INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS COMMUNICATION A

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1) In which sentence is the word near used as an adjective?

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A) The new headquarters is near my uncle's office.

B) Since the holidays are near, we must finish the road repair as quickly as possible.

C) We will probably find the store map near the entrance.

D) If you sit near me in the meeting, I will introduce you to the others.

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2) Identify the underlined clause in the following sentence.
A better speaker is what we need on the Parliamentary Procedure team.

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Option 1

A) noun

B) adverb

C) participial

D) adjective

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3) Clustering is also known as:

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A) freewriting

B) brainstorming

C) webbing

D) drafting

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4) Conjunctions that connect words, phrases, or independent clauses of equal importance are called:

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A) subordinating conjunctions

B) correlative conjunctions

C) coordinating conjunctions

D) dependent conjunctions

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5) The past perfect tense of a verb is formed by:

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A) adding had to the past participle of the main verb

B) changing the verb to active voice

C) changing the verb to passive voice

D) adding will have to the main verb

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6) Select the sentence with an indirect object.

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A) The teacher gave the student the proposal to complete.

B) The quarterback threw the football too high.

C) The installer forgot the carpet.

D) Ms Parks mailed the package yesterday.

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7) Nouns that end in s, ch, sh, z, or x form plurals:

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A) with a proper noun by changing the name of the person or thing

B) by adding es

C) with the apostrophe

D) the same as regular nouns

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8) What are declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory?

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A) the categories for the types of sentences

B) the names of nouns in simple sentences

C) sentence fragments

D) run-on sentences

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9) Select the sentence below which has grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors

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A) Business development opportunities are few lately.

B) The vice president lost his briefcase in the cab.

C) We are seaking new trails, methods, and techniticians to complete hour plans.

D) Looking for new methods to complete our procedure is important.

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10) We payed our mortgage payment by the 15th of the month.

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A) This sentence expresses the number incorrectly.

B) This sentence has correct grammar.

C) This sentence is incorrectly punctuated.

D) This sentence has incorrect grammar.

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11) Identify the underlined clause in the following sentence.
New York is where I live.

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Option 1

A) participial

B) adverb

C) adjective

D) noun

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12) No, we won’t be finished by the deadline. The word “no” is a(n):

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A) interjection

B) superlative

C) modifier

D) exclamation

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13) _______ students are attending the conference.

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A) Them

B) Yous

C) We

D) Us

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14) Choose the sentence that presents the better use of the possessive with inanimate objects.

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A) Keyboards of computers break.

B) The keyboard of the computer broke.

C) Broke is the computers keyboard.

D) The computer's keyboard broke.

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15) Select the correct plural of the compound word housewife.

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A) housewifes

B) housewives

C) house-wifes

D) housewifies

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16) Which one of the following is an example of a dangling phrase?

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A) Since I work at full speed every morning, I am tired in the afternoon.

B) Because I work at full speed every morning, fatigue overtakes me in the afternoon.

C) Working at full speed every morning, fatigue overtakes me in the afternoon.

D) Working at full speed every morning, I become tired in the afternoon.

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17) I will never understand geometry! This is an example of a(n):

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A) double negative

B) exclamation

C) imperative

D) declaration

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18) Which one of the following is not a run on sentence?

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A) She looks at the pictures she says the words.

B) The bird found a worm it was buried in the leaves.

C) Waylon likes pecan pie Evelyn went to town.

D) The boys are happy

they won a prize for the best boat.

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19) Which sentence shows the correct usage of real and really?

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A) Jane and Joe were real sad about the damages.

B) Anita was real happy about her grades.

C) Melanie ate a really good lunch.

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20) We drove _____ the stadium on the way to the airport.

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A) passed

B) past

C) pased

D) pass

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21) Our department has _____ sent registration fees for the technology conference.

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A) all redy

B) all ready

C) alredy

D) already

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22) Which sentence is a compound sentence?

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A) Her resume indicated that she has considerable experience as a computer technician.

B) He will be taking over Amy's position, and he will answer the help line.

C) With his help, our workload should be reduced.

D) Carl was hired this morning and starts next week.

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23) Which one of these is a compound sentence?

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A) Please purchase paper clips, pencils, and notebooks when you go to the office supply store.

B) Jill will photocopy the letters, and Adam will type the envelopes.

C) If I can buy the printer at a discount, I will

however, if I cannot, I'll wait for a sale.

D) Although the data was received after the deadline, we still managed to complete the project within one week.

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24) Which sentence below follows the rule to use a singular verb if joined by and?

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B) Ms. Jones and her assistants are late.

C) Bacon and eggs is a breakfast selection at that shop.

D) Packages and letters leave the post office at 3 p.m.

Option 4

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25) Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
We received a thoughtful and carefully composed response from the client.

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A) carefully

B) composed

C) client

D) thoughtful

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26) Personal pronouns are:

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A) substitutes for adverbs

B) substitutes for verbs

C) substitutes for nouns

D) substitutes for contractions

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27) Which sentence contains an error in the use of a preposition?

