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business-skills
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english
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Instructions:
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1. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place
comma splice
demonstrative adjectives
compound words possessive
present-prgressive tense
2. Connecting words
present-perfect tense
colloquial or informal label
preposition
usage labels
3. Primarily as subjects of verbs
future tense verb
adverbs
subjective-case pronoun
idioms
4. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
articles
correlative conjunctions
complement
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
5. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
etymology
A comma
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
reference manuals
6. Collection of synonyms and antonyms
articles
obsolete label
adverbs
thesaurus
7. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.
adverbs
gerund
active voice
'The number' is ......
8. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
perfect tenses
complex sentence
9. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
Followed by commas
correlative conjunctions
who & whoever is subjective-case form
relative pronouns
10. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things
who & that clauses introduced by only one
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
gerund
common nouns
11. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
inflected
future tense verb
possessive (singular)
rise
12. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about
independent adjectives
direct address
Add s (duos)
Are followed by a comma
13. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
Which refers to
participle
reflexive pronouns
sentences beginning with there and here
14. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
inverted sentences
Which refers to
pocket dictionary
comparatives
15. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
forms of adjectives & adverbs
Add es
Are followed by a comma
etymology
16. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
future-perfect tense
usage labels
proper noun possesive singular
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
17. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
academic degrees are plural w/ s
copyright date
Are followed by a comma
adjectives
18. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition
whom & whomever is objective-case form
copyright date
rise
Add s (duos)
19. Falls at the end of the sentence
terminal dependent clause
Add es
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
linking verbs
20. Expected to occur later
future tense verb
raise
proper noun possesive singular
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
21. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed
abridged dictionary
definite article
present-perfect tense
subjective-case pronoun
22. No longer used
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
obsolete label
subjects joined by or or nor....
articles
23. Singular
total amount - quantities & measures are...
dependent clauses
intransitive verb
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
24. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal
complement
complete subject
pronoun
colloquial or informal label
25. Short quotation are set off from the rest of a sentence by...
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
conjunctions
A comma
raise
26. Pronouns that end in self
raise
reflexive pronouns
A comma should be used
present participle
27. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses
infinitive
possessive (plural ends with s)
parenthetical adverbs
articles
28. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected
coordinating conjunctions
conjunctive adverbs
imperative mood
perfect tenses
29. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
collective nouns
action verb
verbs
personal pronoun
30. A comma
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
Followed by commas
Require no comma
copyright date
31. Surviving from a previous period
intransitive verb
archaic label
comma splice
preposition
32. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)
inverted sentences
correlative conjunctions
compound words possessive
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
33. To place (set - setting)
possessive (singular)
abstract nouns
forms of adjectives & adverbs
set
34. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?
intransitive verb
compound words possessive
comparative degree
adjectives
35. Often introduced by words such as then or as
comparatives
thesaurus
pocket dictionary
Commas are used to set off
36. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)
preposition
contractions
Add s (duos)
indicative mood
37. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
adverbs
common nouns
interjections
38. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
'A number' is...
sentence fragment
reflexive pronouns
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
39. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
complete subject
Add s - (attorneys)
conjunctions
appositives
40. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
lie
A comma
subjects joined by or or nor....
41. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
lie
present participle
contractions
rise
42. Subjects are after the verb
run-on sentence
verbals
sentences beginning with there and here
abridged dictionary
43. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)
simple subject
adjectives
lay
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
44. Indicate whether a noun is plural or singular & whether it is located nearby or farther away
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
Comma
direct object
demonstrative adjectives
45. 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
objective-case pronoun
lie
The comma
46. Plural
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
articles
sit
compound words possessive
47. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...
Which refers to
Comma
Require no comma
inverted sentences
48. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and
preposition
simple sentence
transitive verb
verbals
49. Used to express command
parenthetical adverbs
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
Add s (duos)
imperative mood
50. Warn about the use of certain words
usage labels
who & that clauses introduced by only one
coordinating conjunctions
infinitive