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






2. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)






3. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






4. Pronouns that end in self






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






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






7. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






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






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






10. MDs - PhDs






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






12. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






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






15. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)






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






17. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






18. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)






19. Who - whom - whose - which & that






20. Action has been completed






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






22. Plural uses plural verb


23. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






25. Words expressing strong feelings






26. When one noun possess another






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






28. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?






29. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






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






31. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






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






33. Singular






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






35. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






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






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






38. Used to express a fact






39. Word combinations that are unique to that language






40. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






41. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






43. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






44. Prepositional phrases






45. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






46. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)






47. To rest (sit - sat)






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






49. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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