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Business English
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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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1. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures
noun
fractions - portions & percentages...
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
compound words possessive
2. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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3. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed
preposition
abridged dictionary
past tense verb
'The number' is ......
4. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
raise
subjects of verbs are not found in
dependent clauses
complement
5. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...
usage labels
Set off by commas
inflected
Comma
6. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words
preposition
whom & whomever is objective-case form
coordinating conjuctions
total amount - quantities & measures are...
7. Plural uses plural verb
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8. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
simple subject
irregular vebs
reference manuals
set
9. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
proper noun possessive plural
intransitive verb
dependent clauses
plural nouns
10. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
run-on sentence
collective nouns
simple predicate
Add s - (attorneys)
11. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
terminal dependent clause
pocket dictionary
reflexive pronouns
12. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas
lay
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
Add s - (attorneys)
proper noun possesive singular
13. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
Add s (duos)
simple sentence
subjects joined by and.....
Are followed by a comma
14. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition
conjunctive adverbs
comparative degree
intransitive verb
whom & whomever is objective-case form
15. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
adverbs
objective-case pronoun
proper noun possessive plural
archaic label
16. Prepositional phrases
subjects joined by or or nor....
compund-complex sentence
subjects of verbs are not found in
gerund
17. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
gerund
desk or college-level dictionary
Commas are used to set off
verbs
18. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being
rise
verbs
subjects joined by and.....
'The number' is ......
19. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal
superaltive degree
proper nouns
colloquial or informal label
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
20. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...
subjective-case pronoun
past-perfect tense
terminal dependent clause
Followed by commas
21. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
subjunctive mood
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
coordinating conjunctions
thesaurus
22. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
conjunctive adverbs
appositives
compund sentence
abstract nouns
23. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
past-progressive tense
articles
future tense verb
direct address
24. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?
adjectives
double negative
obsolete label
archaic label
25. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)
imperative mood
possessive (singular)
subjects of verbs are not found in
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
26. Indicates present - the past & future
total amount - quantities & measures are...
active voice
dialect label
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
27. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause
compund-complex sentence
participle
A comma
abbreviations plural w/ s
28. 2 nouns express separate ownership
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29. Two or more
Add s (duos)
plural nouns
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
relative pronouns
30. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
direct object
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
rise
31. Falls at the end of the sentence
conjunctive adverbs
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
parenthetical adverbs
terminal dependent clause
32. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them
inverted sentences
gerund
future tense verb
linking verbs
33. Join equal parts of sentences
coordinating conjuctions
future-progressive tense
abridged dictionary
irregular vebs
34. Often introduced by words such as then or as
infinitive
run-on sentence
comparatives
articles
35. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
participle
forms of adjectives & adverbs
A comma
Are followed by a comma
36. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing
run-on sentence
parenthetical adverbs
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
simple predicate
37. Words used in place of nouns
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
sentence fragment
pronoun
Seperated by commas
38. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
A comma
singular noun
participle
comparison
39. Used to express command
comma splice
imperative mood
diacritical marks
correlative conjunctions
40. Musical terms ending in o
abridged dictionary
Add s
who & that clauses introduced by one of
fractions - portions & percentages...
41. 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
future-progressive tense
forms of adjectives & adverbs
possessive (singular)
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
42. When dates contain more than one element....
possessive (plural ends with s)
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
abstract nouns
subjunctive mood
43. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
simple sentence
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
sentence fragment
subjects of verbs are not found in
44. Commas are used to...
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
future-progressive tense
active voice
comparative degree
45. Word or groups of words that explain or rename previously mentioned nouns or pronouns
appositives
compund-complex sentence
double negative
direct address
46. Expected to occur later
raise
etymology
plural compound words & phrases
future tense verb
47. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.
diacritical marks
Set off by commas
abbreviations plural w/ s
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
48. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
that clause
parenthetical clause
collective nouns
present-prgressive tense
49. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs
compound words possessive
compund-complex sentence
abstract nouns
definite article
50. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
abridged dictionary
imperative mood
independent adjectives
subordinating conjunctions