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business-skills
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1. Refers to syllable of a word that gets the most emphasis
colloquial or informal label
present-perfect tense
sit
accent
2. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
parenthetical adverbs
articles
Add s - (attorneys)
desk or college-level dictionary
3. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...
parenthetical clause
Comma
thesaurus
antecedents
4. Known as relative pronoun clauses
Commas are used to set off
who and that clauses...
compound words possessive
complex sentence
5. Shows physical or mental action
inflected
action verb
comparative degree
coordinating conjunctions
6. Intro prepositional phrases of fewer than 4 words...
verbals
gerund
Should be followed by a comma
Require no comma
7. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)
that clause
noun
etymology
subjects of verbs are not found in
8. Add 's (Horowitz's)
set
preposition
Set off by commas
proper noun possesive singular
9. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)
perfect tenses
set
accent
infinitive
10. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about
action verb
direct address
academic degrees are plural w/ s
collective nouns
11. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
present-perfect tense
adjectives
Which refers to
A comma
12. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause
obsolete label
compund-complex sentence
articles
accent
13. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
concrete nouns
past participle
present participle
14. Express current action
indicative mood
antecedents
present tense verb
perfect tenses
15. Surviving from a previous period
complete predicate
archaic label
thesaurus
fractions - portions & percentages...
16. A -an & the
future-progressive tense
etymology
contractions
articles
17. To rest (sit - sat)
sit
A comma
linking verbs
complex sentence
18. Words expressing strong feelings
independent adjectives
'The number' is ......
academic degrees are plural w/ s
interjections
19. Verb should agree with the closer subject
direct object
subjects joined by or or nor....
antecedents each & every
who & that clauses introduced by only one
20. Used to express command
imperative mood
gerund
who & whoever is subjective-case form
comparison
21. Collection of synonyms and antonyms
thesaurus
complete predicate
That refers to
lay
22. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.
gerund
lie
collective nouns
Set off by commas
23. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
indirect object
complete subject
subjects joined by and.....
past tense verb
24. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
preposition
collective nouns
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
simple subject
25. 2 nouns express separate ownership
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26. Dependent clauses that precede independent clauses....
past-perfect tense
comparison
Are followed by a comma
who and that clauses...
27. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)
run-on sentence
infinitive
complement
Commas are used to set off
28. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
preposition
desk or college-level dictionary
plural compound words & phrases
29. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun
independent adjectives
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
preposition
antecedents each & every
30. Warn about the use of certain words
thesaurus
independent adjectives
usage labels
verbs
31. Prepositional phrases
who and that clauses...
subjects of verbs are not found in
preposition
direct object
32. Who - whom - whose - which & that
raise
relative pronouns
who & that clauses introduced by only one
dialect label
33. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
future-progressive tense
noun
'The number' is ......
34. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)
independent adjectives
nonstandard & substandard label
contractions
forms of adjectives & adverbs
35. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
Germanys - Januarys
that clause
simple sentence
36. Falls at the end of the sentence
terminal dependent clause
active voice
present participle
future-perfect tense
37. Words used in place of nouns
independent adjectives
pronoun
parenthetical adverbs
independent adjectives
38. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
subjunctive mood
That refers to
A comma should be used
39. Used to express doubt - a conjecture - or suggestion
future-perfect tense
copyright date
demonstrative adjectives
subjunctive mood
40. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
simple subject
sentence fragment
personal pronoun
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
41. Connect words - phrases and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank (and - or - but - nor)
coordinating conjunctions
dependent clauses
comparison
unabridged dictionary
42. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)
collective nouns
inverted sentences
transitive verb
gerund rule
43. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
independent adjectives
essential (restrictive) clause
verbals
independent adjectives
44. Is singular
adverbs
concrete nouns
reference manuals
who & that clauses introduced by only one
45. Add 's (women's - children's - boss's - class's)
obsolete label
possessive (singular)
simple sentence
etymology
46. Commas are used to...
verbs
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
run-on sentence
indicative mood
47. Describes past actions that took place before other past action
inflected
superaltive degree
past-perfect tense
comma splice
48. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing
simple predicate
concrete nouns
direct address
obsolete label
49. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
interjections
simple predicate
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
correlative conjunctions
50. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
etymology
personal pronoun
Are followed by a comma
That refers to