Практикум по стилистике деловой переписки на английском языке. Пунктуация. Учебное пособие

12.After completing her A A degree at Miami-Dade Community College Kim transferred and began working on a B S degree ______________________

13.Ms J S Merton has been appointed consultant for educational services to the A F L – C I O ________________________________

14.Does he often use the abbreviations e g and i e in his email messages ____

18.The quest list includes the following individuals Dr Lynn Clark Ms Frances Hendricks and Professor Jean Dubois __________________________

19.Lt Gen Maxwell asked whether the New York office was open until 6 p m _________________

20.You did check the U R L for that Web site didn’t you ________________

LEVEL II.

A. Write the letter of the correctly punctuated sentence in the space provided.

1.a. She scored a perfect 1,000 (can you believe it) on the exam.

b.She scored a perfect 1,000 (can you believe it?) on the exam.

c.She scored a perfect 1,000 (can you believe it) on the exam? _______

2.a. Riding, roping, and bronco busting: these are Chet’s favorite rodeo events.

b.Riding, roping, and bronco busting—these are Chet’s favorite rodeo events.

c.Riding, roping, and bronco busting; these are Chet’s favorite rodeo events.________

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3.a. “The best things in life aren’t things.”—Art Buchwald

b.“The best things in life aren’t things, Art Buchwald

c.“The best things in life aren’t things”: Art Buchwald_______________

4.(Emphasize parenthetical element.)

a.Currently our basic operating costs: rent, utilities, and wages, are 10 percent higher than last year.

b.Currently our basic operating costs (rent, utilities, and wages) are 10 percent higher than last year.

c.Currently our basic operating costs—r ent, utilities, and wages—a re 10 percent higher than last year__________

5.a. Loading and unloading film (see page 45 in the manual) must be done carefully.

b.Loading and unloading film, see page 45 in the manual, must be done carefully.

c.Loading and unloading film: see page 45 in the manual, must be done carefully.______

6.a. Recently you applied for a position (executive assistant); however, you did not indicate for which branch your application is intended.

b.Recently you applied for a position; (executive assistant) however, you did not indicate for which branch your application is intended.

c.Recently you applied for a position (executive assistant;) however, you did not indicate for which branch your application is intended._____

7.(Emphasize)

a.Sales, sales, and more sales: that’s what we need to succeed.

b.Sales, sales, and more sales—that’s what we need to succeed.

c.Sales, sales, and more sales; that’s what we need to succeed. _______

8.(De-emphasize)

a.Three Washington cities—Seattle, Everett, and Tacoma—are competing for the large industrial complex.

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b.Three Washington cities, Seattle, Everett, and Tacoma, are competing for the large industrial complex.

c.Three Washington cities (Seattle, Everett, and Tacoma) are competing for the large industrial complex. ___________________________

B. Insert dashes or parentheses in the following sentences. In the space provided after each sentence, write number of punctuation marks you inserted. Count each parenthsis and each dash as a single mark.

Example:(Emphasize.) Consumers use Web sites for basic information— price, availability, quality—as well as for customer service._______2_____

1.“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” Colin Powell ___________

2.(De-emphasize.) The Tony-award-winning production of Hairspray have you seen the reviews will be opening here shortly. _______________

3.Clear objectives, clear plan, clear signals these are the secrets of presentation success.______________________

4.(Emphasize.) Three of the biggest problems with email privacy, overuse, and etiquiette will be discussed. _______________________________

5.(De-emphasize.) Three branch assistant managers Courtney Young, Ramon Lopez, and Samantha Reed will be promoted this month. ____

6.Funds for the project will be released on the following dates see Section 12.5 of the original grant: January 1, March 15, and July 30. _________

7.(De-emphasize.) As soon as you are able to make an appointment try to do so before December 30, we will process you insurance forms. _____

8.Quality copies, low cost, ease of operation, speedy output what more could a customer want in an economical office copy machine? ________

9.(De-emphasize.) Although toy factories are heavily concentrated in three locations New York, Chicago, and Boston, the largest single manufacturer is located in Hawthorne, California. ______________

10.The warranty period for this cordless drill is limited to sixty 60 days. ___

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C. Using three different form of punctuation, correctly punctuate the following sentence. In the space provided explain how the three methods you have used differ.

1.Numerous appeals all of which came from concerned parents prompted us to rethink the school closure.

2.Numerous appeals all of which came from concerned parents prompted us to rethink the school closure.

