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Subjects
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business-skills
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
objective-case pronoun
Require no comma
rise
adjectives
2. Used to express a fact
concrete nouns
indicative mood
direct address
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
3. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
total amount - quantities & measures are...
academic degrees are plural w/ s
Add es
past participle
4. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
collective nouns
comparative degree
future-progressive tense
parenthetical clause
5. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)
personal pronoun
antecedents
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
contractions
6. To rest (sit - sat)
diacritical marks
superaltive degree
sit
subjective-case pronoun
7. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')
complete subject
Germanys - Januarys
subjects joined by or or nor....
possessive (plural ends with s)
8. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
idioms
irregular vebs
complement
complete subject
9. Used to express command
superaltive degree
infinitive
imperative mood
inflected
10. Verb comes before the subject
complete subject
inverted sentences
collective nouns
parenthetical clause
11. A comma
participle
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
past-progressive tense
12. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
abstract nouns
superaltive degree
complete subject
13. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
compund-complex sentence
fractions - portions & percentages...
intransitive verb
passive voice
14. 1. positive degree-used in merely describing or in limiting anouth word. 2. comparative degree-used to compare two persons or things. 3. superlative degree- used in the comparison of 3 or more persons or things
'A number' is...
infinitive
comparative degree
forms of adjectives & adverbs
15. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
antecedents
sentence fragment
demonstrative adjectives
preposition
16. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected
past-progressive tense
perfect tenses
abstract nouns
etymology
17. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)
conjunctions
proper noun possessive plural
future-progressive tense
who & whoever is subjective-case form
18. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
interjections
desk or college-level dictionary
comma splice
19. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)
academic degrees are plural w/ s
subjunctive mood
present participle
comparative degree
20. Subjects are after the verb
copyright date
terminal dependent clause
sentences beginning with there and here
run-on sentence
21. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
indirect object
sentence fragment
objective-case pronoun
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
22. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)
lay
set
indirect object
past participle
23. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing
simple subject
Seperated by commas
inflected
simple predicate
24. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
Independent clauses
antecedents each & every
Seperated by commas
past-progressive tense
25. Singular uses singular verb
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26. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about
subjects joined by and.....
Comma
parenthetical adverbs
direct address
27. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present
independent adjectives
present-perfect tense
subordinating conjunctions
correlative conjunctions
28. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)
raise
gerund
academic degrees are plural w/ s
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
29. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
A comma
pocket dictionary
reference manuals
possessive (plural ends with s)
30. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and
plural nouns
etymology
simple sentence
'The number' is ......
31. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
future-perfect tense
contractions
collective nouns
comparative degree
32. Add 's (Horowitz's)
pronoun
abbreviations plural w/ s
Germanys - Januarys
proper noun possesive singular
33. Two or more
plural nouns
sentences beginning with there and here
direct object
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
34. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
comma splice
Add s
sentence fragment
subjunctive mood
35. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
accent
simple subject
complex sentence
unabridged dictionary
36. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
indirect object
past participle
sentences beginning with there and here
personal pronoun
37. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
adverbs
participle
abridged dictionary
38. What is used to show the omission of words understood?
subjects joined by and.....
dependent clauses
A comma
present-prgressive tense
39. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
The comma
irregular vebs
unabridged dictionary
40. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
conjunctions
Seperated by commas
abstract nouns
41. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
possession
idioms
raise
42. Primarily as subjects of verbs
reference manuals
antecedents
subjective-case pronoun
verbals
43. Words expressing strong feelings
intransitive verb
interjections
noun
proper nouns
44. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
present tense verb
essential (restrictive) clause
run-on sentence
abstract nouns
45. Often introduced by words such as then or as
comparatives
future tense verb
raise
total amount - quantities & measures are...
46. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)
Which refers to
'A number' is...
infinitive
Change to i - add es (supplies)
47. Musical terms ending in o
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
Add s
complete predicate
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
48. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....
compound words possessive
A comma should be used
copyright date
correlative conjunctions
49. Indicates present - the past & future
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
abridged dictionary
conjunctive adverbs
pocket dictionary
50. When addresses are written in sentence form....
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
direct address
Require no comma