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1. Known as relative pronoun clauses






2. Action has been completed






3. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses






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






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






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






7. Is singular






8. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)






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






10. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less






11. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






12. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






13. Used to express command






14. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






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






16. Used in certain countries or regions






17. Express current action






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






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






20. Plural






21. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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






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






24. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






25. Commas are used to separate word that...






26. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






27. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






28. Is plural






29. MDs - PhDs






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






31. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb






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






33. Falls at the end of the sentence






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






35. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis






36. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






37. Two or more






38. Commas are used to...






39. Often introduced by words such as then or as






40. 2 nouns express separate ownership






41. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action






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






43. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






44. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






45. When one noun possess another






46. The most used & misused punctuation mark






47. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






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






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






50. One