Question 1

Correct the following sentences that have spelling errors:
a) Fresh recruits are generally fearful of their sargent.
b) Sarah has the priviledge to serve in the commitee.

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Question 2

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for the use of numbers.
a) 85 balls and six helmets were stolen from the store.
b) Erin has maintained a hundred percent attendance.

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Question 3

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for grammar in business writing.
a) The basketball team was opportunistic; they took advantage of every break.
b) Joel, Tim, Fred and me were all supposed to be at the cinema yesterday evening.

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Question 4

According to the standards for punctuation in business writing, correct the following sentences.
a) We wanted to start at 10:00 am. However Michelle arrived too late.
b) Mike was working hard to clean the room. Meanwhile his sister was reading newspapers.

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Question 5

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

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The sentence follows the basic principles of capitalization by only capitalizing proper nouns (such as "Spring" and "Winter") but not common nouns (such as "flu").

Question 6

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for the use of numbers. a) She was ranked 1^st in her class. b) Over 1,000,000 people attended the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

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Question 7

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for grammar.
a) A few of the solutions sounds reasonable to me.
b) By talking with the residents, the situation was made clear.

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Question 8

Correct the following sentences according to the basic principles of capitalization.
a) We were asked to stay in room 365.
b) She will return to her hometown in december.
The correct sentences are:
a) We were asked to stay in Room 365.
b) She will return to her hometown in December.

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Question 9

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for punctuation in business writing.
a) The cat played with its toy.
b) I spent the weekend at my grandmothers house.

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Question 10

Correct the following sentences without spelling errors.
a) I often accomodate the demands of the employees to extend a project's last date.
b) The embarassment of me tripping in front of Sue was almost too much for me to bear.

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a)...

Question 11

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

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This sentence follows the basic principles of capitalization, using capital letters only for proper nouns and the first word of a sentence. "Master's degree" and "Ph.D." are not capitalized as they are not proper nouns.

Question 12

Correct the following sentences according to the basic principles of capitalization.
a) I always use microsoft products and shop online at EBay.
b) Sam helped edit the book getting things done the easy way.

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Question 13

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

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The correct sentence capitalizes the first letter of proper nouns (Mayor Richard) and leaves the other words in lowercase (question, immigration).

Question 14

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

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The sentence correctly capitalizes proper nouns such as "Lake Superior" and "Great Lakes." Additionally, "largest" does not need to be capitalized.

Question 15

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

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The sentence follows the basic principles of capitalization by capitalizing proper nouns such as "Dr. Smith," "Texas," "French," and "Poetry," while keeping common nouns such as "conference" and "part" in lowercase. Additionally, "southern" is not a proper noun and should also be lowercase.

Quiz 18: Conveying Professionalism Through Correctness

Correct the following sentences that have spelling errors: a) Fresh recruits are generally fearful of their sargent. b) Sarah has the priviledge to serve in the commitee.

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for the use of numbers. a) 85 balls and six helmets were stolen from the store. b) Erin has maintained a hundred percent attendance.

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for grammar in business writing. a) The basketball team was opportunistic; they took advantage of every break. b) Joel, Tim, Fred and me were all supposed to be at the cinema yesterday evening.

According to the standards for punctuation in business writing, correct the following sentences. a) We wanted to start at 10:00 am. However Michelle arrived too late. b) Mike was working hard to clean the room. Meanwhile his sister was reading newspapers.

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for the use of numbers. a) She was ranked 1st in her class. b) Over 1,000,000 people attended the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for grammar. a) A few of the solutions sounds reasonable to me. b) By talking with the residents, the situation was made clear.

Correct the following sentences according to the basic principles of capitalization. a) We were asked to stay in room 365. b) She will return to her hometown in december. The correct sentences are: a) We were asked to stay in Room 365. b) She will return to her hometown in December.

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for punctuation in business writing. a) The cat played with its toy. b) I spent the weekend at my grandmothers house.

Correct the following sentences without spelling errors. a) I often accomodate the demands of the employees to extend a project's last date. b) The embarassment of me tripping in front of Sue was almost too much for me to bear.

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

Correct the following sentences according to the basic principles of capitalization. a) I always use microsoft products and shop online at EBay. b) Sam helped edit the book getting things done the easy way.

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

Choose the sentence that follows the basic principles of capitalization.

Correct the following sentences according to the standards for the use of numbers. a) She was ranked 1^st in her class. b) Over 1,000,000 people attended the opening ceremony of the Olympics.