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1. Words that connect other words or groups of words






2. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






3. When one noun possess another






4. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






5. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






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






7. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






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






9. A phrase or clause






10. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)






11. Shows physical or mental action






12. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






14. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...






15. Warn about the use of certain words






16. Plural






17. Words expressing strong feelings






18. Two or more






19. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')






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






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






22. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






23. Primarily as subjects of verbs






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






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






26. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






27. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






29. History of word






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






31. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






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






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






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






35. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






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






38. 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






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






40. A -an & the






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






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






43. Verb comes before the subject






44. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






45. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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






47. One






48. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






50. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and







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