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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. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames
present-prgressive tense
parenthetical adverbs
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
comparatives
2. Falls at the end of the sentence
Are followed by a comma
desk or college-level dictionary
terminal dependent clause
set
3. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)
Germanys - Januarys
present-prgressive tense
contractions
irregular vebs
4. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them
linking verbs
objective-case pronoun
subjects of verbs are not found in
present participle
5. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)
passive voice
personal pronoun
gerund rule
possessive (plural ends with s)
6. Word combinations that are unique to that language
plural compound words & phrases
compund-complex sentence
Germanys - Januarys
idioms
7. Not conformed to use among educated speakers
proper noun possessive plural
personal pronoun
nonstandard & substandard label
lie
8. One
singular noun
desk or college-level dictionary
total amount - quantities & measures are...
past-perfect tense
9. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)
interjections
indirect object
adjectives
Commas are used to set off
10. Add 's (Horowitz's)
proper noun possesive singular
desk or college-level dictionary
subordinating conjunctions
action verb
11. Word often implied but not actually stated
future tense verb
comparison
sentence fragment
A comma
12. Used to express a fact
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
future-perfect tense
indicative mood
coordinating conjunctions
13. Can stand alone
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
future-perfect tense
'A number' is...
Independent clauses
14. Verb should agree with the closer subject
subjects joined by or or nor....
pocket dictionary
superaltive degree
singular noun
15. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
sentence fragment
interjections
comparatives
progressive tenses
16. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
conjunctive adverbs
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
conjunctions
17. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
that clause
abbreviations plural w/ s
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
Add s - (attorneys)
18. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant
diacritical marks
that clause
Change to i - add es (supplies)
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
19. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)
relative pronouns
A comma
possessive (singular)
correlative conjunctions
20. Word or groups of words that explain or rename previously mentioned nouns or pronouns
A comma
Comma
appositives
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
21. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....
simple subject
diacritical marks
archaic label
A comma should be used
22. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
Require no comma
preposition
fractions - portions & percentages...
who & that clauses introduced by one of
23. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
accent
inflected
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
personal pronoun
24. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)
participle
abridged dictionary
lie
adjectives
25. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')
Seperated by commas
possession
possessive (plural ends with s)
fractions - portions & percentages...
26. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
past-progressive tense
rise
Require no comma
subjective-case pronoun
27. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)
active voice
proper noun possesive singular
antecedents each & every
that clause
28. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun
independent adjectives
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
subordinating conjunctions
intransitive verb
29. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected
perfect tenses
infinitive
transitive verb
independent adjectives
30. A comma
preposition
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
Set off by commas
etymology
31. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
proper noun possessive plural
direct object
usage labels
simple sentence
32. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...
possessive (singular)
Comma
indirect object
articles
33. 2 nouns express separate ownership
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34. When one noun possess another
possession
unabridged dictionary
parenthetical clause
object of preposition
35. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
The comma
antecedents each & every
archaic label
36. To place (set - setting)
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
set
usage labels
abstract nouns
37. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
intransitive verb
subjects joined by or or nor....
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
complement
38. Join equal parts of sentences
Commas are used to set off
coordinating conjuctions
definite article
interjections
39. Commas are used to...
linking verbs
infinitive
concrete nouns
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
40. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
plural nouns
intransitive verb
possession
Are followed by a comma
41. Primarily as subjects of verbs
subjective-case pronoun
Should be followed by a comma
subordinating conjunctions
total amount - quantities & measures are...
42. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action
set
linking verbs
noun
intransitive verb
43. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it
contractions
Add s (duos)
complex sentence
independent adjectives
44. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear
concrete nouns
dependent clauses
etymology
dialect label
45. Two or more
reflexive pronouns
plural nouns
intransitive verb
A comma
46. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
collective nouns
infinitive
terminal dependent clause
proper noun possesive singular
47. Words expressing strong feelings
Change to i - add es (supplies)
obsolete label
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
interjections
48. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements
A comma
antecedents each & every
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
complete predicate
49. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
'The number' is ......
independent adjectives
lie
Should be followed by a comma
50. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
run-on sentence
abridged dictionary
compund sentence
primary tense (simple tense) verbs