Business English Chapter 1

Words that express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being are a. verbs b. nouns c. adverbs d. prepositions

Verbs

Names for persons, places, things, qualities, feelings, concepts, activities and measure are a. verbs b. adjectives c. nouns d. interjections

Nouns

Adjectives

describe nouns or pronouns. What kind? How many? Which one? efficient, forceful, green, humorous, intelligent, little, mature, responsive, successful

Linking Verbs

express a state of being and generally link to the subject words. am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

Other Linking verbs

express the senses: feels, appears, tastes, sounds, seems, looks

Verb

expresses an action, an occurrence, or state of being

Wow and oh are examples of a. pronouns b. prepositions c. interjections d. adjectives

interjections

Which sentence uses a pronoun as an object of a verb? ​After the meeting Gwen gave me an update on the status of the sales proposal for APEX Industries. ​The winning sales proposal for APEX Industries was awarded to them. We spent ten hours creating and editing the sales proposal for APEX Industries.

After the meeting Gwen gave me an update on the status of the sales proposal for APEX Industries.

Action Verb

physical or mental action of subject of a sentence, such as run, study, work, and dream

In the sentence They discussed four important issues at the meeting, the word at is a(n) ____. preposition conjunction adjective adverb

preposition

Words such as by, in, and of that join noun or pronoun objects to other sentences are a. adverbs b. prepositions c. interjections d. adjectives

preposition

The part of speech that answers the questions What kind? How many? is a a. adverb b. adjective c. preposition d. conjunction

Adjective

Words such as slowly, very, and tomorrow that answer the questions How? and When? are a. adverbs b. adjective c. nouns d. conjunctions

Adverbs

abbreviations

Expressions such as FBI and NFL are not acronyms. It is pronounced letter by letter and not a single word. Shortened versions of words such as dept. and Ms. are also considered abbreviations.

Why is it important to learn to identify the eight parts of speech? Being able to identify the eight parts of speech will ensure that you get promoted. Recognizing the parts of speech will help you impress a potential employer in a job interview. Identifying the parts of speech will help you punctuate sentences correctly and choose precise words for clearer writing. Being able to identify the parts of speech will help you organize paragraphs effectively.

Identifying the parts of speech will help you punctuate sentences correctly and choose precise words for clearer writing.

Words such as I, you, they and hers, which substitute for nouns are a. adverbs b. objectives c. conjunctions d. pronouns

Pronouns

Adverbs

Words that modify (describer or limit) verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs often answer the questions; When? How? Where? and To what extent? absolutely, carefully, greatly, now, only, really, today, too, very

acronym

a formed from the initial letters of an expression and pronounced as single words. EX: scuba - self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

Object of a preposition

a noun or pronoun> . Prepositions are used in phrases to show a relationship between the object of the preposition and another wod in the sentence.

Articles

a, an, the

A, an, and the are called articles. What part of speech do they represent? Prepositions Adjectives Conjunctions Pronouns

adjectives*

Conjunctions

and, or, but, nor

Proper Noun

are capitalized

The, a and an belong to a special group of adjectives called a. joiners b. articles c. limiters d. descripters

articles

And, or, nor and but are a. adverbs b. prepositions c. interjections d. adjectives

conjunction

Business English

is the study of the language fundamentals needed to communicate effectively in today's workplace. These fundamentals include grammar, usage, punctuation, capitalization, number style, and spelling. Because businesspeople must express their ideas clearly and correctly, language fundamentals are critical

Business English

is the study of the language fundamentals needed to communicate effectively in today's workplace. These fundamentals include grammar, usage, punctuation, capitalization, number style, and spelling. Because businesspeople must express their ideas clearly and correctly, language fundamentals are critical.

Prepositions

join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence. As the word suggest (pre meaning "before") a preposition is a word in a position before its object.

In the sentence They discussed four important issues at the meeting, the word issues is a(n) ____. adjective noun verb pronoun

noun

Nouns that are capitalized are known as a. common nouns b. proper nouns c. pronouns d. articles

proper nouns

Noun

refers to a person, place, or thing. Also name qualities, feelings, concepts, activities, and measures

Savvy job seekers today "download" employment-related apps to their tablets or smartphones. a. noun b. pronoun c. verb d. adverb

verb

Interjections

words expressing strong feelings but are usually unconnected grammatically to the sentence are interjections.

Pronouns

words used in place of nouns such as I, we, they, me, us, them, that, which, who, mine, ours, hers, theirs