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






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






3. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






4. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






5. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






7. Two or more






8. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs






9. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






10. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






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






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






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






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






15. Words expressing strong feelings






16. 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






17. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






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






19. Add 's (Horowitz's)






20. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






21. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)






22. Singular uses singular verb

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23. Who - whom - whose - which & that






24. Connecting words






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






26. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






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






29. Used to show continuous or repeated action






30. Plural






31. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)






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






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






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






35. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






36. When addresses are written in sentence form....






37. To rest (sit - sat)






38. One






39. Words that connect other words or groups of words






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






41. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






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






43. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






44. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






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






46. Verb should agree with the closer subject






47. Used to express a fact






48. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)






49. Commas are used to...






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