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business-skills
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. Occurs when a person is being addressed or spoken to directly - rather than about
direct address
individual units that can ve counted - quantities & measures are....
preposition
conjunctions
2. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb
pronoun
who & whoever is subjective-case form
reference manuals
subjunctive mood
3. When addresses are written in sentence form....
proper nouns
usage labels
adjectives
Separate the parts of the address w/ commas
4. Who - whom - whose - which & that
lie
objective-case pronoun
relative pronouns
dependent clauses
5. Verb should agree with the closer subject
idioms
proper nouns
Set off by commas
subjects joined by or or nor....
6. Incomplete sentence - phrase or clause
complete predicate
double negative
sentence fragment
subordinating conjunctions
7. Generally contains over 170 -000 entries
comparative degree
desk or college-level dictionary
simple predicate
past-progressive tense
8. Needed to identify the noun to which it refers; no commas should separate this clause from antecedent
essential (restrictive) clause
simple predicate
object of preposition
direct object
9. When nouns - verbs - adverbs or adjectives change form (child--children)
plural compound words & phrases
unabridged dictionary
infinitive
inflected
10. Connecting words
pronoun
abstract nouns
A comma
preposition
11. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)
plural nouns
indirect object
contractions
double negative
12. Words used in place of nouns
lie
inflected
adverbs
pronoun
13. Used to express command
A comma
total amount - quantities & measures are...
parenthetical words - phrases & clauses
imperative mood
14. 2 nouns express combined ownership
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15. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and
terminal dependent clause
simple sentence
conjunctive adverbs of 2 or more syllables should be followed with....
colloquial or informal label
16. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize
Change to i - add es (supplies)
primary tense (simple tense) verbs
abstract nouns
Commas are used to set off
17. Answers To whom? To what? For what?
indirect object
parenthetical adverbs
antecedents
A comma
18. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures
noun
verbs
compund sentence
possessive (plural ends with s)
19. Plural ending in o w/ vowel before it
Add s (duos)
Comma
preposition
whom & whomever is objective-case form
20. A -an & the
Add s (duos)
articles
inverted sentences
who & that clauses introduced by only one
21. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)
infinitive
who and that clauses...
verbs
Change to i - add es (supplies)
22. History of word
who and that clauses...
Are repeated for emphasis & words that may be misread if not separated.
etymology
inverted sentences
23. Plural ending in s - x - z - ch - sh
reflexive pronouns
abridged dictionary
dependent clauses
Add es
24. Used to join unequal sentence elements; independent & dependent clauses
that clause
subordinating conjunctions
indirect object
Seperated by commas
25. Simple subject and all modifiers (words that describe or limit)
definite article
possessive (plural ends with s)
complete subject
dialect label
26. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...
'A number' is...
subjective-case pronoun
Followed by commas
collective nouns
27. The-is used to describe a specific person or thing. can be used with singular or plural verbs
demonstrative adjectives
inflected
proper nouns
definite article
28. Prepositional phrases
action verb
Add s (duos)
lie
subjects of verbs are not found in
29. Subjects are after the verb
present-perfect tense
superaltive degree
sentences beginning with there and here
progressive tenses
30. Verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of verb
collective nouns
academic degrees are plural w/ s
active voice
direct object
31. Negative adverb is used in same sentence with negative verb.(Calling her won't do no good)
double negative
use a singular verb when the subject of a sentence is...
Followed by commas
reflexive pronouns
32. Formed by adding ing to present tense verb preceded by helping verb(is studying)
present participle
verbals
simple sentence
accent
33. Formed by adding st or est in short adj. or adding most/least
progressive tenses
who & that clauses introduced by one of
present-prgressive tense
superaltive degree
34. What is used to show the omission of words understood?
past tense verb
whom & whomever is objective-case form
A comma
colloquial or informal label
35. Describes past actions that took place before other past action
direct object
past-perfect tense
present-perfect tense
pocket dictionary
36. Words that describe or limit verbs - adjectives or other adverbs; answer When? How? Where? To what extent?
fractions - portions & percentages...
adverbs
unabridged dictionary
noun
37. Join grammatically equal sentence elements. used in pairs ( both...and - either....or)
correlative conjunctions
future tense verb
subjective-case pronoun
plural compound words & phrases
38. Are capitalized-specific person - places - & things
pocket dictionary
proper nouns
usage labels
simple sentence
39. Join equal parts of sentences
raise
who & whoever is subjective-case form
coordinating conjuctions
who and that clauses...
40. Words that connect other words or groups of words
inflected
Change to i - add es (supplies)
abbreviations plural w/ s
conjunctions
41. Person speaking - the person spoken to - or the person or object spoken of
personal pronoun
who & whoever is subjective-case form
pocket dictionary
idioms
42. Occur when 2 or more adjectives appearing before a noun independently modify the noun
Make both nouns possessive; Michelle's and Sam's phones rang.
independent adjectives
subjective-case pronoun
simple sentence
43. Shows physical or mental action
fractions - portions & percentages...
action verb
A comma
unabridged dictionary
44. 1 independent and 1 dependent clause; dependent usually comes first w/ a comma
complex sentence
subjects joined by or or nor....
subjective-case pronoun
preposition
45. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about
indirect object
future-perfect tense
simple subject
essential (restrictive) clause
46. Verb phrases that precede main clauses should be followed by...
sentence fragment
compound words possessive
infinitive
Comma
47. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.
abbreviations plural w/ s
compund-complex sentence
Set off by commas
Require no comma
48. Noun or pronoun prepositional phrase is talking about
past-progressive tense
sentence fragment
thesaurus
object of preposition
49. Just add ' (doctors' - bosses')
Set off by commas
Separate 3 or more equally ranked elements in a series.
possessive (plural ends with s)
singular noun
50. Plural ending in y w/ counsonant
subjects of verbs are not found in
personal pronoun
Change to i - add es (supplies)
independent adjectives