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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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1. Known as relative pronoun clauses
verbs
progressive tenses
adjectives
who and that clauses...
2. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear
Germanys - Januarys
concrete nouns
infinitive
comparative degree
3. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
possessive (plural ends with s)
Followed by commas
who and that clauses...
4. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
coordinating conjuctions
Change to i - add es (supplies)
rise
Add es
5. History of word
pronoun
etymology
past-perfect tense
reference manuals
6. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
imperative mood
compund sentence
indicative mood
7. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
subjects of verbs are not found in
desk or college-level dictionary
reference manuals
future-perfect tense
8. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...
idioms
who and that clauses...
Followed by commas
antecedents each & every
9. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
present tense verb
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
Which refers to
complete subject
10. Connecting words
pronoun
possessive (singular)
preposition
sentence fragment
11. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
subjunctive mood
coordinating conjunctions
Add s - (attorneys)
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
12. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
compound words possessive
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
who & whoever is subjective-case form
future-progressive tense
13. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)
Set off by commas
singular noun
proper noun possesive singular
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
14. Who - whom - whose - which & that
gerund rule
raise
compund-complex sentence
relative pronouns
15. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)
run-on sentence
future-progressive tense
Require no comma
Commas are used to set off
16. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb
active voice
independent adjectives
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
17. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject
definite article
passive voice
pronoun
possessive (singular)
18. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)
irregular vebs
Seperated by commas
Followed by commas
past participle
19. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things
common nouns
conjunctions
superaltive degree
archaic label
20. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
gerund
subjunctive mood
subjects of verbs are not found in
Germanys - Januarys
21. Words that connect other words or groups of words
reflexive pronouns
conjunctions
desk or college-level dictionary
subjects joined by and.....
22. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
participle
possession
future tense verb
possessive (plural ends with s)
23. Indicates present - the past & future
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
interjections
etymology
desk or college-level dictionary
24. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
subordinating conjunctions
simple sentence
who & whoever is subjective-case form
25. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed
terminal dependent clause
abridged dictionary
abbreviations plural w/ s
lie
26. Singular
abridged dictionary
colloquial or informal label
total amount - quantities & measures are...
gerund rule
27. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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28. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
common nouns
rise
double negative
indirect object
29. Action has been completed
simple sentence
past tense verb
diacritical marks
future-perfect tense
30. Verb comes before the subject
future-progressive tense
complement
inverted sentences
participle
31. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?
Are followed by a comma
adjectives
infinitive
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
32. Commas are used to separate word that...
obsolete label
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
subjects joined by and.....
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
33. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
coordinating conjuctions
nonstandard & substandard label
reference manuals
complement
34. Used to express a fact
indicative mood
desk or college-level dictionary
possessive (plural ends with s)
direct address
35. A phrase or clause
inverted sentences
present participle
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
diacritical marks
36. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
inflected
preposition
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
desk or college-level dictionary
37. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular
A comma
reflexive pronouns
etymology
antecedents each & every
38. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name
forms of adjectives & adverbs
Set off by commas
linking verbs
dependent clauses
39. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses
collective nouns
infinitive
parenthetical adverbs
infinitive
40. Add ' (Horowitzes')
complex sentence
proper noun possessive plural
direct address
intransitive verb
41. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
superaltive degree
accent
Require no comma
correlative conjunctions
42. Shows physical or mental action
dependent clauses
infinitive
action verb
thesaurus
43. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
independent adjectives
indirect object
contractions
Add s
44. A -an & the
imperative mood
interjections
plural nouns
articles
45. Commas are used to...
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
contractions
object of preposition
common nouns
46. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about
sentences beginning with there and here
colloquial or informal label
relative pronouns
object of preposition
47. Often introduced by words such as then or as
The comma
comparatives
'The number' is ......
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
48. Is singular
Independent clauses
The comma
complete subject
who & that clauses introduced by only one
49. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
antecedents each & every
Change to i - add es (supplies)
past tense verb
sentence fragment
50. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
indicative mood
lie
verbals
common nouns