Professional Communication

Which of the following describes a clause that gives a complete thought and could stand alone as a separate sentence?

• nonrestrictive clause

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• subordinating clause

A(n) _____ is a writing error in which a participle phrase modifies nothing or the wrong person or object.

• preposition

• infinitive

• past participle

• dangling participle

Pairs of words such as both/and, either/or, and rather/than are known as _____.

• A. subordinating conjunctions

• B. coordinating conjunctions

• C. correlative conjunctions

• D. participles

An adverb is a word that _____.

• describes a verb, adjective, or clause

• connects or relates its object to the rest of the sentence

• modifies a noun or pronoun

• names a person, place, or thing

A sentence is written in _____ when the subject performs the action.

• first person

• passive voice

• active voice

• future tense

A(n) _____ is a type of dependent clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence.

• nonrestrictive clause

• restrictive clause

• subordinating clause

• independent clause

A(n) _______________ is a group of words that act together to convey meaning in a sentence.

• phrase

• sentence

• clause

• paragraph

An adjective that limits the noun or pronoun it modifies is a(n) _______________.

• limiting adjective

• descriptive adjective

• possessive adjective

• demonstrative adjective

A(n) _______________ connects or relates its object to the rest of the sentence.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

The word to and a verb in its simple present form is a(n) _______________.