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1. Adds additional info to sentence






2. Words expressing strong feelings






3. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






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






5. Shows physical or mental action






6. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






7. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to






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






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






10. Singular uses singular verb

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11. Expected to occur later






12. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.






13. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






14. The most used & misused punctuation mark






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






16. Verb comes before the subject






17. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






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






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






20. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






21. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






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






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






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






25. MDs - PhDs






26. Word combinations that are unique to that language






27. A phrase or clause






28. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)






29. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...






30. Primarily as subjects of verbs






31. Who - whom - whose - which & that






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






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






34. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






35. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning






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






37. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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38. Two or more






39. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






41. Used to express command






42. Is singular






43. To rest (sit - sat)






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






45. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






46. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






47. History of word






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






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






50. Subjects are after the verb







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