Business Communications Final Exam Questions and Answers
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Business Communication
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Business Communication
Parentheses share some, but not all, of the uses of commas and dashes. - Answer-True
In business reports and other books, titles such as "Preface," "Index," "Introduction," and "Appendix" should be enclosed in quotation marks. - Answer-False
In written text, the words in parentheses are extra...
Business Communications Final Exam
Questions and Answers
Parentheses share some, but not all, of the uses of commas and dashes. - Answer-True
In business reports and other books, titles such as "Preface," "Index," "Introduction,"
and "Appendix" should be enclosed in quotation marks. - Answer-False
In written text, the words in parentheses are extraneous; they contribute little to the
main thought. - Answer-True
A common use of the apostrophe is to form contractions—shortened forms of one or
more words. - Answer-True
If the independent clause in parentheses within a sentence is a declaration, a period is
used within the parentheses. - Answer-True
Which of the following statements does NOT illustrate the correct use of quotation
marks? - Answer-Mrs. Reese asked, "Did he say 'left' or 'right'?"
Which of the following punctuation marks will always be placed outside the closing
quotation mark, irrespective of the context of a sentence? - Answer-Semicolons
Which of the following statements about using parentheses is true? - Answer-No
punctuation mark goes before the opening parenthesis within a sentence.
Which of the words in ALL CAPS in the following phrases illustrates the incorrect use of
the apostrophe? - Answer-Vendors, customers, ETC'
For which of the following is the apostrophe NOT used? - Answer-To form an
abbreviation of a word
The first word that follows a colon or dash in a title should be capitalized. - Answer-True
Like months of the year, seasons of the year must be capitalized when used in
sentences. - Answer-False
One word substitutions made by writers for the complete name of a person, place, or
thing usually have to be capitalized to give special distinction or emphasis. - Answer-
True
The words "company," "department," "association," "school," "college," and so on, are
usually capitalized when they substitute for the official name of a specific organization. -
Answer-False
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