FBLA Introduction to Business Communication

Choose a linking verb to complete this sentence. Samantha Golden ____________________ a patient.

• has been

• annoyed

• helped

• called

Adverbs and infinitives offer a challenge when selecting the correct usage. Select the correctly written sentence.

• We will need to scrutinize carefully each contract we receive.

• We will need to carefully scrutinize each contract we receive.

• We will carefully need to scrutinize each contract we receive.

3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Good grief Our team really lost that one.

• Only one company, namely, ABC Plumbing, mailed a contract.

• Oh did you see that baby zebra?

4. Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

• a. Whoever wins wins, a new automobile.

• b. Whoever, wins, wins, a new automobile.

• c. Whoever wins, wins a new automobile.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?. Competency: Punctuation and capitalization Task: Recognize and correct problems in punctuation including commas, semicolons, and apostrophes.

• For the holidays I'm going to Chicago, Illinois, to visit my grandparents.

• For the holiday's, I'm going to Chicago, Illinois, to visit my grandparents.

• For the holidays, I'm going to Chicago, Illinois to visit my grandparents.

• For the holidays, I'm going to Chicago, Illinois, to visit my grandparents

6. Which sentence has the correctly used article?

• That has been an union issue for years.

• I ate an orange.

• The bell rang once a hour.

7. Select the word that means to quote or mention.

• cite

• site.

• sight.

Select the correct sentence.

• She has lyed about her identity many times

• The housekeeper is lying a tablecloth on the table.

• Her husband had already laid his glasses on the table.

• Before she went to sleep, she had made it a point to lie her glasses on the table.

9. The body of a short, 20-minute presentation should focus on which one of the following

• approximately two to four main points

• as many points as necessary to get your point across

• up to ten main points

• at least five to eight main points

A problem-solving activity that requires all members of a group to contribute ideas is known as:

• clustering

• norming

• motivating

• brainstorming