The sentences below require adding or changing punctuation, adding, omitting, or rearranging a word or two, or correcting usage errors. Your goal should be doing the minimum amount required to correct the usage error. You should not rewrite the sentences, no matter how awkward they may seem to you. They were designed to capture the most common mistakes in business writing, and if you rewrite the sentence, you might avoid correcting the error. Sentences may contain more than one error. Place a “C” before the number of any sentence you believe to be correct.
You should not obtain any form of help on this assessment; do not ask others and do not use any form of reference material (e.g., dictionaries, usage handbooks, etc.). Please note that you should follow standard U.S. business writing spelling and punctuation.
The leaders of the European division of the organization were Gini Puccini, Rome Italy, President, Will Payton, London England, Secretary, and Pierre La Fluer, Paris France, Treasurer.
Used as a command and control device the KPI process could have a negative affect on ABCs culture and could result in its loosing their best employees.
Each of the associates have their own strengths and weaknesses.
James did good on his GMAT, but just between you and I, he does not have any business experience and will probably not be able to keep up with you and myself.
Leadership is when one stands up for what he believes.
Frightened by the absence of the money, the accounts were juggled to obscure the loss.
The complexity of the problem and the need to keep pace with technology presents ABC with many difficult choices.
Susan was unprepared for her first interview, therefore she decided to carefully read more about the company the next time.
Review meetings should allow two way dialogue so problems can be addressed and assistance will be provided as necessary.
From a humble beginning Marion Manufacturing Company has grown to be an enormous multinational corporation. The worlds’ largest manufacturer of office machinery.
The techniques can usually be classified into three categories: setting high value goals, various structural approaches and using different conflict resolving behaviors.
Everyone must submit their report to the president by 5:00 pm April 1.
The new associate disliked Harvard Graphics, he preferred PowerPoint.
In Dr. Smiths book Always Winning, I enjoyed the chapter entitled “Winning is not all there is”. (Remember: use U.S. standard punctuation.)
Many e-commerce companies have entered the market and several enjoy relatively high profit margins, which has lead to immediate financial stability.
The progress review which I wrote and sent to you today should help with the discussion; it’s content lays out all the data to support our point of view.
The four largest computer companies, HP, Dell, and IBM all carry a full line of computers.