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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Connecting words
preposition
possessive (singular)
compound words possessive
past-progressive tense
2. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause
who & whoever is subjective-case form
pronoun
conjunctions
compund-complex sentence
3. History of word
Commas are used to set off
etymology
superaltive degree
rise
4. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
dependent clauses
double negative
compund sentence
sentence fragment
5. Subjects are after the verb
academic degrees are plural w/ s
comparative degree
who & that clauses introduced by one of
sentences beginning with there and here
6. Verb should agree with the closer subject
subjects joined by or or nor....
compund-complex sentence
past-perfect tense
raise
7. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames
accent
adverbs
personal pronoun
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
8. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
inflected
Are followed by a comma
demonstrative adjectives
run-on sentence
9. Adds additional info to sentence
verbs
parenthetical clause
relative pronouns
noun
10. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
objective-case pronoun
complement
thesaurus
possessive (singular)
11. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular
antecedents each & every
participle
coordinating conjunctions
reflexive pronouns
12. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses
'The number' is ......
That refers to
subordinating conjunctions
future-progressive tense
13. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)
lay
terminal dependent clause
who & that clauses introduced by one of
verbals
14. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
past-perfect tense
articles
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
15. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
accent
who & whoever is subjective-case form
Add es
irregular vebs
16. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about
sentence fragment
simple subject
past tense verb
demonstrative adjectives
17. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis
Seperated by commas
pronoun
accent
simple subject
18. Used in certain countries or regions
dialect label
passive voice
imperative mood
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
19. Not conformed to use among educated speakers
preposition
Are followed by a comma
essential (restrictive) clause
nonstandard & substandard label
20. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures
subordinating conjunctions
parenthetical adverbs
fractions - portions & percentages...
noun
21. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
raise
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
indirect object
accent
22. Plural
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
sit
abstract nouns
Change to i - add es (supplies)
23. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations
unabridged dictionary
plural nouns
interjections
proper noun possesive singular
24. Falls at the end of the sentence
terminal dependent clause
Which refers to
inverted sentences
raise
25. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject
passive voice
perfect tenses
Add s
independent adjectives
26. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
That refers to
active voice
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
correlative conjunctions
27. Action has been completed
correlative conjunctions
past tense verb
archaic label
possessive (singular)
28. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)
present participle
fractions - portions & percentages...
relative pronouns
plural compound words & phrases
29. Primarily as subjects of verbs
Change to i - add es (supplies)
reference manuals
comparison
subjective-case pronoun
30. Musical terms ending in o
future-progressive tense
possessive (singular)
infinitive
Add s
31. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
independent adjectives
noun
inflected
set
32. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)
forms of adjectives & adverbs
possessive (singular)
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
abstract nouns
33. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
active voice
etymology
comma splice
34. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition
comparative degree
superaltive degree
whom & whomever is objective-case form
total amount - quantities & measures are...
35. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present
progressive tenses
infinitive
present-perfect tense
past-perfect tense
36. Proper nouns become plural by adding s
Germanys - Januarys
pronoun
linking verbs
definite article
37. Shows physical or mental action
Add s - (attorneys)
sentence fragment
singular noun
action verb
38. A comma
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
subjects of verbs are not found in
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
terminal dependent clause
39. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
participle
'A number' is...
collective nouns
essential (restrictive) clause
40. Surviving from a previous period
archaic label
dependent clauses
conjunctive adverbs
reference manuals
41. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
imperative mood
etymology
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
subordinating conjunctions
42. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
abbreviations plural w/ s
compund sentence
linking verbs
participle
43. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
Commas are used to set off
complement
transitive verb
fractions - portions & percentages...
44. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
comparison
subjects joined by and.....
reflexive pronouns
subordinating conjunctions
45. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
appositives
participle
desk or college-level dictionary
verbs
46. Two or more
plural nouns
raise
Are followed by a comma
Commas
47. Indicates present - the past & future
past tense verb
fractions - portions & percentages...
conjunctions
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
48. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
fractions - portions & percentages...
coordinating conjuctions
transitive verb
past-progressive tense
49. Add ' (Horowitzes')
comma splice
raise
collective nouns
proper noun possessive plural
50. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
A comma
independent adjectives
rise
preposition