Enter the name of the term. Nouns enter in their singular, non-possessive form. Verbs enter in their base form.
| Nouns | Verbs |
| Enter all nouns as singular (check irregular nouns) | Enter verbs in their base form |
| Remove all apostrophes from the last word in a term or phrase. If a possessive is not applied to the last word in a term, it is acceptable. | Remove any conjugations (check irregular verbs) |
| Enter the term or phrase in lower case unless it is a proper noun | Enter the term or phrase in lower case |
| nclude a dash for all terms with “non” in them unless specified in the Oxford English Dictionary |