Essentials of Business Communication 10th Edition by Dana Loewy,Mary Ellen Guffey

Exercise 39

Use proofreading marks (see Appendix A) to correct errors in the following sentences. All errors must be corrected to receive credit for the sentence. Check with your instructor for the answers.

1. Neither the citys nor the countys would take responsibility for there budget overruns.
2. Can we keep this matter just between you and I?
3. Only a few attornies still have private secretarys.
4. Our staff committee gave their recommendation to the president and I as soon as they finished deliberating.
5. Theres really no excuse for we citizens to have no voice in the matter.
6. The manager and myself will deliver supplies to whomever ordered them.
7. Many basketball and football star's earn huge salarys.
8. Are you sure that this apartment is their's?
9. Each student must submit their report on Monday.
10. Both the network administrator and myself are concerned about the increase in personal Web use and it's tendency to slow productivity.