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






2. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things






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






4. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






5. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular






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






7. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






8. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas






9. Add ' (Horowitzes')






10. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)






11. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






12. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






13. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






14. Two or more






15. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of






16. A -an & the






17. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






18. Indicates present - the past & future






19. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






20. Is singular






21. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






22. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning






23. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions






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






25. Used to express command






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






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






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






29. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






30. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






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






32. Expected to occur later






33. Can stand alone






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






35. Verb comes before the subject






36. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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






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






39. When one noun possess another






40. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






41. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)






42. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






43. Connecting words






44. Used in certain countries or regions






45. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...






46. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






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






48. Primarily as subjects of verbs






49. Shows physical or mental action






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