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






2. A comma






3. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






4. Connecting words






5. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






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






7. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






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






9. Is plural






10. No longer used






11. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...






12. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






13. Used in certain countries or regions






14. History of word






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






16. Known as relative pronoun clauses






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






18. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






20. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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






22. Pronouns that end in self






23. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






24. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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25. Expected to occur later






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






27. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words






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






29. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






30. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






32. To rest (sit - sat)






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






34. Plural






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






36. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






45. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?






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






47. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






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






50. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing