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






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






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






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






5. A -an & the






6. Used in certain countries or regions






7. Plural uses plural verb

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






9. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions






10. Commas are used to separate word that...






11. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






12. Word combinations that are unique to that language






13. A phrase or clause






14. To place (set - setting)






15. 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






16. Used to express command






17. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






18. Words used in place of nouns






19. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)






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






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






22. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






24. Prepositional phrases






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






26. Expected to occur later






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






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






29. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)






30. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






31. Add 's (Horowitz's)






32. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






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






34. Plural






35. One






36. Word often implied but not actually stated






37. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






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






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






40. Singular






41. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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






43. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used






44. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)






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






46. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things






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






48. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






49. Connecting words






50. When dates contain more than one element....