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1. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






2. Surviving from a previous period






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






4. Word often implied but not actually stated






5. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






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






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






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






10. Add 's (Horowitz's)






11. Adds additional info to sentence






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






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






14. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






15. A -an & the






16. Words that connect other words or groups of words






17. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






18. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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






20. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






21. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






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






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






24. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






26. Connecting words






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






28. Indicates present - the past & future






29. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






30. No longer used






31. History of word






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






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






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






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






36. The most used & misused punctuation mark






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






38. Words used in place of nouns






39. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of






40. Express current action






41. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






42. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






44. Words expressing strong feelings






45. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






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






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






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






49. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition






50. Two or more