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






2. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






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






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






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






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






7. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






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






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






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






12. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)






13. Words expressing strong feelings






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






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






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






17. Expected to occur later






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






19. A -an & the






20. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






21. Connecting words






22. Words used in place of nouns






23. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






24. To rest (sit - sat)






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






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






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






28. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






29. The most used & misused punctuation mark






30. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






31. Falls at the end of the sentence






32. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






33. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






34. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






35. Often introduced by words such as then or as






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






37. Singular uses singular verb

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38. To place (set - setting)






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






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






41. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






42. Adds additional info to sentence






43. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb






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






45. When one noun possess another






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






47. Add 's (Horowitz's)






48. Plural






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






50. MDs - PhDs






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