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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. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...
Seperated by commas
progressive tenses
dependent clauses
Independent clauses
2. Surviving from a previous period
comparison
archaic label
Which refers to
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
3. One
Comma
Followed by commas
singular noun
compund-complex sentence
4. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)
future-progressive tense
colloquial or informal label
gerund
indirect object
5. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about
thesaurus
direct address
object of preposition
nonstandard & substandard label
6. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)
accent
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
past participle
Commas are used to set off
7. Commas are used to...
Followed by commas
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
sentences beginning with there and here
collective nouns
8. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
objective-case pronoun
rise
reference manuals
complex sentence
9. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular
abbreviations plural w/ s
antecedents each & every
Comma
gerund rule
10. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)
subjunctive mood
double negative
compound words possessive
common nouns
11. Verb comes before the subject
inverted sentences
lay
active voice
dialect label
12. Plural
abridged dictionary
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
pronoun
unabridged dictionary
13. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject
demonstrative adjectives
interjections
independent adjectives
passive voice
14. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
A comma
future-perfect tense
appositives
Commas are used to set off
15. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore
diacritical marks
The comma
compund sentence
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
16. Indicates present - the past & future
Followed by commas
complex sentence
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
conjunctive adverbs
17. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
antecedents each & every
who & whoever is subjective-case form
perfect tenses
18. Warn about the use of certain words
antecedents each & every
passive voice
usage labels
Set off by commas
19. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words
Change to i - add es (supplies)
preposition
proper noun possessive plural
concrete nouns
20. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
collective nouns
copyright date
demonstrative adjectives
adjectives
21. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
total amount - quantities & measures are...
independent adjectives
terminal dependent clause
simple subject
22. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
correlative conjunctions
complex sentence
relative pronouns
The comma
23. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
desk or college-level dictionary
relative pronouns
complement
fractions - portions & percentages...
24. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
Add es
simple sentence
pronoun
25. Primarily as subjects of verbs
A comma
subjective-case pronoun
active voice
Commas
26. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)
active voice
who & that clauses introduced by one of
infinitive
A comma
27. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
Commas
Are followed by a comma
usage labels
action verb
28. Adds additional info to sentence
parenthetical clause
future-progressive tense
pocket dictionary
complete subject
29. When dates contain more than one element....
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
object of preposition
past-progressive tense
Which refers to
30. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
future tense verb
Require no comma
subjects joined by or or nor....
participle
31. Indicate whether a noun is plural or singular & whether it is located nearby or farther away
archaic label
present-prgressive tense
demonstrative adjectives
Change to i - add es (supplies)
32. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
unabridged dictionary
interjections
Add s - (attorneys)
coordinating conjuctions
33. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
linking verbs
passive voice
present-perfect tense
adverbs
34. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
independent adjectives
correlative conjunctions
subjects joined by and.....
proper noun possesive singular
35. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
interjections
conjunctive adverbs
action verb
proper nouns
36. Used to show continuous or repeated action
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
total amount - quantities & measures are...
definite article
progressive tenses
37. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
indicative mood
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
participle
coordinating conjunctions
38. 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
Independent clauses
preposition
forms of adjectives & adverbs
proper noun possesive singular
39. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)
noun
lie
lay
double negative
40. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures
plural nouns
subjects of verbs are not found in
compund-complex sentence
noun
41. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
rise
total amount - quantities & measures are...
reflexive pronouns
definite article
42. Words used in place of nouns
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
pronoun
action verb
proper noun possessive plural
43. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
gerund rule
conjunctive adverbs
past-perfect tense
44. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
that clause
terminal dependent clause
intransitive verb
comma splice
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)
sentence fragment
transitive verb
conjunctive adverbs
verbs
46. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions
Germanys - Januarys
active voice
lay
objective-case pronoun
47. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
abbreviations plural w/ s
Commas
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
Are followed by a comma
48. When one noun possess another
Should be followed by a comma
adverbs
possession
forms of adjectives & adverbs
49. Singular
subjective-case pronoun
sentence fragment
coordinating conjuctions
total amount - quantities & measures are...
50. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
antecedents
set
future-perfect tense
Should be followed by a comma