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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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1. Info that the reader does not need to know - it should be sett off from the rest of sentence by commas
passive voice
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
articles
action verb
2. Shows physical or mental action
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
present-perfect tense
raise
action verb
3. To rest (sit - sat)
subjunctive mood
sit
pocket dictionary
pronoun
4. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
compund sentence
Add es
simple subject
singular noun
5. Used to effect a transition from one thought to another & they may consist of more than one word (also called transitional expressions or conjunctions)
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
past-perfect tense
who & whoever is subjective-case form
conjunctive adverbs
6. Commas are used to separate word that...
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
subordinating conjunctions
terminal dependent clause
The comma
7. Only when a terminal clause adds unnecessaty info to the sentence....
A comma should be used
preposition
that clause
abbreviations plural w/ s
8. Describes ongoing action that will take place in future add wil be in front (I will be hearing)
colloquial or informal label
obsolete label
plural compound words & phrases
future-progressive tense
9. Describes past actions that took place before other past action
Add es
simple sentence
passive voice
past-perfect tense
10. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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11. When using the coordinating conjunction and......
future tense verb
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
complex sentence
idioms
12. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
subordinating conjunctions
direct address
verbs
comparison
13. Connecting words
Followed by commas
preposition
'A number' is...
possessive (plural ends with s)
14. Action verb that does not require an object to complete it's action
relative pronouns
intransitive verb
verbals
singular noun
15. Used to express a fact
lie
object of preposition
abbreviations plural w/ s
indicative mood
16. When that follows a verb expressing command - use the subjunctive verb form (be)
Change to i - add es (supplies)
subordinating conjunctions
indirect object
that clause
17. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)
subjects joined by and.....
subjective-case pronoun
infinitive
Comma
18. Not conformed to use among educated speakers
nonstandard & substandard label
relative pronouns
Are followed by a comma
Commas are used to set off
19. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and
abstract nouns
Are followed by a comma
inverted sentences
simple sentence
20. Verb form that use with helping verbs to form the present participle and past-participle tense.
usage labels
Should be followed by a comma
participle
abridged dictionary
21. If it is five yrs or older - consider repacing it
copyright date
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
The comma
Followed by commas
22. 2 sentences incorrectly joind by a comma
comma splice
abridged dictionary
preposition
parenthetical clause
23. Surviving from a previous period
perfect tenses
archaic label
verbals
fractions - portions & percentages...
24. Verb or verb phrase the subject is doing
simple predicate
lay
irregular vebs
terminal dependent clause
25. Describes actions that began in the past & have continued to the present
inverted sentences
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
present-perfect tense
parenthetical adverbs
26. Action has been completed
objective-case pronoun
antecedents
past tense verb
verbals
27. Formed by adding d or ed to present tense verb preceded by helping verb (has applied - have built)
relative pronouns
past participle
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
verbals
28. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
adverbs
indirect object
appositives
direct address
29. Used to express command
verbals
conjunctions
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
imperative mood
30. Degrees - personal titles & professional designations following persons name
Add s
Set off by commas
nonessential (nonrestrictive) clause
intransitive verb
31. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly
indirect object
Make the second nound possessive - The husband and wife's business closes.
diacritical marks
run-on sentence
32. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant
possession
accent
Change to i - add es (supplies)
sentence fragment
33. Prepositional phrases
subjects of verbs are not found in
who & that clauses introduced by one of
who & that clauses introduced by only one
future tense verb
34. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)
independent adjectives
relative pronouns
infinitive
past tense verb
35. Person - place - things you can see - touch - feel - taste - smell - hear
concrete nouns
who & that clauses introduced by only one
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
36. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...
Seperated by commas
adverbs
past-progressive tense
who & whoever is subjective-case form
37. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
complete predicate
Followed by commas
38. Can stand alone
copyright date
whom & whomever is objective-case form
Independent clauses
subjective-case pronoun
39. Used to show continuous or repeated action
subordinating conjunctions
dialect label
participle
progressive tenses
40. Commas are used to...
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
reference manuals
indicative mood
independent adjectives
41. Contains helpful info: punctuation - hyphenation - capitalization - number style - abbreviations - & commonly confused words
reference manuals
fractions - portions & percentages...
past tense verb
possession
42. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used
lie
reflexive pronouns
abstract nouns
collective nouns
43. 2000s - All Bs and Cs
who & that clauses introduced by only one
you can omit the comma when the sentence is up to 13 words
numbers & uppercase letters (except AIMU) add s
Which refers to
44. Used in casual writing or conversation but not formal
colloquial or informal label
past participle
proper nouns ending in s - x - z - ch - sh - add es
action verb
45. Words used in place of nouns
pronoun
sentence fragment
compund sentence
transitive verb
46. When dates contain more than one element....
comparison
sit
The second & succeeding elements are normally set off by commas
A comma
47. Verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. often desctibes activities.
preposition
independent adjectives
future-perfect tense
gerund
48. To lift up; to elevate (raise - raised)
antecedents
gerund
raise
conjunctive adverbs
49. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
noun
verbals
inflected
rise
50. MDs - PhDs
plural nouns
academic degrees are plural w/ s
preposition
parenthetical clause