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21 Cards in this Set
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When an -ing form is the main verb, it is generally preceded by...
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a form of be (am, is, are, was, or were)
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What are determiners?
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a, an, this, and that are used with singular nouns
some, few, these, and those are used with plural nouns |
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A_____ cannot function alone as the main verb in a sentence.
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present participle (-ing form)
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Infinitive phrases serve as what two things?
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nouns or modifiers
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To followed by the base form of the verb is what?
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an infinitive phrase
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What is to hire in the following sentence? The company intends to hire twenty new employees.
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direct object
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What is to attractin the following sentence? To attract customers, the company changed its advertising strategy.
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modifier of the verb changed
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a, an, this, that, some, few, these, and those are used with nouns and are called what?
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determiners
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What is the term for putting words between the marker to and the base form of the verb?
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split infinitive
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Abstract and plural generic nouns (patience, customers)are rarely preceded by what?
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determiners
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What is the rule involving numbers and hyphens?
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Place a hyphen between two numbers when they are spelled out. However, no hyphen is used before or after the words hundred, thousand, and million.
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Are fractions that are spelled out hyphenated?
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Yes, three-fourths, one-half
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Do you use a hyphen between a number and a unit of measurement?
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Yes,
twelve-year-old boy ten-year project |
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What is the following an example of?
twenty-first-century literature |
a compound modifier that includes a number and a unit of measurement
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Should the words be hyphenated if the words follow the noun and serve as a single adjective?
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No, only if they are before the noun.
If two or more words serve as a single adjective before a noun, they should be hyphenated. If the words follow the noun, they are not hyphenated |
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You submitted an up to date report.
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incorrect.
should be: You submitted an up-to-date report. |
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The report was up to date.
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correct, up to date should not be hyphenated because it does not come before the noun that it modifies
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Should a word be followed by a hyphen if the second word in the hyphenated expression is omitted?
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Yes
They discussed both private- and public-sector partnerships. |
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Name three situations where a hyphen is not used.
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after adverbs inding in -ly
(poorly planned event) in names of chemical compounds (sodium chloride solution) in modifiers with a letter or numeral as the second element (group C homes, type IV virus) |
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To avoid ambiguity or an awkward combination of letters or syllables, how should hyphens be used?
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place a hyphen between the base word and its prefix
anti-intellectual, de-emphasize |
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The imitation of sound in words: the formation or use of words that imitate the sound associated with something, e.g. "hiss" and "buzz"
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onomatopoeia
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