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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. Indicates present - the past & future
abridged dictionary
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
present tense verb
run-on sentence
2. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
run-on sentence
comma splice
concrete nouns
Commas
3. Can stand alone
interjections
Independent clauses
coordinating conjunctions
complete predicate
4. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
plural nouns
antecedents
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
etymology
5. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...
lie
Seperated by commas
noun
proper nouns
6. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)
progressive tenses
subordinating conjunctions
sentence fragment
gerund rule
7. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant
gerund
who & that clauses introduced by one of
Germanys - Januarys
Change to i - add es (supplies)
8. No longer used
That refers to
obsolete label
Commas
independent adjectives
9. Add ' (Horowitzes')
future tense verb
present tense verb
lay
proper noun possessive plural
10. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)
comparison
contractions
Commas are used to set off
Change to i - add es (supplies)
11. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
active voice
subjective-case pronoun
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
rise
12. Falls at the end of the sentence
singular noun
comparison
terminal dependent clause
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
13. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
verbs
fractions - portions & percentages...
direct object
past participle
14. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
relative pronouns
adverbs
coordinating conjunctions
past-perfect tense
15. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly
diacritical marks
Followed by commas
Comma
passive voice
16. Words expressing strong feelings
interjections
direct object
Followed by commas
parenthetical clause
17. Proper nouns become plural by adding s
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
articles
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
Germanys - Januarys
18. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
that clause
nonstandard & substandard label
who & whoever is subjective-case form
appositives
19. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
Commas
past participle
subjects of verbs are not found in
comma splice
20. When dates contain more than one element....
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
compound words possessive
comparison
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
21. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun
concrete nouns
subjunctive mood
independent adjectives
forms of adjectives & adverbs
22. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
who & that clauses introduced by only one
reference manuals
unabridged dictionary
Commas
23. MDs - PhDs
subjects joined by or or nor....
academic degrees are plural w/ s
infinitive
future-progressive tense
24. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)
complement
double negative
Add es
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
25. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place
academic degrees are plural w/ s
present-prgressive tense
antecedents
action verb
26. Action has been completed
Set off by commas
past tense verb
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
subjects of verbs are not found in
27. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
set
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
personal pronoun
irregular vebs
28. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
reference manuals
present-perfect tense
appositives
direct object
29. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses
That refers to
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
rise
dependent clauses
30. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
idioms
superaltive degree
who and that clauses...
present-perfect tense
31. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.
gerund
indicative mood
abbreviations plural w/ s
intransitive verb
32. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about
object of preposition
contractions
diacritical marks
proper noun possesive singular
33. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')
imperative mood
nonstandard & substandard label
subjunctive mood
possessive (plural ends with s)
34. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
participle
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
object of preposition
reflexive pronouns
35. To rest (sit - sat)
sit
past-perfect tense
linking verbs
possessive (singular)
36. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
reflexive pronouns
Add s - (attorneys)
conjunctive adverbs
The comma
37. Subjects are after the verb
noun
terminal dependent clause
sentences beginning with there and here
Are followed by a comma
38. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas
participle
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
run-on sentence
Add es
39. Words that connect other words or groups of words
present-prgressive tense
dialect label
future-perfect tense
conjunctions
40. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
subjects joined by and.....
Which refers to
complex sentence
41. Two or more
infinitive
preposition
contractions
plural nouns
42. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...
gerund rule
double negative
Should be followed by a comma
essential (restrictive) clause
43. Used to show continuous or repeated action
perfect tenses
progressive tenses
common nouns
personal pronoun
44. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
independent adjectives
A comma
complete predicate
That refers to
45. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected
nonstandard & substandard label
perfect tenses
'The number' is ......
past-perfect tense
46. Plural
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
independent adjectives
dependent clauses
subjects joined by or or nor....
47. When addresses are written in sentence form....
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
abridged dictionary
past participle
intransitive verb
48. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
antecedents
forms of adjectives & adverbs
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
49. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
past-progressive tense
Commas are used to set off
complex sentence
adjectives
50. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear
desk or college-level dictionary
concrete nouns
abbreviations plural w/ s
rise