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1. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular






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






3. Singular






4. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






5. Add ' (Horowitzes')






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






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






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






9. To place (set - setting)






10. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






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






12. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






13. History of word






14. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






16. Used to express command






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






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






19. Warn about the use of certain words






20. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Is singular






27. Adds additional info to sentence






28. Two or more






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






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






31. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present






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






33. Shows physical or mental action






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






35. Plural






36. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)






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






38. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...






39. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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40. Used to express a fact






41. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas






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






43. Express current action






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






45. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






47. Who - whom - whose - which & that






48. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition






49. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






50. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






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