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






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






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






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






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






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






7. What is used to show the omission of words understood?






8. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)






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






10. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






11. History of word






12. Musical terms ending in o






13. Verb should agree with the closer subject






14. Singular






15. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






16. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)






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






18. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






19. Often introduced by words such as then or as






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






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






22. Join equal parts of sentences






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






24. Used to express a fact






25. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






26. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






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






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






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






30. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






31. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






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






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






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






36. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






38. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)






39. Prepositional phrases






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






41. When one noun possess another






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






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






44. Used to show continuous or repeated action






45. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






46. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






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






48. Words that connect other words or groups of words






49. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place






50. Singular uses singular verb

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