Business English - Ch 2 - Quiz

In the sentence When searching for a job, you can expect a screening interview, the simple subject is

• searching

• job

• you

• interview

The words in the spring of next year is considered a(n)

• dependent clause

• indepencent clause

• phrase

In the sentence The highest paid female CEO was Yahoo’s Marissa Meyer, the complement is

• female

• CEO

• Yahoo’s

• Marissa Meyer

In the command Lock all the building doors, the simple subject is

• Lock

• building

• doors

• you

The sentence If she had written a better résumé, she might have been hired is a

• simple

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound-complex sentence

Some European countries require that a certain percentage of a building’s light come from outdoors, this movement is called “daylighting.”

• correctly punctuated

• fragment

• comma splice

• run-on sentence

Because daylighting improves energy efficiency and results in increased productivity.

• correctly punctuated

• fragment

• comma splice

• run-on sentence

Some stores emphasizing daylighting report reduced employee absenteeism others report fewer work errors.

• correctly punctuated

• fragment

• comma splice

• run-on sentence

Although construction costs were higher, a Wal-Mart experimental store reported increased sales in the half of the store with daylight.

• correctly punctuated

• fragment

• comma splice

• run-on sentence

A special Lockheed building with daylight cut costs by 75 percent, it also cut overall energy costs in half.

• correctly punctuated

• fragment

• comma splice

• run-on sentence