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1. Surviving from a previous period






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






3. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of






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






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






6. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






7. Indicates present - the past & future






8. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






10. Used to express command






11. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






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






14. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






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






16. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






17. Express current action






18. Words expressing strong feelings






19. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)






20. Plural






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






22. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






23. Expected to occur later






24. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






25. Known as relative pronoun clauses






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






27. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






29. No longer used






30. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






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






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






33. Is plural






34. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






35. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






36. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






37. Two or more






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






39. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






40. When one noun possess another






41. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






42. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






43. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun






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






45. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






46. Primarily as subjects of verbs






47. To place (set - setting)






48. MDs - PhDs






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






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