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






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






3. A phrase or clause






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






5. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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6. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...






7. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






8. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...






9. Used in certain countries or regions






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






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






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






13. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






14. Plural






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






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






17. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






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






19. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






20. Verb should agree with the closer subject






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






22. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






23. Add 's (Horowitz's)






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






25. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...






26. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






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






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






29. Two or more






30. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






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






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






33. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






34. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






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






36. Shows physical or mental action






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






38. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






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






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






41. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






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






43. Used to show continuous or repeated action






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






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






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






47. Words expressing strong feelings






48. Can stand alone






49. Singular






50. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal