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






2. Known as relative pronoun clauses






3. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






5. No longer used






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






7. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






8. If it is five yrs or older - consider repacing it






9. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)






10. Two or more






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






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






13. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






14. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






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






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






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






19. Adds additional info to sentence






20. Connecting words






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






22. Used in certain countries or regions






23. When one noun possess another






24. Join equal parts of sentences






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






26. Prepositional phrases






27. The most used & misused punctuation mark






28. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






30. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






31. Verb comes before the subject






32. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb






33. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






34. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






35. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






36. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to






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






38. Used to express a fact






39. To place (set - setting)






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






41. History of word






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






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






44. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






45. To go up (rise - rose - risen)






46. 2 nouns express combined ownership


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






48. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






49. Falls at the end of the sentence






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