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1. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...






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






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






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






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






6. Verb comes before the subject






7. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






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






9. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






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






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






12. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






13. Can stand alone






14. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






15. History of word






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






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






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






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






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






21. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






22. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






23. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






24. Expected to occur later






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






26. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)






27. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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






29. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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






31. A comma






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






33. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






34. Warn about the use of certain words






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






36. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






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






38. Adds additional info to sentence






39. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning






40. Add 's (Horowitz's)






41. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






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






43. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present






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






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






46. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






47. The most used & misused punctuation mark






48. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about






49. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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