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






2. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






3. Used to show continuous or repeated action






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






5. To go up (rise - rose - risen)






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






7. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






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






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






10. 2 nouns express separate ownership


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






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






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






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






15. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)






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






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






18. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






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






20. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






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






22. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






24. Subjects are after the verb






25. 1. positive degree-used in merely describing or in limiting anouth word. 2. comparative degree-used to compare two persons or things. 3. superlative degree- used in the comparison of 3 or more persons or things






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






27. The most used & misused punctuation mark






28. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






29. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






31. A phrase or clause






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






33. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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






35. Join equal parts of sentences






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






37. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






38. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of






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






40. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






41. Plural uses plural verb


42. Words that connect other words or groups of words






43. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






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






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






46. Is singular






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






48. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






49. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)






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