Business English Unit 3
The plant closure will ____ all employees, including those in subsidiary companies.
Affect
Martha is ____ about getting her test results back because she didn't study as much as she should have.
Anxious
Three fourths of the applicants ____ to meet the minimum requirements.
Appear
What _____ the names of the companies that contributed to last year's United Way campaign?
Are
Your time and effort ____ greatly appreciated.
Are
(Present progressive) We _______ for our new shipment of printers from Spectrum Industries.
Are waiting
The consultant recommended that the website ____ totally redesigned.
Be
Which sentence is best expressed?
Because gas prices have increased so much, would you like to form a carpool?
We ____ process your merchandise return until a receipt has been provided.
Cannot
(Present tense) She ____ herself with great poise and confidence.
Carries
The high employee turnover rate has ____ to the attention of management.
Come
A noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes the subject is called a ______.
Complement
Some of the report ____ confidential information about the owner and the company.
Contains
Studying diversity and inclusion ____ one's sensitivity of and appreciation for others.
Develops
Have you ____ at the new sushi restaurant yet?
Eaten
Stephen Covey's book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People ____ the attainment of goals through ethical principles.
Empathizes
____ of the suggestions to reduce capital expenditures was considered.
Every one
After 14 grueling hours of deliberation, the jury ____ finally reached a verdict.
Has
Three copies of the contract ____ been sent to your office.
Have
In the sentence All completed applications should be submitted to the human resources department, the verb be is ____.
Helping
(Past tense) CompTechs ____ Tyler as the new IT networking software specialist.
Hired
Which sentence is better expressed?
If we have time, we must try to visit the Holocaust Museum.
In the sentence Jon tweeted on his new Samsung smartphone, the verb tweeted is ____.
Intransitive
Each asset and liability ____ listed on the balance sheet.
Is
Neither the employees nor their manager ____ willing to compromise.
Is
The Stone Temple Pilots ____ releasing a new single in the summer.
Is
The number of companies using social networking sites to promote their product and services ____ increasing.
Is
Which sentence contains the past participle of the regular verb work?
Juan had worked for his employer for six years.
We hired a contractor to ____ new tile in our reception area.
Lay
In the sentence Here's a list of ten ideas to reduce our company's expenses, the simple subject is ______.
List
A majority of the voters ____ in rural areas.
Live
Which sentence is better expressed?
Lying in his briefcase, the report for the construction project was found by Matt.
Everyone ____ to work overtime tonight to meet the customer's deadline.
Plans
In the question Have the plans for the merger been submitted to the Federal Trade Commission?, the simple subject is ______.
Plans
The new insurance policy for employees ____ each individual to pay more for name-brand drugs.
Requires
I ____ our company's annual report on the website.
Saw
Macy's ____ a Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City each year.
Sponsors
Stock prices have ____ to a six-month low.
Sunk
A(n) ____ verb expresses an action directed toward a person or thing.
Transitive
In the sentence Twitter, along with LinkedIn, remains a popular networking site for business professionals, the simple subject is ______.
Every employee, stockholder, and board member ____ allowed to vote on the controversial issue.
Was
Three yards of material ____ needed for the costume.
Was
Many of our field representatives ____ attending the training seminar in Houston.
Were
The faculty ____ divided on the tuition increase and its effect on the teacher-student ratio.
Were
(Future progressive) I ____ to your e-mail message by tomorrow morning.
Will be replying
(Future perfect) At the rate you're going, you ____ the project before its due date.
Will have finished
In the sentence Our commitment to our customers remains our top priority, the simple subject is ______.
commitment
Our business emphasizes one important goal over all others, ______, customer satisfaction.
i.e
The ____ mood is used to express a doubt, a conjecture, or a suggestion.
subjunctive
I appreciate ____ writing of my letter of recommendation.
your
