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1. Surviving from a previous period






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






3. Commas are used to...






4. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






5. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






6. 2 nouns express separate ownership


7. History of word






8. Musical terms ending in o






9. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear






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






11. When one noun possess another






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






13. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






14. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning






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






16. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






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






18. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






19. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...






20. To rest (sit - sat)






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






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






23. Plural






24. Prepositional phrases






25. Is singular






26. Falls at the end of the sentence






27. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






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






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






30. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






39. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






40. Often introduced by words such as then or as






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






48. Indicates present - the past & future






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






50. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause