English Grammar and Punctuation

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Across
  1. 2. used to make words possessive and to make contractions
  2. 4. sentence type that contains one independent clause
  3. 7. sentence type that contains two or more independent clauses
  4. 9. sentence type that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
  5. 17. joins words, phrases, and clauses
  6. 18. modifies nouns and pronouns
  7. 19. a clause that can usually stand alone
  8. 20. a noun or pronoun that comes before a direct object; never in a prepositional phrase
  9. 21. punctuation indicating a question
  10. 22. pronoun that starts dependent clauses
  11. 26. used at the end of a sentence
  12. 28. verbs that help an action verb or linking verb
  13. 32. a verb that does not take a direct object
  14. 33. noun or pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun
  15. 34. takes the place of a noun
  16. 35. an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject
  17. 36. shows action or helps to make a statement
Down
  1. 1. verb acting like a noun
  2. 3. a noun or pronoun that following a linking verb and renames the subject
  3. 5. punctuation indicating an exclamation
  4. 6. sentence type that has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
  5. 8. shows relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence
  6. 10. a noun or pronoun that follows an action verb; never in a prepositional phrase
  7. 11. part of a sentence about which something is being said; must be a noun pronoun, gerund, or infinitive
  8. 12. person, place, thing, or idea
  9. 13. indicates a pause between parts of a sentence and to separate items in a list
  10. 14. starts with a relative pronoun or a subordinating conjunction
  11. 15. joins two clause without a coordinating conjunction and can be used in series with a comma for clarity
  12. 16. verb acting like adjectives
  13. 23. used when punctuating the titles of short things and dialogue
  14. 24. a verb that takes a direct object
  15. 25. pronouns that don't refer to a definite person or thing
  16. 27. modifies adjectives, verbs, and adverbs
  17. 29. to + a verb
  18. 30. verbs that link two words together
  19. 31. verbs not behaving like a verb