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business-skills
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english
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1. Shows physical or mental action
subjects joined by and.....
sentences beginning with there and here
Are followed by a comma
action verb
2. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)
fractions - portions & percentages...
double negative
set
past participle
3. Can stand alone
Commas are used to set off
double negative
Independent clauses
essential (restrictive) clause
4. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
future tense verb
sentence fragment
contractions
plural nouns
5. Falls at the end of the sentence
That refers to
concrete nouns
compund-complex sentence
terminal dependent clause
6. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
subordinating conjunctions
collective nouns
diacritical marks
7. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)
Change to i - add es (supplies)
gerund rule
complete subject
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
8. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses
verbs
parenthetical adverbs
Add s - (attorneys)
past tense verb
9. No longer used
obsolete label
linking verbs
forms of adjectives & adverbs
dependent clauses
10. Describes actions that will take place before other future actions
present-perfect tense
'The number' is ......
appositives
future-perfect tense
11. Adds additional info to sentence
inverted sentences
double negative
lay
parenthetical clause
12. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?
comparatives
adjectives
complete subject
preposition
13. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
past tense verb
Require no comma
common nouns
compund-complex sentence
14. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)
definite article
objective-case pronoun
contractions
future-perfect tense
15. Connecting words
desk or college-level dictionary
preposition
definite article
contractions
16. Used to express command
coordinating conjunctions
imperative mood
appositives
Add es
17. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
possessive (plural ends with s)
who & whoever is subjective-case form
fractions - portions & percentages...
pocket dictionary
18. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action
abridged dictionary
Should be followed by a comma
pronoun
intransitive verb
19. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb
active voice
Add s
correlative conjunctions
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
20. Prepositional phrases
reference manuals
irregular vebs
subjects of verbs are not found in
sentences beginning with there and here
21. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)
independent adjectives
compound words possessive
Change to i - add es (supplies)
Commas are used to set off
22. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)
future-progressive tense
colloquial or informal label
Set off by commas
who & that clauses introduced by only one
23. Who - whom - whose - which & that
relative pronouns
progressive tenses
gerund rule
subjects joined by or or nor....
24. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)
Change to i - add es (supplies)
run-on sentence
double negative
superaltive degree
25. Short quotation are set off from the rest of a sentence by...
Require no comma
objective-case pronoun
desk or college-level dictionary
A comma
26. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore
Change to i - add es (supplies)
compund sentence
usage labels
verbals
27. Add 's (Horowitz's)
usage labels
personal pronoun
proper noun possesive singular
gerund
28. To place (set - setting)
set
conjunctions
obsolete label
intransitive verb
29. 1. positive degree-used in merely describing or in limiting anouth word. 2. comparative degree-used to compare two persons or things. 3. superlative degree- used in the comparison of 3 or more persons or things
gerund
forms of adjectives & adverbs
reflexive pronouns
gerund rule
30. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
nonstandard & substandard label
lie
proper nouns
Add s
31. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
adjectives
subjunctive mood
contractions
superaltive degree
32. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
objective-case pronoun
perfect tenses
reference manuals
direct object
33. Plural ending in y w/ vowel before it
progressive tenses
Independent clauses
complete subject
Add s - (attorneys)
34. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject
passive voice
verbals
future tense verb
concrete nouns
35. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
preposition
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
preposition
correlative conjunctions
36. Not conformed to use among educated speakers
nonstandard & substandard label
sit
complex sentence
adjectives
37. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
collective nouns
direct object
dependent clauses
past-progressive tense
38. Animal or things & should be use to introduce essential clauses
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
raise
That refers to
active voice
39. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)
complete subject
run-on sentence
forms of adjectives & adverbs
pronoun
40. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb
'The number' is ......
raise
complement
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
41. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
parenthetical adverbs
who & that clauses introduced by only one
superaltive degree
articles
42. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
Are followed by a comma
participle
concrete nouns
who and that clauses...
43. Words that connect other words or groups of words
Independent clauses
conjunctions
conjunctive adverbs
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
44. Cannot stand alone; depends on independent clause for meaning
dependent clauses
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
lie
independent adjectives
45. Commas are used to...
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
A comma
independent adjectives
lie
46. When one noun possess another
simple subject
possession
unabridged dictionary
compound words possessive
47. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
infinitive
Require no comma
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
possessive (plural ends with s)
48. Commas are used to separate word that...
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
coordinating conjuctions
definite article
perfect tenses
49. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about
preposition
Commas
past tense verb
direct address
50. Known as relative pronoun clauses
who and that clauses...
run-on sentence
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
possessive (singular)
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