The plant manager in addition to the sales representatives (was, were)? pleased with the new system. Fix it.
What is the plant manager AND the sales representatives WERE pleased with the new system.
100
CEO Kyle Wiens, requires what from job applicants?
What is Grammar Test.
100
"Dan and ____ will follow up on the orders as they come in today. "
What is I.
100
Punctuation is used for what purpose?
what is to let the reader know whats coming next.
200
Company, government are singular nouns in what country?
What is United States of America.
200
When do noun-pronoun agreements occur?
What is if a pronoun is of a different number or person that the word it refers to.
200
Wiens said sloppiness with writing corresponds to what?
What is sloppiness in other job duties.
200
What type of pronouns should you use to refer to or emphasize a noun or pronoun that has already appeared in the sentence?
What is reflexive and intensive pronouns.
200
what form of punctuation emphasizes a break in thought?
What is a Dash
300
What country uses the words company and government as plural nouns?
What is United Kingdom.
300
Conversational English has 1500 words called what?
What is Specialized English.
300
When the word is changed and is not actually in the sentence the correct term is called a what?
What is a Dangling Modifier
300
In which of the six common errors that people make do you use a coordinating conjunction? Give an example.
What is Comma Splice ex: the contest will start in June; but the exact date has not been set.
300
Why are apostrophes used in a word?
What is to indicate that a letter was omitted.
400
Executives often say this when referring to faulty grammar in college graduates or MBA's?
What is "Cant Write".
400
Simple English is designed to do what?
What is reduce problems with bad grammar and to make it easier to communicate with non native speakers of English
400
Fix this: Customers who complain often alert us to changes we need to make.
What is Often, customers who complain alert us to changes we need to make.
400
When a writer thinks of additional information that the reader needs usually causes what kind of error?
What is a Sentence Fragment.
400
What are the eight marks of punctuation?
What is apostrophes, colons, commas, dashes, hyphens, parentheses, periods and semicolons.
500
Rutgers University Professor Jack Lynch sees attention to grammar as an issue of what?
What is class warfare.
500
A survey said this percentage of people were increasing training to improve grammar and skills in their employees
What is 45%.
500
Fix this: The reason for this change is because the SEC now requires fuller disclosure.
What is The reason for this change IS THAT the SEC now requires fuller disclosure.
500
What contains both a subject and verb but is not a complete statement that can not stand on its own?
What is a subordinate or dependent clause.
500
In Quoting Sources give a correct example of all four when quoting material.
What is "Saving Energy"
what is [in the new tax bill]
what is if you've ever wanted to live on a tropical Island... cruise
what is the Wall Street Journal The wall street journal