3.Numerous appeals all of which came from concerned parents prompted us to rethink the school closure.

Explanation:

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LEVEL III.

A.Indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1.Double quotation marks are used to enclose the exact words of a writer or speaker. ____________

2.Names of books, magazines, Web sites, pamphlets, and newspapers may be underscored or enclosed in quotation marks. _________________

3.Periods and commas are always placed inside closing quotation marks. _____________

4.Parentheses are used by writers to enclose their own remarks inserted into a quotation.___________

5.A quotation within a quotation is shown with single quotation marks. ___

6.Semicolons and colons are always placed inside closing quotation marks. ___________

7.The underscore is used to emphasize words that would be italicized in printed copy. _____________

8.If both a quotation and its introductory sentence are questions, use a question mark before the closing quotation marks. ________________

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9. A single quotation mark is typed by using the apostrophe key. ______

10.A colon is used to separate an introductory list from a summarizing statement. __________

B.Many, but not all, of the following sentences contain direct quotations. Insert all necessary punctuation. Underlines may be used for words that might be italicized in print.

Example: The term capital means “the money that a company uses to operate and develop .”

1.I have yet to hear a man, said Gloria Steinem, ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career

2.Careful speakers use the word mad to mean insane

3.Dr. Holmes’ chapter titled Capitalizing on Diversity appeared in the book

Global Links

4.Did the basketball coach really say If winning isn’t important why do they keep score

5.In his speech the software billionaire said Our goal is to link the world irregardless of national boundaries and restrictions

6.Professor Scott said that he hoped we would call him if our team needed assistance

7.When Tim began shouting during the argument his friend Kendra told him to chill

8.The postal worker said Shall I stamp your package Fragile

9.Did you see the article titled The New Gender Gap in Newsweek

10.The expression person non grata means on who is not acceptable

11.Would you please send a current catalog to Globex, Inc

12.(Direct quotation.) “The only thing you can get in a hurry said the professor is trouble

13.(Emphasize.) Three of the largest manufacturers Dell, IBM, and HewlettPackard submitted bids

14.In BusinessWeek I saw an article titled Communication for Global Markets

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15.(De-emphasize.) Only two dates February 15 and March 1 are suitable for the meeting

C. Writing Practice

On a separate sheet write a paragraph describing your favorite job. Try to include as many of the punctuation marks you have studied as possible. Include commas, semicolons, periods, question marks, exclamation points, dashes, parentheses, quotation marks, italics, and possibly even brackets. Include a quotation from your boss. Make up the name of your boss, the name of the book or article that you could publish about this job.

D. Challenge

The following letter contains intentional errors representing spelling, proofreading, punctuation, and language principles covered thus far. You should mark 40 changes.

GLOBAL FOODS, INC.

814 Mission Street, Suite 205

San Francisco, CA 94104

May 15, 20xx

Gulf Coast Importers, Inc

729 Bayou Street

New Orleans, LA. 70589

YOUR MAY 3 PURCHASE ORDER No. 14902

All the in stock items requested in your recent purchase order were ship to you Friday May 8 from our Oakland California warehouse.

Because of unseasonably wet weather in February; this springs supply of black teas from Sri Lanka are extremely limited. We have none of these fine teas on hand at present, however, we expect a small shipment to arrive by August 1.

We do have in our warehouse a stock of select black teas from the following sources, south China Japan and south India. Indian teas as you are well aware do not always meet some of our customers high standards. Which is why we hesitate

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to advice you to except the Indian tea as a substititute. Chinese and Japanese teas though are generally well regarded.

In fact one of our customers recently said “ Our best sales are now from Chinese black tea. Another importer wrote:”We are delighted with the recent shipment of Japanese black tea”. Moreover an article in the January 8 issue of The new york times described the healthy affects of Japanese tea.

Please call us toll free at 1-800-321-899933, to tell us whether you wish to wait for the Sri Lankan black tea or whether you prefer the immediate supply of black tea from: China, Japan, or India.

Brian Lee

BRIAN W. LEE, MANAGER

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Appendix

Developing Spelling Skills

STUDY TIP

The following lists include many of those words that might trip you up on your path toward successful writing in your carrer. Familiarity with these words, their spellings as well as meanings, will facilitate your composing effective business correspondence. However, these lists are not a substitute for a dictionary, which you should always consult when in doubt about a word. In fact, developing a dictionary habit could be considered the final word on the subject of Business English.

Commonly Confused Words

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