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A) The director was accompanied by two assistants.

B) That hotel is not convenient to the conference site.

C) I will be available every morning except Friday.

D) The driver took us in a newly developed office park.

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28) Which sentence below does not have the correct subject/verb agreement?

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A) Carol usually enjoys meetings at work.

B) On the worktable in the supervisor's office are the stack of brochures we need.

C) The team leader, along with his team members, is rewriting the procedures.

D) Each company that we polled across the nation shared their strategy.

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29) Which one of the following sentences follows the normal subject-verb-complement sequence?

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A) We must withdraw the funds for two reasons.

B) There are two main reasons for our withdrawal of funds.

C) It is necessary that we withdraw the funds.

D) Here are the main reasons we must withdraw the funds.

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30) Which sentence contains a verb error?

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A) We will hold the conference in September.

B) By last Thursday, he completed the review.

C) I had began to analyze the statistics.

D) The company will have reached its goal by the end of this quarter.

Clear selection

31) By noon tomorrow, I ________________ the first draft of my paper.

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A) will have written

B) will have wrote

C) have written

D) wrote

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32) We have studied all day. What tense is this sentence?

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A) future perfect

B) past perfect

C) present

D) present perfect

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33) Which is the group in the following sentence?
Hockey, baseball, and football are the sports Sam loves.

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Option 1

A) sp

orts

B) loves

C) Sam

D) hockey

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34) Which is the definition of a direct object?

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A) begins with to and has objects and/or modifiers

B) modifies nouns and verbs while indicating relationships between subjects and verbs

C) a prepositional phrase in which the preposition to or for is not stated but understood

D) a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of the action

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35) Let’s bake cupcakes for her birthday. The word “cupcakes” is a(n):

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A) gerund

B) imperative

C) pronoun

D) noun

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36) The sentence: "Each order should be accompanied by two (?) forms of ID" provides:

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A) the reader with a reason to challenge the writer

B) doubt by using the question mark internally

C) enough information without the question mark

D) a lack of understanding for the writer and is confusing

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37) Choose the incorrectly punctuated sentence.

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A) My customers would not give me 50 cents for that old printer.

B) I need 75 cents for the metro.

C) Please give me 12 25 cent tokens to use on the toll road.

D) Do you have 30 cents I can borrow?

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38) _________________ are used to form noun possessions, contractions, take the place of omitted letters or figures, or serve as the symbol for feet.

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A) Italics

B) Apostrophes

C) Single quotation marks

D) Brackets

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39) What punctuation mark should be used at the end of the following sentence? The Ritz Hotel is more expensive than the Carlton, isn't it

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A) period

B) question mark

C) exclamation mark

D) quotation marks

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40) Select the sentence that is punctuated correctly.

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A) Be sure to enclose a stamped, addressed envelope.

B) Be sure to enclose a stamped addressed envelope.

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41) When a last and first name of a person are written in inverted form,

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A) place a dash between the last name and the first name.

B) place a colon between the last name and the first name.

C) place a comma between the last name and the first name.

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42) What may be used in technical material as a symbol for feet?

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A) the parenthesis

B) the ellipsis

C) the apostrophe

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43) Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

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A) Next week Angie, we'd like you to work every day.

B) Next week, Angie, we'd like you to work every day.

C) Next week Angie we'd like you to work every day.

D) Next week, Angie we'd like you to work every day.

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44) Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

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A) Were glad that you we're able to pay.

B) Were glad that you were able to pay.

C) We're glad that you were able to pay.

D) We're glad that you we're able to pay.

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45) Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

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A) Even though I've had four cups of coffee, I'm still sleepy.

B) Even though I've had four cups of coffee I'm still sleepy.

C) Even though, I've had four cups of coffee, I'm still sleepy.

D) Even though, I've had four cups of coffee I'm still sleepy.

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46) Which one of the following is not a correct rule for using punctuation marks with quotation marks?

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A) Colons and semicolons should stay outside quotation marks.

B) If hyphens or question marks are a part of the original quotation, use them inside the quotation marks.

C) Periods and commas should be placed inside the quotation marks.

D) If exclamation marks are a part of the original quotation, use them outside the quotation marks.

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47) Which sentence expresses the percentage correctly?

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A) 30 percent of the clients have long-term health insurance.

B) She owns 25% of the business.

C) The eight % rate is unbelievable!

D) The best interest rate is 9 percent.

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48) The acronym OSHA stands for:

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A) Occupational Security and Health Administration

B) Occupational Security and Home Administration

C) Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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49) The proofreading term ________ means "let it stand."

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A) "STET"

B) STEP

C) stet

D) step

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50) Which set of numbers is correctly punctuated?

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A) Please purchase thirty-six thirteen-gallon cans.

B) Of this $213,000, $187,000 is secured by a mortgage.

C) Each package contains 12 2 inch-nails.

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