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






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






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






4. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






5. MDs - PhDs






6. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






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






8. Primarily as subjects of verbs






9. To rest (sit - sat)






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






11. Expected to occur later






12. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






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






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






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






16. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)






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






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






19. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






20. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






21. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






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






23. Often introduced by words such as then or as






24. Plural uses plural verb

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25. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






26. Prepositional phrases






27. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs






28. History of word






29. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






30. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






31. To place (set - setting)






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






33. Connecting words






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






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






36. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






38. Pronouns that end in self






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






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






41. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






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






43. Who - whom - whose - which & that






44. Two or more






45. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






46. Warn about the use of certain words






47. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used






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






49. Is plural






50. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it