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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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1. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
participle
who & that clauses introduced by one of
coordinating conjunctions
passive voice
2. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
colloquial or informal label
object of preposition
independent adjectives
antecedents
3. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
future-perfect tense
Are followed by a comma
comparative degree
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
4. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal
colloquial or informal label
present participle
reflexive pronouns
infinitive
5. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
relative pronouns
subordinating conjunctions
Followed by commas
6. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis
objective-case pronoun
preposition
usage labels
accent
7. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
Add s - (attorneys)
academic degrees are plural w/ s
appositives
imperative mood
8. Used to express command
preposition
perfect tenses
contractions
imperative mood
9. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
etymology
plural nouns
run-on sentence
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
10. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses
who & whoever is subjective-case form
parenthetical clause
who & that clauses introduced by only one
parenthetical adverbs
11. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
abbreviations plural w/ s
past-progressive tense
Should be followed by a comma
correlative conjunctions
12. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
Commas
abstract nouns
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
reference manuals
13. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
definite article
verbals
Add es
preposition
14. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
parenthetical clause
subjunctive mood
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
who & that clauses introduced by only one
15. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing
Seperated by commas
transitive verb
compound words possessive
conjunctive adverbs
16. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly
diacritical marks
participle
antecedents each & every
sentence fragment
17. 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
forms of adjectives & adverbs
imperative mood
pocket dictionary
plural nouns
18. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.
gerund
simple sentence
compund-complex sentence
definite article
19. When one noun possess another
possession
antecedents each & every
coordinating conjunctions
Add s (duos)
20. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
Which refers to
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
verbals
archaic label
21. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
simple sentence
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
direct object
possessive (plural ends with s)
22. To place (set - setting)
set
interjections
singular noun
direct address
23. Describes past actions that took place before other past action
past-perfect tense
rise
abridged dictionary
complement
24. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)
preposition
'A number' is...
raise
sit
25. MDs - PhDs
double negative
compund sentence
concrete nouns
academic degrees are plural w/ s
26. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses
That refers to
rise
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
diacritical marks
27. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize
'The number' is ......
preposition
abstract nouns
present tense verb
28. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
A comma
Are followed by a comma
possessive (singular)
antecedents each & every
29. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
Germanys - Januarys
future-progressive tense
verbals
participle
30. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
usage labels
desk or college-level dictionary
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
infinitive
31. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)
etymology
irregular vebs
subjunctive mood
subjects joined by or or nor....
32. Action has been completed
forms of adjectives & adverbs
past tense verb
objective-case pronoun
adjectives
33. Pronouns that end in self
complex sentence
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
reflexive pronouns
future-perfect tense
34. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
past participle
total amount - quantities & measures are...
proper noun possessive plural
who & whoever is subjective-case form
35. When dates contain more than one element....
correlative conjunctions
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
plural nouns
Comma
36. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)
subjective-case pronoun
rise
proper nouns
Commas are used to set off
37. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
fractions - portions & percentages...
essential (restrictive) clause
subjunctive mood
colloquial or informal label
38. Used in certain countries or regions
Germanys - Januarys
usage labels
dialect label
appositives
39. Not conformed to use among educated speakers
preposition
nonstandard & substandard label
compund sentence
Should be followed by a comma
40. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
comma splice
nonstandard & substandard label
A comma should be used
common nouns
41. Known as relative pronoun clauses
who and that clauses...
articles
subjects joined by and.....
run-on sentence
42. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)
Set off by commas
appositives
that clause
subjects joined by and.....
43. Short quotation are set off from the rest of a sentence by...
sentence fragment
A comma
action verb
terminal dependent clause
44. Proper nouns become plural by adding s
Germanys - Januarys
unabridged dictionary
comma splice
subjective-case pronoun
45. Is singular
who & that clauses introduced by only one
whom & whomever is objective-case form
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
unabridged dictionary
46. Expected to occur later
parenthetical adverbs
sentence fragment
future tense verb
archaic label
47. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....
A comma should be used
Comma
who & whoever is subjective-case form
direct object
48. Word combinations that are unique to that language
Change to i - add es (supplies)
run-on sentence
idioms
conjunctions
49. Join equal parts of sentences
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
dependent clauses
coordinating conjuctions
who & that clauses introduced by only one
50. Singular
action verb
future-progressive tense
coordinating conjunctions
total amount - quantities & measures are...