Vocabulary
Another way of saying, "Do it quickly"
ASAP
It was getting late at the party and I was tired, so I __________________.
hit the road
Is "community center" a person, place, or thing?
place
Minimum wage an hour in Florida
$14.00/hour
Which coordinating conjunction do you use to join similar ideas
and
I need to ________________ for a vacation from my boss. Do you think she will say yes?
request
She didn't want to get in trouble at work, so she told her Boss that it was Ted who spilt the coffee on the papers, even though it was both of them.
Throw someone under the bus
She threw Ted under the bus.
It is polite to ______________ and _______________ when you meet someone new.
look them in the eyes and shake hands
If you're an hourly wage employee, and you work more than 40 hours, many employers need to pay you what?
time-and-a-half
example: if you make $10/hr. you would make $15 for overtime
Which coordinating conjunction should be used in this sentence?
It started to rain, ____ we went inside.
so
The hot, humid weather made everyone feel ____________ and sluggish, so they all decided to stay inside and rest.
lethargic
He lost his keys in the morning. Then he missed the bus. Then he didn't have money to pay the Uber driver. Finally, when he got to work, the meeting was over.
Train Wreck
That poor guy was a train wreck.
a word for "not polite"
rude
If you are a salaried employee, name at least 3 benefits you usually get.
Medical Insurance, Paid Vacation/Time Off
Retirement 401K/403B, Social Security
Medicare (FICA), Workers Compensation
Which coordinating conjunction should be used in this sentence?
He has not eaten anything, ____ has he drunk anything since this morning.
nor
He did everything he could to _________ the police that he was not the robber of the bank.
persuade
I understand how you are feeling about the divorce from your husband. I also had a divorce last year.
In the same boat
They both had the similar experience of divorce.
not boring
interesting
What is the form that you claim exemptions on? (how much money you want to the federal government to take out of your paycheck)
______ form
W-4
The sentences within a compound sentence are called ________________ _________________.
independent clauses
extreme
I decided that it was time to move out of my parents house. I live in my own apartment now and have a good job. I finally feel like I'm ____________________
in the driver's seat
He feels in control of his own life.
same as "for example"
for instance
The "_____ income" is the amount of money you make after taxes are deducted (subtracted) from your paycheck.
net income
Both parts of the sentence must be able to stand on their own as a complete sentence with a ________ and a _______.
subject and verb