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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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1. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore
past participle
compund sentence
reflexive pronouns
run-on sentence
2. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations
unabridged dictionary
preposition
Germanys - Januarys
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
3. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words
obsolete label
preposition
set
subordinating conjunctions
4. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
past-perfect tense
demonstrative adjectives
terminal dependent clause
rise
5. Used in certain countries or regions
copyright date
dialect label
nonstandard & substandard label
preposition
6. Indicate whether a noun is plural or singular & whether it is located nearby or farther away
reference manuals
The comma
possessive (singular)
demonstrative adjectives
7. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)
correlative conjunctions
independent adjectives
future-progressive tense
lie
8. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
past participle
adjectives
noun
subjunctive mood
9. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected
perfect tenses
Which refers to
thesaurus
participle
10. Action has been completed
past tense verb
dialect label
Add es
A comma
11. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
parenthetical clause
raise
who & whoever is subjective-case form
Require no comma
12. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name
infinitive
past tense verb
perfect tenses
Set off by commas
13. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
conjunctive adverbs
Add s - (attorneys)
comparative degree
sentence fragment
14. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
complete predicate
dialect label
compound words possessive
desk or college-level dictionary
15. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)
idioms
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
infinitive
coordinating conjunctions
16. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
forms of adjectives & adverbs
abbreviations plural w/ s
complex sentence
set
17. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
lie
abridged dictionary
reference manuals
progressive tenses
18. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
Add s (duos)
That refers to
verbals
possessive (singular)
19. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')
possessive (plural ends with s)
possession
whom & whomever is objective-case form
objective-case pronoun
20. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
pocket dictionary
subordinating conjunctions
irregular vebs
objective-case pronoun
21. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
plural nouns
Commas
raise
direct address
22. History of word
comparatives
etymology
plural compound words & phrases
Add es
23. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
possessive (singular)
who & that clauses introduced by only one
abridged dictionary
24. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)
that clause
indirect object
dependent clauses
gerund rule
25. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
compound words possessive
direct object
past participle
pronoun
26. Express current action
who & that clauses introduced by only one
gerund rule
noun
present tense verb
27. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
appositives
obsolete label
coordinating conjunctions
abbreviations plural w/ s
28. What is used to show the omission of words understood?
A comma
raise
participle
proper nouns
29. Connecting words
gerund
correlative conjunctions
preposition
sit
30. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
rise
academic degrees are plural w/ s
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
comparatives
31. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
inflected
adverbs
who & whoever is subjective-case form
idioms
32. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things
common nouns
Followed by commas
Comma
Should be followed by a comma
33. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
interjections
past-progressive tense
Seperated by commas
34. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb
plural nouns
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
proper noun possessive plural
active voice
35. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)
that clause
object of preposition
Add es
compound words possessive
36. When one noun possess another
subjects joined by or or nor....
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
etymology
possession
37. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
Are followed by a comma
diacritical marks
proper noun possesive singular
reflexive pronouns
38. Word often implied but not actually stated
compund-complex sentence
comparison
indicative mood
Comma
39. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place
essential (restrictive) clause
present-prgressive tense
appositives
Germanys - Januarys
40. Subjects are after the verb
sentences beginning with there and here
verbals
plural nouns
subjective-case pronoun
41. 2000s - All Bs and Cs
set
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
objective-case pronoun
subjects of verbs are not found in
42. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
inflected
Add s - (attorneys)
past tense verb
proper noun possessive plural
43. Falls at the end of the sentence
nonstandard & substandard label
present-perfect tense
indicative mood
terminal dependent clause
44. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)
active voice
intransitive verb
that clause
singular noun
45. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
concrete nouns
personal pronoun
subordinating conjunctions
archaic label
46. Shows physical or mental action
action verb
possessive (singular)
subordinating conjunctions
plural compound words & phrases
47. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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48. Commas are used to...
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
run-on sentence
Add s (duos)
adverbs
49. Warn about the use of certain words
superaltive degree
usage labels
comma splice
Commas
50. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
relative pronouns
preposition
conjunctive adverbs
interjections