2002 Introduction to Business CommunicationPage 1
For each item below, mark A on your answer sheet if the group of words is a correct sentence and B if the group of words cannot stand alone as a sentence.- If less than a tenth of the energy stored as heat were converted each year.
- Less than 5 percent of the incoming warm water is turned into steam.
- Call for your free brochure today.
- In September, when the students have left their summer jobs and have returned to school.
- Having completed the planning stage, we began the project.
- The purpose of the project that has been outlined in detail.
For each item below, mark your answer sheet using the following choices:
Mark A if the statement is a simple sentence
Mark B if the statement is a compound sentence
Mark C if the statement is a complex sentence
- Our office building is in need of repair on the outside and remodeling on the inside.
- We have called an interior decorator, but he is out of town until next week.
- The ceiling in Mr. Jackson’s office is stained from the last rainstorm.
- When the carpenters repair the roof, they plan to install a new chimney.
- Because we want to take advantage of the furniture sales, we must choose the color schemes now.
- The project will be finished in time for our seminar; thus, we can have an open house at that time.
For each item below, mark A on your answer sheet if the statement is correct and B if the statement is false.
- The sentence My brother has taken a new job with a consulting company contains a pronoun.
- The sentence You did not voice opposition; we implemented the plan contains a conjunction.
- The sentence Three plans were considered before we made the final decision contains a conjunction.
- In the sentence Nobody wanted to see Ms. Lindsay leave the company for another position, the word for is a conjunction.
- In the sentence Mick continues to give good advice, even though he is no longer our consultant, the word consultant is an adjective.
- The sentence No one can convince me we are losing sales to the competition contains three pronoun examples.
- The sentence I will call Lindy in the morning to arrange an appointment with Dr. Hayward contains two prepositional phrases.
- The sentence The whole reason for our meeting is to increase efficiency in the department contains a linking verb.
For each item below, mark A if the capitalization is correct and B if the capitalization is incorrect.
- Next year Jill plans to be a Sophomore.
- I lived in the west last year.
- I very much enjoy both English and math.
- His Grandfather is still alive.
- I just finished my Spring cleaning.
For each item below, mark A if the bold number is correctly used and B if the bold number is incorrectly used.
- Expect to pay a service charge of 2 percent for a loan with the terms you desire.
- On August 19th, we expect a visit from the vice president in charge of production.
- Of the questions asked on the questionnaire, only 2 of 10 were answered correctly.
- 25 days were required to complete the journal.
- The carton contained four 8-pound bags of sugar.
For each item below, mark A on your answer sheet if the punctuation is correct and B if the punctuation is incorrect.
- We recently traveled to Idaho, and went down the Salmon River.
- Conder played the first half at the quarterback position, Eardley played quarterback during the second half.
- Scott has a solution, and I think he will share it with us tomorrow.
- Our school has several problems; such as overcrowded classes and a lack of supplies.
- My father buys a new automobile quite frequently; for example, this year he bought a Cadillac after buying a Corvette just 15 months ago.
- Although the newly-developed index has several weaknesses, it still is a very useful tool.
- As soon as you send us your purchase order we will ship your replacement parts within 24 hours.
- To complete all your assignments on schedule requires appropriate discipline on your part.
- No, you will not be expected to conduct all the exit interviews.
- The ten questions, that Alex did not answer, were the most interesting ones.
- Relatively few of your classes, however, are taught in the TannerBuilding.
- Guy is preparing an article on “The Office of the Future”.
- My father moved to Bergenfield, New Jersey, on June 1, 1994, and immediately began looking for work.
- The question we want answered, Ms. Simkins, is whether the Bartlett Project will be finished this month?
- Ms. Kent quietly said, “It would be nice if a normal shareholder could read the annual report and say, ‘I see how the company is doing that.’”
- I still remember reading “Laughter Is the Best Medicine” in issues of Reader’s Digest.
For each item below, mark your answer sheet using the following choices:
Mark A if the statement is a comma splice sentence
Mark B if the statement is a run-on sentence
Mark C if the statement is a correct sentence
- We spent the entire night in the airport we didn’t get home until the next evening.
- Allyson has the answers, she’ll share them at the study session.
- We ended up in Denver after one day, and we took two days to get to Pueblo.
- The students wanted to rent the apartment the owner decided not to rent to students.
For each item below, mark A if the grammar is correct and B if the grammar is incorrect.
- Have you seen my glasses? I last seen them this morning.
- I drove the pickup all the way to California. Have you ever drove one that far?
- We payed our mortgage payment by the 15th of the month.
- We did nothing but lay in the shade today.
- The sun had risen before the alarm went off.
- Please find out where the old shipping records were taken to.
- The only ones available for the meeting were we.
- Cliff asked for permission from both Sondra and me.
- The teachers liked the idea more than we.
- The goals for the department were set by Marilyn and myself.
- Just between you and I, let me assure you that Shelley was the cause of the problems.
- Have you tried the lunchs in the cafeteria since the new chefs began working?
- The Mitchell’s have not yet picked up their new automobile.
- Both my brother-in-laws have recently changed occupations.
- My favorite place to shop is the womens’ department at the mall.
- After reading your report, I can see that the project is well on it’s way to success.
- The set of glasses were broken when we opened the package.
- Neither of the stars was informed of the cancellation of the show.
- Beside the car are the flat tires that must be repaired.
- Each of the new contestants have been informed of the guidelines for the competition.
For each item below, select the correct word from the choices given.
- I left package by the door.
- Stan and I are going, , if you have room for us.
- The counselor gave excellent to the students.
- We drove the stadium on the way to the airport.
- If you drink and drive, you will your license.
- Have you seen the new company letterhead ?
- I a little late for our conference.
- We may make payments to reduce the without penalty.
- Have you located an appropriate for the construction?
- Since the contract had been signed, we were liable.
- We cannot your explanation.
- What will be the of the court’s ruling?
- Which officer has to that information?
- The teaching schedule can be to suit various individual needs.
- I move that the committee the proposal as amended.
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