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1. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






2. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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






4. No longer used






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






6. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






7. A comma






8. Adds additional info to sentence






9. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)






10. To place (set - setting)






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






12. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






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






14. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






15. One






16. Used to show continuous or repeated action






17. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries






18. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






20. Used to express a fact






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






22. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






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






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






25. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)






26. Is plural






27. Used in certain countries or regions






28. Primarily as subjects of verbs






29. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Singular uses singular verb

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37. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






38. Plural uses plural verb

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






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






41. Expected to occur later






42. Warn about the use of certain words






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






44. MDs - PhDs






45. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






46. Is singular






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






48. Express current action






49. Can stand alone






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