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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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1. Known as relative pronoun clauses
direct object
who and that clauses...
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
independent adjectives
2. The most used & misused punctuation mark
inverted sentences
definite article
The comma
past participle
3. Pronouns that end in self
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
reflexive pronouns
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
whom & whomever is objective-case form
4. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures
relative pronouns
proper noun possesive singular
noun
pronoun
5. Words used in place of nouns
etymology
pronoun
That refers to
accent
6. Words that connect other words or groups of words
verbs
participle
thesaurus
conjunctions
7. Two or more
plural nouns
irregular vebs
intransitive verb
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
8. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
compund sentence
gerund
Which refers to
desk or college-level dictionary
9. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present
present-perfect tense
Followed by commas
double negative
proper nouns
10. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
dependent clauses
present-perfect tense
irregular vebs
A comma
11. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)
compound words possessive
simple predicate
abstract nouns
lay
12. Formed by adding r or er in one-syllable & some two syllable words or adding more/less
proper nouns
comparative degree
relative pronouns
rise
13. When addresses are written in sentence form....
antecedents
colloquial or informal label
proper nouns
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
14. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
inflected
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
fractions - portions & percentages...
complement
15. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
possession
definite article
complex sentence
16. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements
abridged dictionary
complete predicate
whom & whomever is objective-case form
imperative mood
17. One
singular noun
subjects of verbs are not found in
contractions
personal pronoun
18. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
accent
past-progressive tense
who & whoever is subjective-case form
independent adjectives
19. Word combinations that are unique to that language
accent
terminal dependent clause
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
idioms
20. Collection of synonyms and antonyms
participle
thesaurus
colloquial or informal label
run-on sentence
21. Is singular
gerund rule
who & that clauses introduced by only one
past-progressive tense
past-perfect tense
22. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize
abstract nouns
rise
comparatives
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
23. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
proper nouns
sentence fragment
A comma
conjunctive adverbs
24. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...
Seperated by commas
independent adjectives
future tense verb
who & that clauses introduced by one of
25. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
etymology
accent
who & whoever is subjective-case form
26. Add 's (Horowitz's)
subjunctive mood
progressive tenses
proper noun possesive singular
complement
27. Expresses an action directed toward a person or thing
transitive verb
parenthetical adverbs
Independent clauses
Which refers to
28. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries
present-prgressive tense
object of preposition
past participle
pocket dictionary
29. Joins nouns and pronouns to other words
subjective-case pronoun
contractions
who & that clauses introduced by only one
preposition
30. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions
gerund
simple predicate
objective-case pronoun
lay
31. Nonrestrictive clauses should be set off by...
Are followed by a comma
imperative mood
singular noun
Commas
32. Words that function as nouns - adjectives or adverbs - (gerunds - infinitives - & participles)
verbals
preposition
essential (restrictive) clause
that clause
33. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
Set off by commas
future tense verb
future-perfect tense
run-on sentence
34. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
fractions - portions & percentages...
proper nouns
present tense verb
complete predicate
35. History of word
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
etymology
complete predicate
future-perfect tense
36. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)
irregular vebs
gerund
dependent clauses
reflexive pronouns
37. Words expressing strong feelings
interjections
intransitive verb
relative pronouns
nonstandard & substandard label
38. MDs - PhDs
academic degrees are plural w/ s
appositives
thesaurus
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
39. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
archaic label
Require no comma
Are followed by a comma
correlative conjunctions
40. 2 nouns express separate ownership
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41. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?
complete subject
subjunctive mood
Add s - (attorneys)
adjectives
42. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun
lay
subordinating conjunctions
independent adjectives
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
43. Used to show continuous or repeated action
progressive tenses
set
action verb
proper noun possessive plural
44. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
A comma
indirect object
reference manuals
imperative mood
45. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
A comma
Should be followed by a comma
subjects joined by and.....
essential (restrictive) clause
46. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
gerund rule
Germanys - Januarys
linking verbs
comma splice
47. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition
objective-case pronoun
present tense verb
whom & whomever is objective-case form
possessive (plural ends with s)
48. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)
compound words possessive
raise
double negative
essential (restrictive) clause
49. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
personal pronoun
terminal dependent clause
passive voice
indirect object
50. Verb comes before the subject
parenthetical adverbs
indirect object
inverted sentences
comparative degree