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






2. To rest (sit - sat)






3. Is singular






4. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')






5. Action has been completed






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






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






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






9. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis






10. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






11. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






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






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






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






15. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)






16. Used to express a fact






17. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






18. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)






19. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






20. Plural






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






22. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least






23. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






24. Singular uses singular verb

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25. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






26. Who - whom - whose - which & that






27. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






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






29. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






30. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






31. Describes past actions that took place before other past action






32. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






34. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






35. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






36. Express current action






37. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present






38. Words used in place of nouns






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






40. The most used & misused punctuation mark






41. Primarily as subjects of verbs






42. Subjects are after the verb






43. Can stand alone






44. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






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






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






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






48. To place (set - setting)






49. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...






50. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things







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