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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. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....
set
objective-case pronoun
A comma should be used
inflected
2. Express current action
verbals
past-perfect tense
present tense verb
academic degrees are plural w/ s
3. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
concrete nouns
Add s
Are followed by a comma
collective nouns
4. Words used in place of nouns
present participle
essential (restrictive) clause
plural nouns
pronoun
5. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
Commas are used to set off
superaltive degree
thesaurus
usage labels
6. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly
essential (restrictive) clause
diacritical marks
personal pronoun
present-perfect tense
7. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less
collective nouns
parenthetical clause
comparative degree
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
8. Word or groups of words that explain or rename previously mentioned nouns or pronouns
appositives
concrete nouns
abstract nouns
objective-case pronoun
9. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)
dialect label
objective-case pronoun
irregular vebs
progressive tenses
10. Prepositional phrases
independent adjectives
intransitive verb
pronoun
subjects of verbs are not found in
11. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned
antecedents
Change to i - add es (supplies)
gerund
coordinating conjuctions
12. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)
contractions
copyright date
inflected
raise
13. When addresses are written in sentence form....
Add es
sit
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
sentences beginning with there and here
14. Verb should agree with the closer subject
direct address
subjects joined by or or nor....
plural compound words & phrases
complete subject
15. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
proper nouns
that clause
indicative mood
infinitive
16. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
indirect object
Add es
transitive verb
A comma
17. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)
lie
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
Independent clauses
18. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it
past participle
Add s (duos)
complete subject
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
19. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
nonstandard & substandard label
plural compound words & phrases
dependent clauses
irregular vebs
20. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)
unabridged dictionary
possessive (plural ends with s)
abstract nouns
Commas are used to set off
21. Word often implied but not actually stated
subjective-case pronoun
Are followed by a comma
comparison
desk or college-level dictionary
22. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)
gerund rule
plural compound words & phrases
subjunctive mood
present-perfect tense
23. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
plural compound words & phrases
pronoun
Commas
24. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
Add s
subjects joined by or or nor....
complex sentence
preposition
25. Collection of synonyms and antonyms
terminal dependent clause
transitive verb
thesaurus
colloquial or informal label
26. Express state of being and generally link to the subject that describe or renames them
abridged dictionary
usage labels
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
linking verbs
27. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
Comma
subjects joined by and.....
objective-case pronoun
terminal dependent clause
28. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
sentences beginning with there and here
rise
independent adjectives
Which refers to
29. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about
simple subject
antecedents
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
Commas are used to set off
30. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
simple subject
sit
future-perfect tense
31. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
passive voice
pocket dictionary
future-perfect tense
Are followed by a comma
32. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?
action verb
who & whoever is subjective-case form
direct object
copyright date
33. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
singular noun
past-progressive tense
academic degrees are plural w/ s
direct object
34. Two or more
abstract nouns
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
plural nouns
subjects joined by or or nor....
35. To go up (rise - rose - risen)
rise
total amount - quantities & measures are...
parenthetical adverbs
'A number' is...
36. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
abbreviations plural w/ s
sentence fragment
37. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
subjective-case pronoun
proper noun possesive singular
sit
comma splice
38. Add 's (Horowitz's)
parenthetical clause
proper noun possesive singular
parenthetical adverbs
linking verbs
39. Adds additional info to sentence
diacritical marks
The comma
parenthetical clause
progressive tenses
40. Commas are used to...
complete subject
subjunctive mood
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
accent
41. Words that connect other words or groups of words
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
Add s - (attorneys)
subjective-case pronoun
conjunctions
42. Who - whom - whose - which & that
relative pronouns
possessive (plural ends with s)
parenthetical adverbs
future-progressive tense
43. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
past tense verb
antecedents each & every
correlative conjunctions
Require no comma
44. Plural uses plural verb
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45. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)
lay
Which refers to
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
conjunctions
46. Plural
Set off by commas
lie
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
Seperated by commas
47. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
who & whoever is subjective-case form
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
comparative degree
inflected
48. Often introduced by words such as then or as
The comma
Add es
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
comparatives
49. To place (set - setting)
set
comparison
Add es
who and that clauses...
50. To rest (lie - lay - lain - lying)
lie
past participle
demonstrative adjectives
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....