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1. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)






2. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






3. Falls at the end of the sentence






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






5. Words that connect other words or groups of words






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






7. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






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






9. To place (set - setting)






10. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






11. Can stand alone






12. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






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






14. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it






15. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






16. Warn about the use of certain words






17. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')






18. Plural uses plural verb

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






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






21. When one noun possess another






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....






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






30. Adds additional info to sentence






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






32. A -an & the






33. 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






34. Used to show continuous or repeated action






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






36. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






37. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations






38. Express current action






39. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






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






42. History of word






43. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)






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






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






46. A phrase or clause






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






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






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






50. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name