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1. Action has been completed






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






3. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent






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






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






6. Two or more






7. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses






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






9. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






10. To place (set - setting)






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






12. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






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






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






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






16. A phrase or clause






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






18. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






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






20. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






21. To rest (sit - sat)






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






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






24. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)






25. Surviving from a previous period






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






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






28. Used to express a fact






29. One






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






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






32. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






34. Used to show continuous or repeated action






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






36. Expected to occur later






37. If it is five yrs or older - consider repacing it






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






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






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






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






42. Primarily as subjects of verbs






43. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






44. When addresses are written in sentence form....






45. Known as relative pronoun clauses






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






47. Words that connect other words or groups of words






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






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






50. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






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