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

Exercise 14

Review the Grammar/Mechanics Handbook Sections 2.05-2.09. Then study each of the following statements and insert necessary commas. In the space provided, write the number of commas you added; write 0 if no commas were needed. Also record the number of the G/M principle(s) illustrated. When you finish, compare your responses with those provided at the end of the book. If your answers differ, study carefully the principles shown in parentheses.

______________________ 1. If you are based in New York City and working with a sales office in Australia you will be dealing with a 16-hour time difference.
______________________ 2. One international support person works with time zones around the world and she keeps several clocks set to different zones.
______________________ 3. Dealing with the unfamiliar is less challenging if you are patient and if you are able to avoid becoming irritated at misunderstandings.
______________________ 4. Lourdes Luna who was recently transferred to the parent company in France quickly became fluent in French.
______________________ 5. The imaginative promising software company opened its offices April 22 in Paris.
______________________ 6. Any sales associate who earns at least 1,000 recognition points this year will be honored with a bonus vacation trip to Tahiti.
______________________ 7. James Manning the marketing manager for Chevron's Global Power Generation frequently engages in videoconferences that span time zones.
______________________ 8. In a period of less than six weeks Mr. Manning made several trips to the West Coast and to Asia.
______________________ 9. When you are working with foreign clients for whom English is a second language you may have to speak slowly and repeat yourself.
______________________ 10. To be most successful you must read between the lines and learn to pick up on different cultural vibes.
Review of Commas 1 and 2
______________________ 11. Lourdes' new job involved setting up meetings arranging travel plans and communicating with people who did not speak her language.
______________________ 12. After she was hired she was told to report for work on Monday June 2 in Paris.
______________________ 13. In the fall we expect to open a new branch in Sunnyvale which is an area of considerable growth.
______________________ 14. As we discussed on the telephone the ceremony is scheduled for Thursday March 4 at 3 p.m.
______________________ 15. Lourdes had to ask a foreign executive with a thick accent to repeat himself several times and she was uncomfortable in this situation.