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






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






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






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






5. Singular






6. Express current action






7. History of word






8. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






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






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






11. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






12. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action






13. Used to express command






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






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






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






17. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






19. Words used in place of nouns






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






21. No longer used






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






23. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






24. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place






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






26. Is singular






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






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






29. To rest (sit - sat)






30. Two or more






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






32. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun






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






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






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






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






37. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






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






39. A -an & the






40. Used to show continuous or repeated action






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






42. A phrase or clause






43. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






44. Often introduced by words such as then or as






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






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






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






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






49. A comma






50. Known as relative pronoun clauses