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business-skills
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english
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
idioms
verbs
who and that clauses...
independent adjectives
2. To place (set - setting)
Seperated by commas
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
adjectives
set
3. A -an & the
thesaurus
direct address
complex sentence
articles
4. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
run-on sentence
who & whoever is subjective-case form
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
verbs
5. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being
verbs
abbreviations plural w/ s
independent adjectives
action verb
6. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
Commas are used to set off
sentence fragment
who & whoever is subjective-case form
total amount - quantities & measures are...
7. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
adverbs
preposition
personal pronoun
gerund
8. Plural uses plural verb
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9. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
dependent clauses
whom & whomever is objective-case form
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
10. Proper nouns become plural by adding s
who & that clauses introduced by only one
Germanys - Januarys
etymology
present-perfect tense
11. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
adjectives
subjects joined by and.....
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
12. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
Which refers to
fractions - portions & percentages...
desk or college-level dictionary
sentences beginning with there and here
13. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.
conjunctive adverbs
irregular vebs
adjectives
gerund
14. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
Add s - (attorneys)
complex sentence
subordinating conjunctions
antecedents
15. When dates contain more than one element....
present-prgressive tense
dialect label
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
total amount - quantities & measures are...
16. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
comparison
personal pronoun
comparatives
17. Add 's (Horowitz's)
proper noun possesive singular
archaic label
future tense verb
reflexive pronouns
18. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
lie
possession
progressive tenses
19. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
Commas
transitive verb
coordinating conjuctions
intransitive verb
20. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
independent adjectives
proper nouns
collective nouns
dependent clauses
21. The most used & misused punctuation mark
The comma
essential (restrictive) clause
coordinating conjunctions
independent adjectives
22. Word combinations that are unique to that language
coordinating conjunctions
colloquial or informal label
Germanys - Januarys
idioms
23. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly
correlative conjunctions
preposition
possession
diacritical marks
24. Prepositional phrases
thesaurus
essential (restrictive) clause
indicative mood
subjects of verbs are not found in
25. Connecting words
preposition
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
Seperated by commas
total amount - quantities & measures are...
26. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about
object of preposition
gerund rule
present-prgressive tense
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
27. Shows physical or mental action
linking verbs
action verb
accent
proper noun possessive plural
28. Used to express a fact
terminal dependent clause
indicative mood
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
pocket dictionary
29. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
set
comparative degree
infinitive
30. 2000s - All Bs and Cs
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
appositives
present participle
Add s - (attorneys)
31. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
singular noun
passive voice
antecedents
obsolete label
32. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it
infinitive
present participle
Add s (duos)
whom & whomever is objective-case form
33. Verb comes before the subject
proper nouns
sit
comparatives
inverted sentences
34. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action
copyright date
intransitive verb
A comma
sentences beginning with there and here
35. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
complex sentence
fractions - portions & percentages...
desk or college-level dictionary
idioms
36. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun
preposition
independent adjectives
conjunctive adverbs
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
37. Used in certain countries or regions
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
possessive (singular)
demonstrative adjectives
dialect label
38. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
compound words possessive
proper noun possessive plural
verbs
direct object
39. Word often implied but not actually stated
dialect label
subjects joined by and.....
definite article
comparison
40. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures
interjections
noun
fractions - portions & percentages...
Which refers to
41. A comma
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
singular noun
coordinating conjuctions
personal pronoun
42. Falls at the end of the sentence
terminal dependent clause
common nouns
parenthetical adverbs
subjunctive mood
43. Is singular
obsolete label
who & that clauses introduced by only one
relative pronouns
sentence fragment
44. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)
double negative
future-progressive tense
who & whoever is subjective-case form
direct address
45. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
objective-case pronoun
whom & whomever is objective-case form
Require no comma
subjective-case pronoun
46. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
gerund rule
adjectives
superaltive degree
relative pronouns
47. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
abstract nouns
coordinating conjunctions
A comma should be used
transitive verb
48. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name
simple predicate
Set off by commas
colloquial or informal label
object of preposition
49. Action has been completed
whom & whomever is objective-case form
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
past tense verb
dependent clauses
50. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
A comma should be used
correlative conjunctions
verbals
coordinating conjuctions