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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. Musical terms ending in o
gerund rule
Add s (duos)
who & that clauses introduced by one of
Add s
2. Adds additional info to sentence
who & whoever is subjective-case form
parenthetical clause
preposition
articles
3. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
essential (restrictive) clause
past-progressive tense
verbs
pocket dictionary
4. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses
superaltive degree
possessive (plural ends with s)
Which refers to
A comma
5. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place
future-progressive tense
linking verbs
indicative mood
past-progressive tense
6. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
indirect object
Add s (duos)
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
gerund
7. Can be singular or plural depending on the nouns they refer to
total amount - quantities & measures are...
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
obsolete label
fractions - portions & percentages...
8. Describes ongoing actions that occured in the past - usually as another action was taking place
present-prgressive tense
double negative
obsolete label
appositives
9. Surviving from a previous period
archaic label
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
simple subject
parenthetical clause
10. Used to show continuous or repeated action
verbs
gerund rule
whom & whomever is objective-case form
progressive tenses
11. Commas are used to...
Should be followed by a comma
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
future-perfect tense
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
12. Express current action
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
present tense verb
contractions
present-prgressive tense
13. Separate 2 or more adjectives that equally modify or describe a noun
independent adjectives
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
subjunctive mood
infinitive
14. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
academic degrees are plural w/ s
who & whoever is subjective-case form
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
Comma
15. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
gerund
total amount - quantities & measures are...
independent adjectives
action verb
16. Words expressing strong feelings
singular noun
sit
interjections
diacritical marks
17. Complete dictionary - used in schools - libraries - newpapers - offices & organizations
unabridged dictionary
comparative degree
essential (restrictive) clause
lay
18. Plural
independent adjectives
set
subjunctive mood
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
19. Collection of synonyms and antonyms
thesaurus
relative pronouns
concrete nouns
Followed by commas
20. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
indicative mood
transitive verb
proper nouns
Set off by commas
21. 2 independent clauses without proper punctuation - repair w/ comma & conjuction - semicolon - or seperating them
run-on sentence
object of preposition
subordinating conjunctions
nonstandard & substandard label
22. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
A comma should be used
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
Add es
that clause
23. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
future tense verb
diacritical marks
personal pronoun
objective-case pronoun
24. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
inflected
sit
fractions - portions & percentages...
sentence fragment
25. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.
adjectives
etymology
abbreviations plural w/ s
comma splice
26. Two or more
preposition
thesaurus
parenthetical adverbs
plural nouns
27. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
linking verbs
superaltive degree
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
imperative mood
28. Singular
colloquial or informal label
total amount - quantities & measures are...
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
29. (however - therefore -consequently) used to effect transitions from one though to another in independent clauses
passive voice
subjects of verbs are not found in
parenthetical adverbs
conjunctions
30. Action in a verb is directed toward the subject
gerund rule
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
passive voice
fractions - portions & percentages...
31. When one noun possess another
past-progressive tense
possession
independent adjectives
nonstandard & substandard label
32. MDs - PhDs
academic degrees are plural w/ s
articles
obsolete label
antecedents each & every
33. Bushes - Rodriguezes -Williames
common nouns
unabridged dictionary
gerund rule
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
34. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
lay
conjunctive adverbs
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
35. One
subjects joined by and.....
transitive verb
compound words possessive
singular noun
36. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
present-perfect tense
desk or college-level dictionary
sit
academic degrees are plural w/ s
37. Shows physical or mental action
obsolete label
pocket dictionary
lay
action verb
38. Is generally plural and requires plural verb
essential (restrictive) clause
subjects joined by and.....
demonstrative adjectives
past tense verb
39. Express action - occurrence - or a state of being
lie
possessive (singular)
Require no comma
verbs
40. Used to express a fact
indicative mood
transitive verb
terminal dependent clause
obsolete label
41. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal
future tense verb
colloquial or informal label
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
transitive verb
42. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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43. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about
coordinating conjunctions
abstract nouns
reflexive pronouns
simple subject
44. Commonly used as objects of vebs or objects of prepositions
diacritical marks
objective-case pronoun
preposition
articles
45. Is singular
copyright date
who & that clauses introduced by only one
Should be followed by a comma
thesaurus
46. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore
compund sentence
direct object
possessive (singular)
object of preposition
47. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
conjunctive adverbs
future-progressive tense
subordinating conjunctions
Commas are used to set off
48. May be used to create transitions between thoughts (after all - by the way - for example)
The comma
abbreviations plural w/ s
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
conjunctive adverbs
49. Verb should agree with the closer subject
infinitive
subjects joined by or or nor....
comma splice
'The number' is ......
50. 's or ' on the last word (father-in-law's)
direct object
idioms
compound words possessive
copyright date