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Business English

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1. Commas are used to separate word that...






2. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...






3. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






4. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)






5. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






6. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions






7. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular






8. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






9. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb






10. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)






11. One






12. A phrase or clause






13. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






14. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?






15. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






16. When one noun possess another






17. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about






18. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)






19. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






20. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action






21. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear






22. Pronouns that end in self






23. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being






24. Plural uses plural verb

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25. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






26. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...






27. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






28. A -an & the






29. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






30. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal






31. Used to show continuous or repeated action






32. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning






33. Falls at the end of the sentence






34. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






35. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion






36. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used






37. Shows physical or mental action






38. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of






39. Surviving from a previous period






40. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






41. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






42. History of word






43. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words






44. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)






45. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






46. MDs - PhDs






47. Used to express a fact






48. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less






49. Indicates present - the past & future






50. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh