Business Communication: Building Critical Skills

Kitty O. Locker, Ohio State University
Steven Kyo Kaczmarek, Columbus State Community College
Kathryn Braun, Sheridan College

Editing for Grammar and Punctuation

Self Quiz


1	First person singular uses
		A)	I
		B)	You
		C)	He/She
		D)	We


2	A dash tells the reader
		A)	We're stopping.
		B)	What comes next is closely related to what I just said.
		C)	What comes next is an example of what I just said.
		D)	What comes next is a dramatic example of or a shift from what I just said.


3	A subordinate or dependent clause
		A)	Is a complete sentence.
		B)	Is the same thing as an independent clause.
		C)	Contains both a subject and verb but is not a complete statement.
		D)	Contains a subject but no verb and is a complete statement.


4	Which of the following is NOT a type of punctuation mark?
		A)	Periods.
		B)	Parentheses.
		C)	Semicolon.
		D)	Transition.


5	Spell out numbers from
		A)	One to nine.
		B)	Ten to one hundred.
		C)	One hundred one to infinity.
		D)	None of the above.


6	Modifiers give more information about a subject, verb, or object in a clause.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Dangling modifiers are preferred in business communication.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Nouns and pronouns should agree in number.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Brackets and parentheses are the same thing.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	People are unlikely to judge your professional ability based on your grammar, so using correct grammar is only a concern of English professors.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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