Word Order
ABC. Inc - writing - am - resignation - my - I - to - from - announce
I am writing to announce my resignation from ABC. Inc.
AirBnB is a ________ company:
a.) allowance
b.) milage
c.) lodging
c.) lodging
This expression means "I don't understand":
a.) you lost me
b.) you got me
c.) you caught me
a.) you lost me
Complete the sentence using Present Perfect Continuous in Negative:
- Brenda __________ on the project due to her lack of focus and continuous distractions.
(Verb: to work)
- hasn't been working
This is a general instruction and it contains an "impersonal pronoun":
a.) You should save money for your retirement.
b.) Money should be saved for retirement.
c.) Old people should save money for their retirement.
a.) You should save money for your retirement.
meeting - an - excellent - for - after - that's - question - the
That’s an excellent question for after the meeting.
When you're talking about something and suddenly you start straying off topic means:
Digressing / Digress
The employee _____ has the best results will receive the promotion _____ the boss has been talking about all year. I’m sure it’ll be the one _____ sales have increased the most.
a.) whose, who, that
b.) that, who, whose
c.) who, that, whose
c.) who, that, whose
Wendy: "Why have the new employees not been out of training yet?"
What did Wendy ask? (Use reported speech.)
Wendy asked why the new employees hadn't been out of training yet.
"Going back to what I said earlier, Susannah and I were at the marina."
Which sentence means the same:
a.) Susannah and I were going back to something I said earlier at the marina.
b.) Susannah and I were going back to the marina earlier.
c.) I said earlier that Susannah and I were at the marina and I’d like to continue talking about that.
c.) I said earlier that Susannah and I were at the marina and I’d like to continue talking about that.
last - recently - that - I've - week - the - performance - of - the - review - had - results - we - received
I've recently received the results of the performance review that we had last week.
The phrase "to make less effective" can be substituted for the verb:
to undermine
What does the phrase "get to the bottom of something" mean?
It means to find an explanation or to find the cause or the reason of a problem, usually a mystery.
Rose: "Have you been managing our new clients well? Or do you need some help?"
What did Rose ask? (Use reported speech)
Rose asked if I had been managing our new clients well or if I needed some help.
I had my colleague’s support so I could finish the project on time.
Use third conditional to express the sentence above with exactly the same meaning.
If I hadn't had my colleague's support, I wouldn't have been able to finish the project on time.
is - representative - recent - lacking in - Susannah - but - performance - results - a gifted - her - is - positive - sales
Susannah is a gifted sales representative, but her recent performance is lacking in positive results.
What's the phrasal verb we use to express when a company dismisses employees due to expiring contracts?
to lay off
We use this term to refer to an information resignation announcement.
A two-week notice
I blame Marcus ______ his poor attendance. He knows how to get to work on time, so he can’t blame his lateness ______ traffic.
for & on
His computer had a software problem, so he didn't send in the report.
Use third conditional to express the sentence above with exactly the same meaning.
If his computer hadn't had a software problem, he would have sent in the report.
is - leaving - employee - she's - who - the - company - the
She's the employee who is leaving the company.
"That’s completely different from what Roberto said."
Which sentence means the same:
a.) That's quite like what Roberto said.
b.) That's not exactly what Roberto said.
c.) That's kind of what Roberto said.
b.) That's not exactly what Roberto said.
When somebody can't make heads or tails of something, it means that...
the person does not understand what is happening or what is being said.
1. "It’s reported that he’s had a lot of doctor’s appointments."
2. "I heard that he’s had a lot of doctor’s appointments."
Which sentence is a rumor and which sentence is probably true but not proven.
Number 1 is probably true but not proven and number 2 is a rumor.
"You don’t want to waste time with chit-chat because of the fact that time is money."
Use a participle clause to express the sentence above.
Given that time is money, you don't want to waste time with chit-chat.