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1. In the present tense - a verb phrase consisting of TO followed by the base form of the verb (TO WRITE). A split infinitive occurs when one or more words separate TO and the verb [TO BOLDLY GO]

2. A sentence that begins with the main idea and then attaches modifiers - qualifiers - and additional details.

3. A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. [Pearson publishes BOOKS.]

4. A feature of nouns - pronouns - and a few verbs referring to singular or plural.

5. A word or expression appropriate to informal conversation but not usually suitable for academic or business writing. [They wanted to GET EVEN.]

6. A word - phrase - or clause that acts as an adjective in qualifying the meaning of a noun or pronoun. [YOUR country]

7. A word or phrase (especially a noun or adjective that completes the predicate. [Martha is my NEIGHBOUR.]

8. A verb that does not take a direct object. [His nerve FAILED.]

9. A sentence that expresses the main idea at the end.

10. A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence. [RACCOONS STEAL FOOD.]

11. A word or group of words that aids coherence in writing by showing the connections between ideas.

12. A word that names a person - place - or thing.

13. Correlative conjunctions [BOTH - AND; EITHER - OR; NEITHER - NOR] join the same kinds of elements (as conjunctions)

14. A phrase or clause that limits the essential meaning of the sentence element it modifies or identifies. [Professional athletes WHO PERFORM EXCEPTIONALLY should earn stratospheric salaries.]

15. The case of nouns and pronouns that indicates ownership or possession.

16. The noun to which a pronoun refers. A pronoun and its antecedent must agree in person - number - and gender. [Michael and HIS teammates moved off campus]

17. A word that modifies or otherwise qualifies a verb - an adjective - or another adverb. [Gestures GRACEFULLY]

18. Any of the verbs that combine with the main verb to express necessity [MUST] - obligation [SHOULD] - permission [MAY] - probability [MIGHT] - possibility [COULD] - ability [CAN] - or tentativeness [WOULD].

19. A phrase that functions as an adverb. [Landon laughs WITH ABANDON]

20. A pronoun that connects a dependent clause to a main clause in a sentence: WHO - WHOM - WHOSE - WHICH - etc...

21. A noun or pronoun that indicates to whom or for whom - to what or for what the action of a transitive verb is performed. [I asked HER a question.]

22. The noun or pronoun that indicates what a sentence is about - and which the principal verb of a sentence elaborates.

23. A present or past participle with accompanying modifiers - objects or complements.

24. The verb and its related words in a clause or sentence. The predicate expresses what the subject does - experiences - or is. [Birds FLY.]

25. The name of a particular person - place or thing.

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