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1. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






2. Plural






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






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






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






6. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






7. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them






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






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






10. Shows physical or mental action






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






12. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






13. Words that connect other words or groups of words






14. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations






15. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






16. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






17. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions






18. Used to express a fact






19. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)






20. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






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






22. A phrase or clause






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






24. One






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






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






27. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






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






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






30. Describes past actions that took place before other past action






31. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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






33. Is singular






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






35. No longer used






36. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place






37. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






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






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






40. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






41. Used to express command






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






43. Adds additional info to sentence






44. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






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






46. Singular uses singular verb

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47. Connecting words






48. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






49. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






50. Plural uses plural verb

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