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1. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)






2. To place (set - setting)






3. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






4. Action has been completed






5. A phrase or clause






6. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






7. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.






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






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






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






11. Adds additional info to sentence






12. Plural uses plural verb

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






14. Verb should agree with the closer subject






15. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb






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






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






18. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






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






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






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






22. A -an & the






23. Subjects are after the verb






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






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






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






27. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






28. MDs - PhDs






29. Words that connect other words or groups of words






30. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






31. Used to show continuous or repeated action






32. Singular






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






34. A comma






35. Used to express command






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






37. Musical terms ending in o






38. Expected to occur later






39. Surviving from a previous period






40. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them






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






42. Words expressing strong feelings






43. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






44. No longer used






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






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






47. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






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






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






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







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