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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. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
abstract nouns
who & that clauses introduced by only one
antecedents each & every
conjunctive adverbs
2. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
present tense verb
simple sentence
Which refers to
A comma
3. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)
personal pronoun
future-progressive tense
colloquial or informal label
plural compound words & phrases
4. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject
passive voice
conjunctions
independent adjectives
Change to i - add es (supplies)
5. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures
direct object
noun
common nouns
Which refers to
6. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
action verb
reference manuals
inverted sentences
present tense verb
7. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
personal pronoun
past-progressive tense
Add es
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
8. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
parenthetical clause
subjects joined by or or nor....
adverbs
direct object
9. Who - whom - whose - which & that
object of preposition
past-perfect tense
articles
relative pronouns
10. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...
singular noun
preposition
'The number' is ......
Followed by commas
11. Known as relative pronoun clauses
linking verbs
who and that clauses...
sentence fragment
inflected
12. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
parenthetical clause
objective-case pronoun
Add s - (attorneys)
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
13. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
'The number' is ......
common nouns
plural compound words & phrases
proper nouns
14. History of word
reference manuals
who & that clauses introduced by one of
etymology
proper noun possessive plural
15. Expected to occur later
active voice
future tense verb
comparison
Followed by commas
16. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present
present-perfect tense
past participle
complete predicate
collective nouns
17. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
antecedents
complete subject
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
compund-complex sentence
18. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about
comparison
object of preposition
comparative degree
imperative mood
19. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)
subordinating conjunctions
Commas are used to set off
sentences beginning with there and here
sit
20. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
future tense verb
essential (restrictive) clause
total amount - quantities & measures are...
past-progressive tense
21. Words that connect other words or groups of words
Comma
sit
abridged dictionary
conjunctions
22. Add ' (Horowitzes')
dialect label
proper noun possessive plural
present tense verb
proper nouns
23. Indicates present - the past & future
antecedents
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
That refers to
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
24. Used to express a fact
proper noun possessive plural
indicative mood
present tense verb
conjunctive adverbs
25. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun
That refers to
independent adjectives
A comma should be used
'The number' is ......
26. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
subjunctive mood
present-prgressive tense
adjectives
27. 2000s - All Bs and Cs
who & that clauses introduced by only one
conjunctions
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
28. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
conjunctive adverbs
Germanys - Januarys
who & whoever is subjective-case form
verbals
29. Can stand alone
Independent clauses
conjunctive adverbs
direct object
Which refers to
30. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....
Add es
lay
A comma should be used
reference manuals
31. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
dependent clauses
verbals
noun
collective nouns
32. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
possessive (plural ends with s)
passive voice
past-progressive tense
noun
33. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
fractions - portions & percentages...
who and that clauses...
coordinating conjuctions
Add s - (attorneys)
34. When addresses are written in sentence form....
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
whom & whomever is objective-case form
concrete nouns
participle
35. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things
That refers to
pronoun
common nouns
singular noun
36. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them
progressive tenses
present tense verb
linking verbs
etymology
37. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
total amount - quantities & measures are...
transitive verb
Require no comma
linking verbs
38. Musical terms ending in o
Set off by commas
dependent clauses
Add s
active voice
39. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
concrete nouns
possessive (singular)
object of preposition
40. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
complement
present-prgressive tense
plural compound words & phrases
41. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
Add es
'The number' is ......
diacritical marks
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
42. Shows physical or mental action
common nouns
action verb
sit
complete subject
43. To rest (sit - sat)
Add es
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
sit
44. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)
infinitive
antecedents
definite article
simple sentence
45. Word combinations that are unique to that language
run-on sentence
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
Are followed by a comma
idioms
46. Singular uses singular verb
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47. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
comma splice
gerund
'The number' is ......
pocket dictionary
48. Words expressing strong feelings
objective-case pronoun
interjections
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
progressive tenses
49. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
indirect object
sit
transitive verb
comparative degree
50. Is plural
who & that clauses introduced by one of
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
antecedents
diacritical marks