Essentials of Business Communication 8th Edition by Mary Ellen Guffey

Exercise 12

Prepositions and Conjunctions
Review Sections 1.18 and 1.19 in the Grammar Review section of the Grammar/Mechanics Handbook. Then study each of the following statements. Write a or b to indicate the sentence in which the idea is expressed more effectively. Also record the number of the G/M principle illustrated. When you finish, compare your responses with those provided. It your answers differ, study carefully the principles shown in parentheses.
Example a. When do you expect to graduate college?
b. When do you expect to graduate from college?
1. a. No one knows where the meeting is.
b. No one knows where the meeting is at.
2. a. I hate when we have to work overtime.
b. I hate it when we have to work overtime,
3. a. Intel enjoyed greater profits this year then expected.
b. Intel enjoyed greater profits this year than expected.
4. a. Gross profit is where you compute the difference between total sales and the cost of goods sold.
b. Gross profit is computed by finding the difference between total sales and the cost of goods sold.
5. a. We advertise to increase sales, introduce complementary products, and enhance our corporate image.
b. We, advertise to have our products used more often, when we have complementary products to introduce, and we are interested in making our corporation look better to the public.
6. a. What type computer monitor do you prefer?
b. What type of computer monitor do you prefer?
7. a. Your iPod was more expensive than mine.
b. Your iPod was more expensive then mine.
8. a. Did you send an application to the headquarters in Cincinnati or to the branch in St. Louis?
b. Did you apply to the Cincinnati headquarters or the St. Louis branch?
9. a. The most dangerous situation occurs when employees ignore the safety rules.
b. The most dangerous situation is when employees ignore the safety rules.
10. a. She had a great interest, as well as a profound respect for, historical homes.
b. She had a great interest in, as well as a profound respect for, historical homes.
11. a. Volunteers should wear long pants, bring gloves, and sunscreen should be applied.
b. Volunteers should wear long pants, bring gloves, and apply sunscreen.
12. a. His PowerPoint presentation was short like we hoped it would be.
b. His PowerPoint presentation was short as we hoped it would be.
13. a. An ethics code is where a set of rules spells out appropriate behavior standards.
b. An ethics code is a set of rules spelling out appropriate behavior standards.
14. a. Please keep the paper near the printer.
b. Please keep the paper near to the printer.
15. a. A behavioral interview question is when the recruiter says, 'Tell me about a time...."
b. A behavioral interview question is one in which the recruiter says, "Tell me about a time...."