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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. Add ' (Horowitzes')
complete subject
proper noun possessive plural
subjects joined by or or nor....
Commas
2. MDs - PhDs
academic degrees are plural w/ s
appositives
Add es
essential (restrictive) clause
3. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
A comma
desk or college-level dictionary
subjects joined by and.....
passive voice
4. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject
irregular vebs
past participle
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
passive voice
5. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
A comma
'The number' is ......
pocket dictionary
abbreviations plural w/ s
6. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
appositives
A comma
subjunctive mood
fractions - portions & percentages...
7. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
run-on sentence
past participle
who & that clauses introduced by one of
double negative
8. Express current action
pocket dictionary
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
present tense verb
past tense verb
9. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)
inflected
compound words possessive
infinitive
possessive (plural ends with s)
10. A phrase or clause
accent
Add es
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
conjunctions
11. Prepositional phrases
verbs
lay
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
subjects of verbs are not found in
12. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb
active voice
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
independent adjectives
action verb
13. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
future-progressive tense
abstract nouns
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
14. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis
compund sentence
accent
A comma should be used
common nouns
15. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
appositives
possessive (singular)
verbals
Followed by commas
16. Who - whom - whose - which & that
who & whoever is subjective-case form
relative pronouns
past-progressive tense
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
17. A comma
sentences beginning with there and here
appositives
lay
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
18. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
parenthetical adverbs
Require no comma
dependent clauses
Which refers to
19. Shows physical or mental action
action verb
subordinating conjunctions
set
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
20. Warn about the use of certain words
conjunctive adverbs
parenthetical clause
usage labels
proper noun possesive singular
21. Used to show continuous or repeated action
independent adjectives
complete predicate
present-perfect tense
progressive tenses
22. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
proper noun possesive singular
compund sentence
Are followed by a comma
Commas
23. Pronouns that end in self
comma splice
complex sentence
object of preposition
reflexive pronouns
24. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
diacritical marks
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
adverbs
25. Connecting words
nonstandard & substandard label
comparative degree
preposition
Are followed by a comma
26. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
compound words possessive
That refers to
superaltive degree
who & that clauses introduced by one of
27. Commas are used to separate word that...
lie
possession
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
nonstandard & substandard label
28. Word often implied but not actually stated
Followed by commas
definite article
A comma should be used
comparison
29. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
inflected
collective nouns
past tense verb
thesaurus
30. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
possessive (plural ends with s)
simple sentence
who & that clauses introduced by one of
31. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
proper nouns
future-perfect tense
parenthetical clause
reference manuals
32. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly
diacritical marks
Add s
Germanys - Januarys
Add s (duos)
33. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.
past tense verb
Add s (duos)
singular noun
gerund
34. Singular uses singular verb
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35. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words
gerund
preposition
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
sentences beginning with there and here
36. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements
coordinating conjuctions
complete predicate
articles
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
37. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?
adjectives
academic degrees are plural w/ s
passive voice
indirect object
38. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)
obsolete label
whom & whomever is objective-case form
preposition
infinitive
39. Commas are used to...
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
comparative degree
independent adjectives
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
40. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
subjunctive mood
Comma
coordinating conjunctions
independent adjectives
41. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
parenthetical adverbs
essential (restrictive) clause
preposition
lay
42. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about
simple subject
passive voice
archaic label
A comma should be used
43. Verb should agree with the closer subject
infinitive
subjects joined by or or nor....
archaic label
action verb
44. Short quotation are set off from the rest of a sentence by...
Add s - (attorneys)
Add s (duos)
A comma
antecedents each & every
45. Used in certain countries or regions
direct object
dialect label
subjects joined by or or nor....
plural nouns
46. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames
irregular vebs
compund sentence
possessive (singular)
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
47. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
Change to i - add es (supplies)
infinitive
fractions - portions & percentages...
plural nouns
48. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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49. Describes past actions that took place before other past action
set
coordinating conjunctions
complex sentence
past-perfect tense
50. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less
complex sentence
singular noun
compund sentence
comparative degree