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Business English

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1. Two or more






2. Prepositional phrases






3. Shows physical or mental action






4. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






5. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')






6. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






7. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent






8. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?






9. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses






10. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






11. Used to express a fact






12. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






13. Used to show continuous or repeated action






14. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






15. A comma






16. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb






17. To place (set - setting)






18. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)






19. 2 nouns express combined ownership

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20. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words






21. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






22. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






23. Musical terms ending in o






24. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them






25. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....






26. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it






27. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing






28. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






29. Can stand alone






30. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected






31. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)






32. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations






33. When addresses are written in sentence form....






34. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






35. Proper nouns become plural by adding s






36. Add ' (Horowitzes')






37. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






38. Commas are used to separate word that...






39. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)






40. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






41. Connecting words






42. Used to express command






43. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)






44. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)






45. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing






46. Expected to occur later






47. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






48. A -an & the






49. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least






50. Plural