Business English Chapter 1-2

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Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Because the value of the dollar has fallen in recent years.

Which of the following contains a conjunction?

Chris sent his résumé and cover letter to a mechanical engineering company in Chicago.

Which of the following sentences uses account as an adjective?

Devon is the new account executive for PC Graphics, a firm specializing in website design.

Which of the following contains a helping verb?

Jacqueline will be attending Arizona State University in the fall.

Which of the following contains a dependent clause?

Many college students work part-time because they are not eligible for financial aid.

All of the following are correctly punctuated sentences except __________

Many students will get jobs in their fields within six months of graduation some must wait longer.

All of the following are compound sentences except __________

Megan processed the customer's merchandise return and issued an in-store credit.

Which of the following uses research as a noun?

My professor required that primary research be incorporated in the report.

Which of the following is an example of an acronym?

NATO

Which sentence demonstrates the subject--action verb--object pattern?

Our company recently issued employee IDs to all full-time and temporary workers.

In the sentence Paul, our new safety and security manager, is from Baltimore, the simple subject is ____.

Paul

Which of the following expresses the ideas most efficiently?

Tanya discussed the proposal with Jason so that he could understand it before the meeting.

____ for speaking with me yesterday about the accounting position.

Thank you

Which of the following uses dial as an action verb?

To open the office safe, you must dial the numerical code exactly.

Which of the following expresses proper and common nouns correctly?

Tyler uses his new Samsung smartphone to search the internet for job opportunities.

What questions do adverbs answer?

When?, How?, Where?, and To what extent?

To succeed in an interview, you must prepare ____ of success stories that demonstrate those skills desired by the employer.

a lot

In the sentence My supervisor and I recently interviewed four outstanding candidates for the accounting position, the word the functions as a(n)____.

adjective

In the sentence My supervisor and I recently interviewed four outstanding candidates for the accounting position, the word recently functions as a(n)____.

adverb

My psychology professor required that all sources be ____ using APA format.

cited

Identify the following group of words: Some Facebook users are reconnecting with old friends, others are making new friends.

comma splice

Identify the following group of words: Read the directions carefully before completing the job application form

command

A ____ sentence contains an independent clause and a dependent clause.

complex

The sentence When you have an answer, please let us know is a ____ sentence.

complex

Identify the following group of words: Because Hayden must work overtime this weekend, he will miss the family reunion.

correctly punctuated sentence

Identify the following group of words: Our company issued smartphones to all sales representatives, but management is encouraging personnel to use them for business purposes only.

correctly punctuated sentence

Adjectives ____.

describe nouns or pronouns

Jessica must monitor customers' comments on our website ____.

every day

All sentences must contain a subject and a predicate and _____.

express a complete thought

Please ____ this month's sales projections to me when you get a chance.

forward

Prepositions ____.

join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence

Many adverbs end with ____.

ly

Because employees received a pay raise, ____ is at an all-time high.

morale

In the sentence My supervisor and I recently interviewed four outstanding candidates for the accounting position, the word supervisor functions as a(n)____.

noun

Names for persons, places, things, qualities, feelings, concepts, activities, and measures are ____.

nouns

Sentences revolve around _____ because these words function both as sentence subjects and as objects of verbs.

nouns

In the sentence Dr. Schlosser uses the Web to communicate with patients, the words with patients are a(n) ____.

phrase

In the sentence Brice practices medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, the simple predicate is ____.

practices

In the sentence My supervisor and I recently interviewed four outstanding candidates for the accounting position, the word for functions as a(n)____.

preposition

In the sentence My supervisor and I recently interviewed four outstanding candidates for the accounting position, the word I functions as a(n)____.

pronoun

Identify the following group of words: Will employees be paying more for health insurance this year

question

Pronouns are used to _____.

replace nouns

Being able to identify the eight parts of speech will help you do all of the following except _____.

secure a job interview

The sentence The banquet menu will include chicken, beef, seafood, and vegetarian dishes is a ____ sentence.

simple

In the sentence Gavin is the new president of operations, the sentence pattern is ____.

subject⎯linking verb⎯complement

In the sentence Our new supervisor will be Barb Robisch, the sentence pattern is ____.

subject⎯linking verb⎯complement

In the sentence The new software is now installed on my computer, the sentence pattern is ____.

subject⎯verb

In the sentence My supervisor and I recently interviewed four outstanding candidates for the accounting position, the word interviewed functions as a(n)____.

verb

In the sentence Our company will be hiring 50 new employees, the words will be hiring are a(n) ____.

verb phrase

Our updated _____ is not only attractive but also user friendly.

website


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