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1. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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






3. Who - whom - whose - which & that






4. 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






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






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






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






8. History of word






9. MDs - PhDs






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






11. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...






12. Is singular






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






14. Warn about the use of certain words






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






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






17. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






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






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






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






21. Used to express command






22. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






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






24. When dates contain more than one element....






25. Singular






26. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)






27. The most used & misused punctuation mark






28. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






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






30. Subjects are after the verb






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






32. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






33. A phrase or clause






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






35. Used in certain countries or regions






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






37. Verb comes before the subject






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






39. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






40. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






41. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






43. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






44. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






45. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)






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






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






48. To place (set - setting)






49. Shows physical or mental action






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