tense
irregular vebs
49. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
coordinating conjuctions
coordinating conjunctions
indicative mood
collective nouns
50. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
relative pronouns
articles
who & whoever is subjective-case form