Business English
False,
A group of words with a subject and a predicate is automatically a complete sentence.
Simple predicate
A verb or verb phrase that tells or asks what the subject is doing or what is being done to the subject.
Fragment
Although many employees start at 6 a.m. , which explains the empty parking lot.
Linking verb examples
Am, is , are, was, were, be, being, and been.
Examples of helping verbs
Am,is, are, was, were, been, have, has, had, must, ought, can, might, could, would, should, will, do, does, did
Coordinating conjunctions
And, but, or, and nor.
Proper nouns
Are capitalized
Common nouns
Are not
A Dependent Clause
Are often introduced by words such as ( if, when, because, as)
Dependent Clause
Because you recommend new tax regulations
Dependent Clause
Before anyone had an opportunity to examine it carefully
Example words of adverbs
Carefully, evenly, greatly, now, only, rather, really, too, very, friendly, costly, ugly
A compound-complex sentence
Contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause
A Simple sentence
Contains one independent Clause
Phrase
During the middle of the four-year fiscal period from 2008 through 2012
Example words of adjectives
Effective, excellent, expensive, green, intelligent, long, sensitive, small, successful
Dependent Clause
Even though countries like China use the government to censor the Web
Linking verbs
Express a state of being and generally link to the subject words that describe or rename them.
Verbs
Express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being.
Linking verbs express senses examples.
Feels, appears, tastes, sounds, seems, looks.
Sentence Faults
Fragment, Comma splice, run-on sentence
A Independent Clause
Grammatically complete
A Clause
Group of related words including a subject and a verb
A Phrase
Group of related words without a subject and a verb
Comma splice
Guitar center's stock price increased this year, Jetblue's decreased
Adjectives
His, my, her, its, when they describe nouns ( his car, my desk, it's engine).
Subject verbs
I, We, they
Dependent Clause
If you want to apply for the job
Phrase
In the course of one day
Complete subject
Includes the simple subject and all it modifiers
True,
Independent clauses are grammatically complete and can stand on their own.
A Sentence
Is a group of words that includes a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.
Object of a preposition
Is a noun or pronoun.
Phrase
Is counting on a raise
Fragment
Jennifer who was recently hired as a management trainee.
Prepositions
Join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence.
Objects of verbs
Me, us, them
Independent Clause
Microsoft and Google approved of the new Internet regulations
Possession pronouns
Mine, ours, hers, theirs
To be a complete sentence
Must have subjects and predicates, and they must make sense
Simple subject
Noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about
8 parts of speech
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections
Correctly punctuated sentence
On the ground floor of our building are a cafe and a bookstore.
Nouns
Persons, Places, Things, Qualities, Feelings, Concepts, Activities, Measures
False,
Phrases contain subjects and verbs.
Independent Clause
Recently they acquired an option to purchase the property
Action verb examples
Run, study, work, and dream
Independent Clause
Saudi Arabia relies on its citizens to find Web sites to block.
True,
Sentence fragments may be repaired by joining them to complete sentences or by adding appropriate subjects and verbs.
False,
Sentences that show strong feeling are usually concluded with a question mark.
Phrase
Should have been in the room
Phrase
Should rely on software
Action verbs
Show the physical or mental action of the subject of a sentence.
The four sentence varieties
Simple sentence Compound sentence Complex sentence Compound-complex sentence
Run-on sentence
Some employers monitor their employees e-mail others do not want to bother
Punctuating four sentence types
Statements, questions, Commands, exclamations
Independent Clause
Students and religious figures tend to be most active in flagging offensive sites.
Sentence Elements
Subject Simple subject Complete subject Predicate Simple predicate Complete predicate
Pronouns connectors
That, which, who
True,
The complete subject of a sentence includes a noun or pronoun and all it's modifiers.
Independent Clause
The merger was approved by shareholders
False,
The predicate of a sentence indicates the person or thing being talked about.
Articles
Three words (a, an, and the) form a special group of adjectives.
True,
Two complete sentences incorrectly joined by a comma create a comma splice.
Helping verbs are added when;
Verbs are used in verb phrases.
Adjectives often answer questions
What Kind? Ho many? Which one?
Dependent Clause
When you account for cultural differences
Adverbs often answer questions
When? How? Where? and To what extent?
Interjections
Words expressing strong feelings.
Conjunctions
Words that connect other words or groups of words.
Adjectives
Words that describe nouns or pronouns.
Adverbs
Words that modify (describe or limit) verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Pronouns
Words used in place of nouns
True,
You can locate the subject in a sentence by asking who or what is being discussed.
A Complex Sentence
1. Contains a independent Clause and a dependent clause ( thought that cannot stand alone) 2. Introduced by words ( although, since, because, when, if)
A Compound Sentence
1. Contains two complete but related thoughts. 2. The two Independent clauses may be joined by a conjunction such as (and, but, or) 3. Semicolon 4. Conjunctive adverb such as ( however, consequently, therefore)
The four basic sentence patterns
1. Subject---Verb 2. Subject--Action Verb--Object 3. Subject-- Linking Verb--Complement 4. Inverted Order
True,
A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses.
