Business Communications-Common Grammar Issues

Read the following sentence with a mixed construction, then choose the correct revised sentence from the answer choices below. My company is launching a new line of kitchen gadgets and discussing it in a meeting on Monday.

My company is launching a new line of kitchen gadgets, and we are discussing it in a meeting on Monday.

My old leather shoes were worn out, I bought a new pair. In which of the following is a coordinating conjunction correctly used to fix this comma splice? Multiple choice question.

My old leather shoes were worn out, so I bought a new pair.

Choose the sentences with mixed constructions. Select all that apply.

Once the weather starts to change makes his old knee injury act up. Because the weather is changing makes his old knee injury act up.

One of the following items is a run-on (or fused) sentence, another contains a comma splice, and another is correct. Choose the item that is correct.

Phil jogs before work every morning. He is so energetic!

Identify the revision that corrects the dangling modifier in the following sentence. Sweating profusely and breathless, the dance class was more difficult than expected.

Sweating profusely and breathless, Michael realized the dance class was more difficult than he had expected.

Identify which of the following is a sentence fragment.

Which is native to Asia.

Identify the incorrectly placed modifier in the following sentence. With holes in both knees, I cut off the jeans to turn them into shorts.

With holes in both knees

Identify which of the following numbered choices is a dependent clause sentence fragment. Select all that apply.

2: While she reviewed the monthly invoices. 4: Because she had no time left.

Identify which of the following are sentence fragments. Select all that apply.

After conducting a focus group discussion in the conference room. Conducting a focus group discussion in the conference room. In the conference room.

Which sentence correctly uses a period and a capital letter to separate the comma splice below into two complete sentences? Complex projects can involve multiple teams having their own areas of expertise, these projects require extensive planning and oversight on the part of the manager.

Complex projects can involve multiple teams having their own areas of expertise. These projects require extensive planning and oversight on the part of the manager.

Identify the incorrectly placed modifier in the following sentence. Even though he barks a lot, my uncle loves his friendly rescue dog Rover.

Even though he barks a lot

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon to correct the fused sentence below? Learning to conduct research for a marketing campaign takes time you must become skilled at evaluating sources and identifying your target audience. Multiple choice question.

Learning to conduct research for a marketing campaign takes time; you must become skilled at evaluating sources and identifying your target audience.

The following sentence is a fused (or run-on) sentence: Marty stood at his office window and watched the first light of morning brighten the other high-rise office buildings it was a new day. In which sentence is a semicolon correctly placed between the two independent clauses?

Marty stood at his office window and watched the first light of morning brighten the other high-rise office buildings; it was a new day.

Which sentence corrects the comma splice below by converting it into two complete sentences? On Friday, the teams' final proposals will be on presented in the auditorium, a discussion will follow in the conference room. Multiple choice question.

On Friday, the teams' final proposals will be presented in the auditorium. A discussion will follow in the conference room.

Which sentence is a comma splice?

Ralph will make a perfect department supervisor, he has great management skills.

The following is a fused (run-on) sentence: She considered majoring in chemistry she ultimately decided on physics instead. In which of the following is a comma and a coordinating conjunction correctly used to fix this fused sentence?

She considered majoring in chemistry, but she ultimately decided on physics instead.

Identify which of the following fragments cannot be corrected by being attached to the end of the sentence preceding it.

Some days, my sister will play the game with him five times. Her daughter, my niece.

One of the following items is a run-on (or fused) sentence, another contains a comma splice, and another is correct. Choose the item that is correct.

The food in that diner is awful; besides, the service is slow.

The following sentence contains two clauses. The clauses are separated by a slash: /. Read the sentence, and then choose the option that describes the voice pattern within the sentence. When the cast of the play returned to the stage after the curtain call for a question-and-answer session, / many questions were asked by the audience. Multiple choice question.

active voice | passive voice

Choose the selection that correctly completes the following. The cashier can't find the price, ______. Multiple choice question.

and the customer does not know it either

Identify the modifier in the following sentence that is unclear because it could refer to either the word or phrase that comes before it, or the word or phrase that comes after it. The executive said on Tuesday she would hand out yearly bonuses. Multiple choice question.

on Tuesday

Read the following sentence, and then indicate whether it is written in active or passive voice. Commissions were paid to the salespeople at the end of the month. Multiple choice question.

passive voice

Identify the numbered fragments that do not create or contribute to a conversational tone. When I first arrived at our agency almost four years ago, I could not have imagined how much I would learn by working here. It took little more time than I'd expected, but the day for here. (1) Now. My supervisors have prepared me. (2) Helped me. And I'm ready. (3) Ready to be in charge of my own customer accounts. (4) Ready to use what I've learned. (5) And ready to make our agency number one.

1 and 2

Identify the revisions that correct the dangling modifier in the following sentence. Select all that apply. Feeling breathless with anticipation, the sonogram revealed the baby's gender.

As the couple waited, feeling breathless with anticipation, the sonogram revealed the baby's gender. Feeling breathless with anticipation, the couple waited for the sonogram to reveal the baby's gender.

Which sentence is a correctly punctuated, complete sentence (not a run-on or fused sentence)?

Because the blizzard raged all day, no one got to work.

Identify which of the following are sentence fragments. Select all that apply.

Both new and vintage. Even in the winter.

Identify the sentences that do not contain dangling modifiers. Select all that apply.

Having graduated at the top of her class, Mira was recognized as a promising new hire. Dreaming of the national spelling bee trophy, Ari studied the dictionary for hours.

Identify the revisions that correct the fragments in the following. Select all that apply. I'm thinking about taking a walk. Soon. To stretch my legs from sitting at my desk too long.

I'm thinking about taking a walk soon to stretch my legs from sitting at my desk too long. To stretch my legs from sitting too long, I'm thinking about taking a walk soon.

Identify the sentences that contain correctly placed modifiers. Select all that apply.

The boys were able to control the elephants even though they weighed thousands of pounds. Excited to see the animals, the children waited impatiently to be admitted to the animal sanctuary.

Read the following sentence with a mixed construction, then choose the correct revised sentence(s) from the answer choices below. Select all that apply. Until the members of the production team receive the official work order will not begin collecting the necessary materials. Multiple select question.

The members of the production team will not begin collecting the necessary materials until they receive the official work order. Until the members of the production team receive the official work order, they will not begin collecting the necessary materials.

Identify the sentences that do not contain dangling modifiers. Select all that apply.

The public pool was full of people hoping to cool off on a hot summer day. Swimming in the public pool, Min ran into an old friend.

Identify an intentional sentence fragment that would be most appropriate at the end of the following passage. There is a growing literacy crisis. Fifty percent of adults are unable to read a book that is written at an eighth-grade level, and a study found that about 32 million adults are not able to read virtually anything.

Thirty-two million.