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1. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






2. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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3. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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4. The most used & misused punctuation mark






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






6. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb






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






8. Adds additional info to sentence






9. Is plural






10. Commas are used to...






11. Is singular






12. Plural






13. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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






15. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...






16. A phrase or clause






17. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






19. Indicate whether a noun is plural or singular & whether it is located nearby or farther away






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






21. A comma






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






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






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






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






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






27. Who - whom - whose - which & that






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






29. Singular uses singular verb

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30. Words used in place of nouns






31. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






32. When one noun possess another






33. Action has been completed






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






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






36. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses






37. Often introduced by words such as then or as






38. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






39. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition






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






41. Used to show continuous or repeated action






42. 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






43. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






44. Used to express a fact






45. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb






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






47. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






48. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)






49. Word combinations that are unique to that language






50. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)