Business 31 - Business English » Spring 2020 » Quiz 1

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Question #1
In the sentence The president threw the first pitch in the baseball game, the verb threw is ____.
A.   transitive
B.   linking
C.   helping
D.   intransitive
Question #2
In the sentence We listened carefully to the CEO’s remarks, the verb listened is ____.
A.   subject
B.   object
C.   intransitive
D.   complement
Question #3
In the sentence Some supervisors are too autocratic, the word autocratic is a(n) ____.
A.   object
B.   complement
C.   subject
Question #4
In the sentence That sounds like a good idea, the verb sounds is ____.
A.   linking
B.   helping
C.   transitive
D.   intransitive
Question #5
In the sentence We were hoping for an increase in revenue, the verb were is ____.
A.   intransitive
B.   helping
C.   linking
D.   transitive
Question #6
The ____ is known as the “voice of business.”
A.   active voice
B.   passive voice
Question #7
Which sentence contains the past participle of the regular verb edit?
A.   Chloe edits many letters at the same time.
B.   Chloe has edited many documents for her employer.
C.   Chloe edited the letter on Friday.
D.   Chloe is editing an important letter for a major client.
Question #8
Which sentence contains the present participle of the regular verb analyze?
A.   Jeff has analyzed all financial statements with 100 percent accuracy.
B.   Jeff was analyzing the contract total when he was interrupted.
C.   Jeff analyzes all figures carefully.
D.   Jeff analyzed all financial statements last week.
Question #9
No one objects to ____ taking a break, but we do object when you take twice the time as the rest of us.
A.   you’re
B.   your
Question #10
The memorandum was delivered to the administrative assistant discussing the merger.
A.   The sentence has a verbal phrase placed illogically.
B.   The sentence is written correctly.
Question #11
If I ____ you, I would tell your boss the truth about your background.
A.   was
B.   were
Question #12
A list of netiquette rules ____ available for all corporate e-mail users.
A.   is
B.   are
Question #13
Podcasting, along with blogs and wikis, ____ gaining in popularity.
A.   is
B.   are
Question #14
Every comma, period, and semicolon ____ to be checked before this report can be distributed.
A.   has
B.   have
Question #15
Macy’s ____ well-known for its annual Thanksgiving Day parade.
A.   are
B.   is
Question #16
Neither the supervisor nor employees ____ willing to work overtime.
A.   was
B.   were
Question #17
Everyone but the vice president and marketing manager ____ the new team structure is promising.
A.   think
B.   thinks
Question #18
____ of the proposals can help our organization increase revenue.
A.   Any one
B.   Anyone
Question #19
The ____ reason for the layoffs was to save money.
A.   principal
B.   principle
Question #20
No one can predict what ____ the decline in stock price will have on sales.
A.   effect
B.   affect

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