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1. Add ' (Horowitzes')






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






3. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






4. Prepositional phrases






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






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






7. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






8. Collection of synonyms and antonyms






9. The most used & misused punctuation mark






10. Express current action






11. Singular






12. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






13. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions






14. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)






15. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)






16. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about






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






18. Word often implied but not actually stated






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






20. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)






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






22. Expected to occur later






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






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






25. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






26. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






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






28. Words expressing strong feelings






29. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






30. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






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






32. Verb comes before the subject






33. Pronouns that end in self






34. MDs - PhDs






35. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses






36. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....






37. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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38. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)






39. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






40. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent






41. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






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






43. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






44. Used to express command






45. Primarily as subjects of verbs






46. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






47. Subjects are after the verb






48. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear






49. Action has been completed






50. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant