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1. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






2. Word often implied but not actually stated






3. Commas are used to...






4. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






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






6. Action has been completed






7. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






8. Connecting words






9. Add 's (Horowitz's)






10. Shows physical or mental action






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






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






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






14. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






15. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






17. Words used in place of nouns






18. No longer used






19. Musical terms ending in o






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






21. When one noun possess another






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






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






24. Express current action






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






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






27. Verb comes before the subject






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






29. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






30. Plural uses plural verb

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31. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






32. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






33. A phrase or clause






34. Words expressing strong feelings






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






36. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






37. To place (set - setting)






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






39. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas






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






41. Singular






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






43. Indicates present - the past & future






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






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






46. Used to express a fact






47. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






48. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






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






50. 2000s - All Bs and Cs