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Business English

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1. Noun or pronoun the sentence is about






2. Unrelated figures appearing side by side should be...






3. yrs. - CPAs - Nos.






4. Word or groups of words that explain or rename previously mentioned nouns or pronouns






5. The most used & misused punctuation mark






6. Not capitalized-generalized person - places & things






7. Describes ongoin actions that occured in the past - usually as another action is taking place






8. Describes past actions that took place before other past action






9. Musical terms ending in o






10. Warn about the use of certain words






11. Qualities - feelings & concepts; difficult to visualize






12. Who may function as the subject of a verb or as the subject complement of noun following linkg verb






13. Answers To whom? To what? For what?






14. Add 's (Horowitz's)






15. Shortened forms of subjects & verbs (it's - there's)






16. When they come before a compound subject and joined by and - the compound subject is singular






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






18. Noun or pronoun that answers What? or Whom?






19. Adds additional info to sentence






20. Indicates present - the past & future






21. Special symbols that hellp you pronounce words correctly






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






23. Present tense of a verb preceded by the word to (to be - to sit)






24. 1 independent clause; no punctuation in sentence - can be joind by and






25. Make any noun or pronoun modifying agerund possessive. (curtis's smoking)






26. Verb and its modifiers - objucts & complements






27. 2000s - All Bs and Cs






28. 2 independent clauses & 1 dependent clause






29. Add ' (Horowitzes')






30. Animal or things & introduces nonessential clauses






31. Whom may function as the object of a verb or object of a preposition






32. Form past tense by changing root and commonly adding en to past participle (eat - ate - eaten - eating)






33. Who - whom - whose - which & that






34. Nouns or pronouns previously mentioned






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






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






37. 2 complete but related thoughts. 2 independent clauses; joined by; and - but or: or semicolon - or however - therefore






38. Prepositional phrases containing verb forms are...






39. Present form of verb is preceded by to (to call - to write)






40. Is plural






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






42. Known as relative pronoun clauses






43. Faculty - committee - team - group - jury-may be singular or plural depending on how they are used






44. Person - place - thing - qualities - feelings - concepts - activities & measures






45. 2 nouns express separate ownership

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46. Verb should agree with the closer subject






47. When using the coordinating conjunction and......






48. When dates contain more than one element....






49. Word often implied but not actually stated






50. Pronouns that end in self