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1. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






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






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






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






5. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






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






7. Words used in place of nouns






8. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






9. Plural






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






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






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






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






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






15. Pronouns that end in self






16. History of word






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






18. Used to show continuous or repeated action






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






20. Words expressing strong feelings






21. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...






22. Is singular






23. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...






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






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






26. A phrase or clause






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






28. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






29. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






30. If it is five yrs or older - consider repacing it






31. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






32. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






33. Indicates present - the past & future






34. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






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






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






38. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






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






40. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






41. A -an & the






42. Add ' (Horowitzes')






43. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






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






45. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






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






47. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






49. Primarily as subjects of verbs






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