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1. History of word






2. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






3. The most used & misused punctuation mark






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






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






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






7. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






8. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






9. Adds additional info to sentence






10. Who - whom - whose - which & that






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






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






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






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






15. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)






16. Expected to occur later






17. Express current action






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






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






20. Primarily as subjects of verbs






21. Known as relative pronoun clauses






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






23. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things






24. Musical terms ending in o






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






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






27. Add ' (Horowitzes')






28. Commas are used to...






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






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






31. Indicate whether a noun is plural or singular & whether it is located nearby or farther away






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






33. Plural uses plural verb

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






35. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






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






37. Used in certain countries or regions






38. 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






39. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






40. Often introduced by words such as then or as






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






42. When one noun possess another






43. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition






44. A phrase or clause






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






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






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






48. Used to show continuous or repeated action






49. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about






50. Verb comes before the subject