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Instructions:
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1. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name
progressive tenses
possession
Set off by commas
object of preposition
2. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
dependent clauses
A comma
essential (restrictive) clause
run-on sentence
3. Word or groups of words that explain or rename previously mentioned nouns or pronouns
reflexive pronouns
total amount - quantities & measures are...
pronoun
appositives
4. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
comparatives
compund sentence
5. Proper nouns become plural by adding s
Germanys - Januarys
archaic label
past participle
compund sentence
6. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and
thesaurus
simple sentence
irregular vebs
verbs
7. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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8. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)
complete subject
parenthetical adverbs
compund-complex sentence
correlative conjunctions
9. Word often implied but not actually stated
Change to i - add es (supplies)
present-prgressive tense
comparison
subjects joined by and.....
10. When addresses are written in sentence form....
usage labels
common nouns
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
antecedents each & every
11. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
complex sentence
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
raise
12. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things
parenthetical adverbs
infinitive
nonstandard & substandard label
common nouns
13. MDs - PhDs
academic degrees are plural w/ s
Are followed by a comma
intransitive verb
conjunctions
14. No longer used
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
obsolete label
forms of adjectives & adverbs
set
15. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
verbs
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
past-progressive tense
subordinating conjunctions
16. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
forms of adjectives & adverbs
superaltive degree
infinitive
definite article
17. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
past-progressive tense
terminal dependent clause
Add s - (attorneys)
simple predicate
18. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses
That refers to
indirect object
parenthetical adverbs
archaic label
19. Adds additional info to sentence
parenthetical clause
Add s - (attorneys)
noun
possession
20. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
collective nouns
Add es
total amount - quantities & measures are...
demonstrative adjectives
21. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected
Add s
conjunctions
contractions
perfect tenses
22. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions
gerund rule
conjunctive adverbs
objective-case pronoun
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
23. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
future-perfect tense
subjects joined by or or nor....
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
comparative degree
24. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...
fractions - portions & percentages...
plural nouns
Seperated by commas
present-prgressive tense
25. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses
parenthetical adverbs
A comma
coordinating conjuctions
collective nouns
26. Connecting words
plural compound words & phrases
simple subject
preposition
simple predicate
27. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
gerund
appositives
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
comma splice
28. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
conjunctive adverbs
subjects joined by or or nor....
appositives
essential (restrictive) clause
29. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs
pocket dictionary
A comma
definite article
diacritical marks
30. Pronouns that end in self
reflexive pronouns
'The number' is ......
adjectives
gerund
31. Is plural
direct object
simple subject
who & that clauses introduced by one of
superaltive degree
32. Plural uses plural verb
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33. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about
objective-case pronoun
articles
simple subject
complete subject
34. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
complement
past-perfect tense
Comma
dependent clauses
35. Verb should agree with the closer subject
reflexive pronouns
personal pronoun
infinitive
subjects joined by or or nor....
36. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
indirect object
inverted sentences
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
inflected
37. Verb comes before the subject
past tense verb
inverted sentences
verbs
linking verbs
38. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
Independent clauses
plural nouns
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
pocket dictionary
39. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)
linking verbs
articles
who & that clauses introduced by only one
lie
40. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)
run-on sentence
The comma
past-perfect tense
possessive (singular)
41. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
set
Commas
possession
42. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed
verbals
'A number' is...
preposition
abridged dictionary
43. Primarily as subjects of verbs
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
subjective-case pronoun
present-perfect tense
lie
44. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas
compund sentence
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
idioms
45. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
'The number' is ......
reference manuals
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
46. A comma
possessive (plural ends with s)
Set off by commas
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
demonstrative adjectives
47. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
adverbs
fractions - portions & percentages...
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
48. A phrase or clause
complete subject
antecedents
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
interjections
49. Singular
total amount - quantities & measures are...
Add es
desk or college-level dictionary
present-perfect tense
50. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
collective nouns
adverbs
present-perfect tense
infinitive