Business Writing

Fill in the blank: 'Planning' is a crucial step in _______ documents.

• Designing

• Ignoring

• Deleting

• Printing

What is a misplaced modifier?

• A word or phrase that is incorrectly separated from the word it modifies

• A word that is spelled incorrectly

• A sentence with no punctuation

• A verb that is used in the wrong tense.

Misplaced modifiers can alter the intended meaning of a sentence, leading to what?

• Clarity

• Ambiguity

• Simplicity

• Complexity

Fill in the blank: The sentence 'She speaks French only' implies that she speaks ______.

• no other language

• French fluently

• French occasionally

• French and other languages.

Which of the following is used for possession?

• A) its

• B) it's

• C) its'

• D) it is

What can incorrect usage of apostrophes lead to?

• Clarity

• Confusion

• Emphasis

• None of the above.

Fill in the blank: A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined by just a ____.

• A) period

• B) semicolon

• C) comma

• D) conjunction

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence with too many words

• A sentence that combines two or more independent clauses without adequate punctuation

• A sentence with a single clause

• A sentence with proper punctuation.

How can the run-on sentence 'I like coffee I like tea' be corrected?

• I like coffee I like tea.

• I like coffee, and I like tea.

• I like coffee; I like tea.

• I like coffee. I like tea.

Fill in the blank: Instead of saying 'Everyone has their own opinion,' use 'Everyone has ______.'

• his or her

• their

• its

• one's