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1. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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2. Indicates present - the past & future






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






4. Adds additional info to sentence






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






6. Word often implied but not actually stated






7. Musical terms ending in o






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






9. Is singular






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






11. Subjects are after the verb






12. A phrase or clause






13. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






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






15. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses






16. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)






17. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






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






19. Who - whom - whose - which & that






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






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






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






23. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






25. What is used to show the omission of words understood?






26. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






27. Commas are used to...






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






29. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion






30. Singular uses singular verb

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31. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






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






33. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






34. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






35. A -an & the






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






37. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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38. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






39. Warn about the use of certain words






40. Connecting words






41. Join equal parts of sentences






42. Often introduced by words such as then or as






43. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions






44. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)






45. Two or more






46. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)






47. Is plural






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






49. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






50. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause