
Essentials of Business Communication 10th Edition by Dana Loewy,Mary Ellen Guffey
Edition 10ISBN: 978-1305630567
Essentials of Business Communication 10th Edition by Dana Loewy,Mary Ellen Guffey
Edition 10ISBN: 978-1305630567 Exercise 19
Passive-voice verbs may be preferable in breaking bad news because they enable you to emphasize actions rather than personalities. Compare these two refusals:
Active voice : I cannot authorize you to take two weeks of vacation in August.
Passive voice: Two weeks of vacation in August cannot be authorized.
Your Task. Revise the following sentences to present the bad news with passive-voice verbs.
Because our liability insurance no longer covers visitors, we are postponing indefinitely requests for company tours.
Active voice : I cannot authorize you to take two weeks of vacation in August.
Passive voice: Two weeks of vacation in August cannot be authorized.
Your Task. Revise the following sentences to present the bad news with passive-voice verbs.
Because our liability insurance no longer covers visitors, we are postponing indefinitely requests for company tours.
Explanation
Requests for company tours wil...
Essentials of Business Communication 10th Edition by Dana Loewy,Mary Ellen Guffey
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