Business English Unit 4
We believe that our ____ website will attract more visitors.
newly designed
We need to ____ the fact that our financial records will be more closely examined by auditors.
Accept
It looks ____ more and more social media sites will be developed over the next few years.
As if
LaTasha felt ____ that she couldn't accept the customer's return without a receipt.
Bad
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Because many Americans have lost money in their individual retirement accounts, many retirement-eligible individuals have opted to work longer.
We plan to make ____ mistakes during this product introduction.
Fewer
Beth is completely different ____ our previous manager.
From
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Identity theft on the Internet is on the rise; thus, consumers must use safeguards when shopping online.
You'll find a list of product features on the ____ pages of the catalog.
Last 12
Which sentence uses correlative conjunctions correctly?
She will take her vacation in either June or July.
If you have ____ to spare, please drop by my office.
Some time
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
The remodeling of our corporate headquarters is proceeding on schedule, but it still will take several months to complete the project.
We're getting ____ few "likes" on our Facebook page.
Too
Many customers were angry ____ the manager and her attitude toward them.
With
Has anyone ____ Andrew expressed interest in attending the conference?
besides
Many adverbs end in ______.
ly
Many retailers advertise for ______ cashiers during the holiday season.
part- and full-time
Keng performed ____ during his interview as an outside sales consultant.
well
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Many companies use social networking sites to screen candidates, and many run criminal background checks.
The human resources office is seeking _____ to conduct the employee satisfaction and work climate surveys.
capable, efficient administrative assistants
If you have any ____ questions about our proposal, please contact us immediately.
Further
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
We are confident, however, that home sales will increase soon.
The Small Business Administration, ____ protects the interests of small businesses, is a federal agency.
Which
Although the financial report was bad after the first quarter, it was even _____ after the second quarter.
Worse
Between ____, I believe that the new job sharing proposal will not be successful.
You and me
In the sentence Would you like to meet to discuss the proposal, or would you prefer that we share our thoughts via e-mail?, the word or is a ____.
coordinating conjunction
The plan called for the sharing of the word processing tasks ______ the five members of the research team.
Among
Because of his desire to help others, Derrik plans to go ____ nursing.
Into
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Many companies now sell their products and services online; on the other hand, some companies focus exclusively on in-house sales.
`Both ____ were lying on my desk.
Reports
In the sentence Yesterday we had to work overtime, the word Yesterday functions as an adverb because it answers which question?
When?
My English professor said that my paper could ____ been better organized and more concise.
Have
According to Bill and ____, our company will start using social networking sites for market research.
her
Any websites that do not conform ____ disability access standards will have to be redesigned.
To
Because my Ford Focus is now ____, the manufacturer's warranty has expired.
Five years old
I used information ____ the Internet in my research paper.
From
____ answer questions such as What kind?, How many?, or Which one?
Adjective
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Brenda filed her income tax return, although it was late.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Carly planned to update her résumé and to complete the online application.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Companies are looking for new forms of advertising; therefore, many are using social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
______ sentences contain one independent clause and one dependent clause.
Complex
____ connect words, phrases, and clauses of equal grammatical value or rank.
Coordinating conjunctions
Beth ____ believe that she was selected as employee of the year.
Could hardly
Subordinating conjunctions often introduce ____.
Dependent Clauses
The group of words because the Federal Reserve must fight counterfeiting represents a(n) ____.
Dependent Clauses
Which sentence is more formally expressed?
Do you know where the meeting is?
Students competed for a ______ opportunity to travel around the world.
Once-in-a-lifetime
The word group After we tallied the survey results and identified the primary causes of employee dissatisfaction contains ______.
One dependent clause
A number of our ____ have inquired about their benefit reductions.
Personnel
Jessica received the ____ bouquet of flowers on her birthday.
Prettiest