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1. 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






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






3. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)






4. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






5. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






6. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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7. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






8. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






9. Used in certain countries or regions






10. Verb comes before the subject






11. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






12. Words expressing strong feelings






13. A comma






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






15. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action






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






17. Used to express a fact






18. Connecting words






19. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






20. Indicates present - the past & future






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






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






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






24. Subjects are after the verb






25. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis






26. Surviving from a previous period






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






28. One






29. Musical terms ending in o






30. Shows physical or mental action






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






32. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






33. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






35. Primarily as subjects of verbs






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






37. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






39. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






40. Add ' (Horowitzes')






41. To rest (sit - sat)






42. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)






43. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






44. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






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






46. Add 's (Horowitz's)






47. When one noun possess another






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






49. Used to show continuous or repeated action






50. Falls at the end of the sentence