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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. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
parenthetical adverbs
Commas
run-on sentence
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
2. Singular
subjective-case pronoun
coordinating conjuctions
total amount - quantities & measures are...
academic degrees are plural w/ s
3. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
Add s - (attorneys)
complete predicate
independent adjectives
4. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
independent adjectives
pocket dictionary
direct address
academic degrees are plural w/ s
5. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)
subjunctive mood
infinitive
'The number' is ......
future-progressive tense
6. Words that connect other words or groups of words
conjunctions
raise
Which refers to
present-prgressive tense
7. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)
past-perfect tense
The comma
indicative mood
plural compound words & phrases
8. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
noun
superaltive degree
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
articles
9. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being
verbals
verbs
simple sentence
proper noun possessive plural
10. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
complex sentence
reference manuals
diacritical marks
usage labels
11. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
action verb
past-progressive tense
complement
direct object
12. Add ' (Horowitzes')
proper noun possessive plural
essential (restrictive) clause
inverted sentences
Add s
13. Not conformed to use among educated speakers
inflected
articles
concrete nouns
nonstandard & substandard label
14. 2 nouns express separate ownership
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15. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)
complete subject
A comma
dependent clauses
gerund rule
16. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
noun
accent
inflected
17. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
comparatives
perfect tenses
gerund
fractions - portions & percentages...
18. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs
definite article
preposition
who & that clauses introduced by one of
past-progressive tense
19. Collection of synonyms and antonyms
imperative mood
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
thesaurus
Which refers to
20. Primarily as subjects of verbs
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
idioms
pronoun
subjective-case pronoun
21. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject
Add s
passive voice
sentences beginning with there and here
Add s - (attorneys)
22. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)
possessive (singular)
'A number' is...
Followed by commas
comparison
23. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
complete predicate
complement
pronoun
comparison
24. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)
fractions - portions & percentages...
present tense verb
double negative
dependent clauses
25. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)
infinitive
parenthetical adverbs
inverted sentences
subjects joined by and.....
26. Proper nouns become plural by adding s
Germanys - Januarys
compound words possessive
past-perfect tense
who & that clauses introduced by one of
27. When one noun possess another
possession
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
independent adjectives
accent
28. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed
reflexive pronouns
compound words possessive
abridged dictionary
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
29. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
Add es
past tense verb
appositives
Seperated by commas
30. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations
subjects joined by and.....
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
gerund
unabridged dictionary
31. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it
Add s (duos)
Commas
infinitive
subjects joined by or or nor....
32. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
Require no comma
complete predicate
preposition
contractions
33. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')
possessive (plural ends with s)
reflexive pronouns
nonstandard & substandard label
sit
34. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing
collective nouns
transitive verb
personal pronoun
Comma
35. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...
interjections
Comma
academic degrees are plural w/ s
simple subject
36. Used to express command
subjects joined by and.....
whom & whomever is objective-case form
complete subject
imperative mood
37. Adds additional info to sentence
dependent clauses
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
sentence fragment
parenthetical clause
38. When addresses are written in sentence form....
parenthetical clause
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
abridged dictionary
That refers to
39. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses
subjects joined by or or nor....
diacritical marks
pocket dictionary
That refers to
40. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
dialect label
coordinating conjunctions
idioms
antecedents
41. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
possessive (singular)
collective nouns
imperative mood
dialect label
42. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
subjects joined by and.....
complex sentence
comparison
future-perfect tense
43. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing
pronoun
noun
simple predicate
possessive (plural ends with s)
44. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)
singular noun
Germanys - Januarys
irregular vebs
preposition
45. Plural
future tense verb
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
interjections
fractions - portions & percentages...
46. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
compund-complex sentence
singular noun
plural compound words & phrases
verbals
47. A -an & the
indirect object
conjunctive adverbs
conjunctions
articles
48. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
preposition
The comma
direct address
independent adjectives
49. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)
present participle
that clause
Add s (duos)
coordinating conjuctions
50. If it is five yrs or older - consider repacing it
terminal dependent clause
'The number' is ......
subordinating conjunctions
copyright date