Test your basic knowledge |

Business English

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Describes past actions that took place before other past action






2. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?






3. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action






4. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh






5. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause






6. Is generally plural and requires plural verb






7. What is used to show the omission of words understood?






8. Not conformed to use among educated speakers






9. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name






10. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions






11. A phrase or clause






12. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant






13. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






14. Word often implied but not actually stated






15. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....






16. Expected to occur later






17. Surviving from a previous period






18. Express current action






19. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about






20. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least






21. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames






22. Words expressing strong feelings






23. Make principle noun plural (fathers-in-law) (runners-up)






24. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...






25. Pronouns that end in self






26. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






27. Words used in place of nouns






28. Describe nouns or pronouns; answer What kind? How many? Which one?






29. To place (lay - laid - laid - laying)






30. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






31. Used to express a fact






32. Indicates present - the past & future






33. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






34. 2 nouns express separate ownership

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


35. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses






36. To rest (sit - sat)






37. When addresses are written in sentence form....






38. MDs - PhDs






39. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being






40. To go up (rise - rose - risen)






41. When one noun possess another






42. Opposing or contrasting expressions (not - never - but - yet)






43. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)






44. Commas are used to separate word that...






45. Falls at the end of the sentence






46. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun






47. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses






48. Noun - pronoun - or adjective that renames or describes the subject. completes meaning of the subject and always follows the linking verb






49. Small; contains no more thatn 75 -000 entries






50. 2000s - All Bs and Cs