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1. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






2. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular






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






4. One






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






6. Add ' (Horowitzes')






7. Adds additional info to sentence






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






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






10. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them






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






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






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






14. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






15. Expected to occur later






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






17. Used to show continuous or repeated action






18. Is plural






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






20. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)






21. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






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






23. Pronouns that end in self






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






25. MDs - PhDs






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






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






28. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






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






30. No longer used






31. Plural






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






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






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






35. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






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






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






38. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






39. Verb comes before the subject






40. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses






41. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place






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






43. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






45. Connecting words






46. Prepositional phrases






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






48. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






49. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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