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






2. Used in certain countries or regions






3. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






5. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






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






7. The most used & misused punctuation mark






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






9. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')






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






11. Is plural






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






13. Expected to occur later






14. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






16. Plural uses plural verb

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17. Join equal parts of sentences






18. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.






19. To place (set - setting)






20. Two or more






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






22. Express current action






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






24. A -an & the






25. Verb should agree with the closer subject






26. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...






27. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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






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






30. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






31. Can stand alone






32. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






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






34. Word often implied but not actually stated






35. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses






36. Words used in place of nouns






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






38. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






39. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






40. MDs - PhDs






41. Used to show continuous or repeated action






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






43. Verb comes before the subject






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






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






46. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected






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






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






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






50. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about







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