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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. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action
Which refers to
intransitive verb
antecedents each & every
sentence fragment
2. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
idioms
perfect tenses
comma splice
personal pronoun
3. Add ' (Horowitzes')
compund sentence
proper noun possessive plural
archaic label
inflected
4. Prepositional phrases
copyright date
possessive (plural ends with s)
Commas
subjects of verbs are not found in
5. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
lie
unabridged dictionary
antecedents
6. A -an & the
articles
direct address
comparison
passive voice
7. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
complement
sentence fragment
subjects joined by and.....
obsolete label
8. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
compund-complex sentence
future-perfect tense
demonstrative adjectives
dependent clauses
9. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
possession
abridged dictionary
proper nouns
intransitive verb
10. Add 's (Horowitz's)
direct address
intransitive verb
proper noun possesive singular
colloquial or informal label
11. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
Germanys - Januarys
coordinating conjunctions
passive voice
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
12. Word often implied but not actually stated
dependent clauses
comparison
subjunctive mood
possession
13. Used to show actions that are already completed or perfected
perfect tenses
object of preposition
raise
etymology
14. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses
complement
future-progressive tense
That refers to
fractions - portions & percentages...
15. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
present-prgressive tense
Set off by commas
inflected
Germanys - Januarys
16. Musical terms ending in o
indirect object
Add s
complete subject
Are followed by a comma
17. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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18. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
Comma
idioms
direct object
colloquial or informal label
19. Describes past actions that took place before other past action
A comma
subordinating conjunctions
independent adjectives
past-perfect tense
20. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
indirect object
antecedents each & every
usage labels
verbs
21. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed
abridged dictionary
dependent clauses
transitive verb
simple predicate
22. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause
future tense verb
complex sentence
compund-complex sentence
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
23. Plural uses plural verb
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24. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
active voice
subjects joined by and.....
complement
essential (restrictive) clause
25. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb
Seperated by commas
rise
comparatives
active voice
26. Adds additional info to sentence
dependent clauses
rise
subjects joined by and.....
parenthetical clause
27. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)
active voice
contractions
total amount - quantities & measures are...
run-on sentence
28. Two or more
gerund rule
appositives
plural nouns
total amount - quantities & measures are...
29. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)
participle
Commas are used to set off
plural compound words & phrases
concrete nouns
30. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
verbals
present-prgressive tense
proper noun possesive singular
who & that clauses introduced by one of
31. Intro prepositional phrases totaling 4 or more words...
proper noun possesive singular
Should be followed by a comma
'A number' is...
transitive verb
32. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)
nonstandard & substandard label
subjective-case pronoun
academic degrees are plural w/ s
lay
33. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)
action verb
common nouns
that clause
proper nouns
34. Subjects are after the verb
antecedents
A comma should be used
reference manuals
sentences beginning with there and here
35. 2000s - All Bs and Cs
personal pronoun
nonstandard & substandard label
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
who and that clauses...
36. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')
possessive (plural ends with s)
Commas are used to set off
interjections
objective-case pronoun
37. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less
future tense verb
compound words possessive
comparative degree
Followed by commas
38. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
terminal dependent clause
complex sentence
antecedents
lay
39. Words used in place of nouns
antecedents each & every
accent
pronoun
gerund
40. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
subordinating conjunctions
abbreviations plural w/ s
adverbs
41. When one noun possess another
total amount - quantities & measures are...
possession
independent adjectives
participle
42. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)
plural compound words & phrases
objective-case pronoun
direct address
future-perfect tense
43. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements
complete predicate
terminal dependent clause
definite article
future tense verb
44. Verb comes before the subject
inverted sentences
coordinating conjunctions
concrete nouns
subjunctive mood
45. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
past tense verb
pocket dictionary
proper nouns
archaic label
46. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
correlative conjunctions
nonstandard & substandard label
proper noun possessive plural
future-perfect tense
47. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
The comma
articles
reflexive pronouns
conjunctive adverbs
48. If it is five yrs or older - consider repacing it
essential (restrictive) clause
adjectives
direct address
copyright date
49. MDs - PhDs
sentences beginning with there and here
verbs
academic degrees are plural w/ s
Followed by commas
50. Expected to occur later
who & that clauses introduced by one of
future tense verb
coordinating conjuctions
past tense verb