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






2. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






3. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






4. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)






5. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries






6. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






7. Words expressing strong feelings






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






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






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






11. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






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






13. A phrase or clause






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






15. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb






16. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






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






18. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






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






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






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






22. Word combinations that are unique to that language






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






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






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






26. One






27. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma






28. A comma






29. Connecting words






30. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)






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






32. Express current action






33. Musical terms ending in o






34. Can stand alone






35. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






36. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






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






38. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






39. Word often implied but not actually stated






40. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)






41. Commas are used to...






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






43. Known as relative pronoun clauses






44. Action has been completed






45. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






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






47. Who - whom - whose - which & that






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






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






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