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






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






3. Often introduced by words such as then or as






4. Action has been completed






5. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






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






7. Two or more






8. Word or groups of words that explain or rename previously mentioned nouns or pronouns






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






10. History of word






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






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






13. Verb comes before the subject






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






15. Describes past actions that took place before other past action






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






17. Connecting words






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






19. Pronouns that end in self






20. Used in certain countries or regions






21. 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






22. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






23. Used to express a fact






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






25. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






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






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






29. Surviving from a previous period






30. Commas are used to...






31. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






32. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






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






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






35. Words used in place of nouns






36. When one noun possess another






37. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






38. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






39. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses






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






41. Singular






42. Musical terms ending in o






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






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






45. Expected to occur later






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






47. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.






48. Warn about the use of certain words






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






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