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1. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






2. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






3. Surviving from a previous period






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






5. Warn about the use of certain words






6. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






7. No longer used






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






9. Used in certain countries or regions






10. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






11. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






12. To rest (sit - sat)






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






14. Musical terms ending in o






15. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






16. Known as relative pronoun clauses






17. Used to express a fact






18. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






19. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)






20. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?






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






22. When one noun possess another






23. Who - whom - whose - which & that






24. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






25. To place (set - setting)






26. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)






27. Expected to occur later






28. Primarily as subjects of verbs






29. Add ' (Horowitzes')






30. Words that connect other words or groups of words






31. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)






32. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used






33. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






34. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)






35. Often introduced by words such as then or as






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






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






38. Subjects are after the verb






39. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






40. Is singular






41. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)






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






43. Plural






44. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)






45. Prepositional phrases






46. A phrase or clause






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






48. Word often implied but not actually stated






49. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






50. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses