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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. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular
antecedents each & every
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
double negative
Followed by commas
2. When addresses are written in sentence form....
pocket dictionary
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
3. Singular
Add s - (attorneys)
total amount - quantities & measures are...
concrete nouns
unabridged dictionary
4. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
collective nouns
desk or college-level dictionary
subjective-case pronoun
lie
5. Add ' (Horowitzes')
compund-complex sentence
gerund
proper noun possessive plural
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
6. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
participle
past participle
pocket dictionary
Followed by commas
7. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?
adjectives
academic degrees are plural w/ s
dialect label
transitive verb
8. When dates contain more than one element....
direct address
plural nouns
noun
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
9. To place (set - setting)
simple subject
past-perfect tense
noun
set
10. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about
compund-complex sentence
present-perfect tense
object of preposition
verbals
11. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being
verbs
Commas
future tense verb
terminal dependent clause
12. Proper nouns become plural by adding s
Germanys - Januarys
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
Seperated by commas
preposition
13. History of word
unabridged dictionary
simple sentence
indicative mood
etymology
14. Word often implied but not actually stated
terminal dependent clause
imperative mood
comparison
Followed by commas
15. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)
accent
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
adverbs
complete subject
16. Used to express command
subjunctive mood
imperative mood
subjects of verbs are not found in
obsolete label
17. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
adverbs
future-progressive tense
antecedents each & every
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
18. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place
present-prgressive tense
fractions - portions & percentages...
abbreviations plural w/ s
infinitive
19. Warn about the use of certain words
colloquial or informal label
'The number' is ......
usage labels
simple subject
20. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
demonstrative adjectives
antecedents
gerund rule
sentences beginning with there and here
21. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
Require no comma
archaic label
antecedents
22. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
Add es
adjectives
personal pronoun
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
23. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations
Which refers to
unabridged dictionary
forms of adjectives & adverbs
sentence fragment
24. 1. positive degree-used in merely describing or in limiting anouth word. 2. comparative degree-used to compare two persons or things. 3. superlative degree- used in the comparison of 3 or more persons or things
forms of adjectives & adverbs
Add es
pronoun
archaic label
25. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun
parenthetical adverbs
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
possession
independent adjectives
26. Is singular
plural compound words & phrases
who & that clauses introduced by only one
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
Commas are used to set off
27. Adds additional info to sentence
parenthetical clause
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
colloquial or informal label
unabridged dictionary
28. Two or more
common nouns
plural nouns
sentences beginning with there and here
articles
29. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb
abstract nouns
active voice
adjectives
conjunctive adverbs
30. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions
Commas
objective-case pronoun
who & whoever is subjective-case form
contractions
31. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present
correlative conjunctions
independent adjectives
intransitive verb
present-perfect tense
32. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
complement
proper nouns
obsolete label
lie
33. Shows physical or mental action
irregular vebs
noun
run-on sentence
action verb
34. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
superaltive degree
sentences beginning with there and here
that clause
common nouns
35. Plural
Which refers to
who and that clauses...
complete predicate
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
36. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)
forms of adjectives & adverbs
irregular vebs
unabridged dictionary
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
37. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name
common nouns
Set off by commas
double negative
past-progressive tense
38. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
antecedents each & every
academic degrees are plural w/ s
'The number' is ......
Commas
39. 2 nouns express separate ownership
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40. Used to express a fact
direct object
linking verbs
indicative mood
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
41. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas
Add s (duos)
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
correlative conjunctions
noun
42. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)
past participle
comparison
plural compound words & phrases
That refers to
43. Express current action
plural nouns
subjects joined by or or nor....
Commas are used to set off
present tense verb
44. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)
compound words possessive
future-perfect tense
forms of adjectives & adverbs
objective-case pronoun
45. Word combinations that are unique to that language
'A number' is...
Add es
idioms
dependent clauses
46. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)
double negative
perfect tenses
antecedents
whom & whomever is objective-case form
47. Who - whom - whose - which & that
independent adjectives
relative pronouns
participle
collective nouns
48. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition
lie
'The number' is ......
whom & whomever is objective-case form
Set off by commas
49. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words
present participle
proper noun possessive plural
preposition
inflected
50. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
proper nouns
progressive tenses
direct object
correlative conjunctions
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