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Essentials of Business Communication 8th Edition by Mary Ellen Guffey

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0324588002
book Essentials of Business Communication 8th Edition by Mary Ellen Guffey cover

Essentials of Business Communication 8th Edition by Mary Ellen Guffey

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0324588002
Exercise 25
These checkups are designed to improve your control of grammar and mechanics. They systematically review all sections of the Grammar/Mechanics Handbook. Answers are provided near the end of the book. You will find Advanced Grammar/Mechanics Checkups with immediate feedback at your premium Web site, www.megutfey.com.
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Review Sections 1.02-1.06 in the Grammar/Mechanics Handbook. Then study each of the following statements. Underscore any inappropriate form, and write a correction in the space provided. Also record the appropriate G/M section and letter to illustrate the principle involved. If a sentence is correct, write C. When you finish, compare your responses with those provided. If your answers differ, study carefully the principles shown in parentheses.
Example Attornies seem to be the only ones who benefit from class action suits.
1. A huge number of inquirys overwhelmed their two Web sites.
2. Banks are installing multilingual ATMs to serve customers.
3. Some companys are giving up land lines for cell phones.
4. Business is better on Saturday's than on Sundays.
5. Frozen turkies fill the grocery's lockers at Thanksgiving.
6. Only the Bushs and the Sanchezes brought their entire families.
7. During the 2000's stock prices fluctuated extremely.
8. Both editor in chiefs instituted strict proofreading policies.
9. Luxury residential complexs are part of the architect's plan.
10. Voters in three countys are likely to approve new school taxes.
11. The instructor was surprised to find two Cassidy's in one class.
12. André sent digital photos of two valleys in France before we planned our trip.
13. Most companies have copies of statements showing their assets and liabilitys.
14. My flat-screen monitor makes it difficult to distinguish between a's and a's.
15. Both of her sisters-in-law were woman with high principles.
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