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Business English

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






2. A -an & the






3. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...






4. Surviving from a previous period






5. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place






6. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)






7. Used to express a fact






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






9. Plural uses plural verb

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10. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)






11. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






12. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about






13. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma






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






15. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






16. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






17. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them






18. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)






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






20. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.






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






22. Words expressing strong feelings






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






24. Add 's (Horowitz's)






25. Pocket & desk dictionaries; shorter and condensed






26. Prepositional phrases






27. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries






28. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)






29. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject






30. Warn about the use of certain words






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






32. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....






33. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas






34. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular






35. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb






36. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions






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






38. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used






39. Is plural






40. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






41. What is used to show the omission of words understood?






42. Action has been completed






43. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






44. Indicate whether a noun is plural or singular & whether it is located nearby or farther away






45. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion






46. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear






47. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






48. History of word






49. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)






50. Shows physical or mental action