Business English

1

Rewrite the following sentences by choosing the appropriate form of the verb.

[5 marks]

a.

By this time tomorrow, I ......... to New York. i. will fly ii. will have flown iii. fly iv. am flying

[1 mark]

b.

Now News ......... good news. i. is ii. has iii. were iv. have

[1 mark]

c.

The minister ......... last night. i. had passed away ii. past away iii. passed away iv. have passed away

[1 mark]

d.

If no one stops, he will keep on ......... i. to talk ii. talk iii. talked iv. talking

[1 mark]

e.

A team of experts ......... working on this matter. i. is ii. are iii. has iv. have

[1 mark]

2

Identify the prepositions and their case types (nominative case, possessive case or objective case) in the following sentences.

[5 marks]

a.

I will not attend the annual sales review meeting.

[1 mark]

b.

What are your plans for this Dashain?

[1 mark]

c.

If the report is not yours, it must be theirs.

[1 mark]

d.

He threw the pass to me.

[1 mark]

e.

It was they who surveyed the property.

[1 mark]

3

Answer the following questions as instructed:

[5 marks]

a.

Whose wallet was left in the conference hall? (Identify interrogative pronoun)

[1 mark]

b.

The competition was very tough. (Identify adjective)

[1 mark]

c.

Did anybody attend the meeting? (Change into passive voice)

[1 mark]

d.

The kinds in the school are very cheerful. (Identify subject and predicate)

[1 mark]

e.

You may have either a salad or a cup of soup with your main course. (Identify correlative conjunction)

[1 mark]

4

Discuss at least five techniques of using language effectively.

[5 marks]

5

Write the meaning of the following business idioms and expressions.

[5 marks]

i.

a rule of thumb

[1 mark]

ii.

ahead of the game

[1 mark]

iii.

blockbuster

[1 mark]

iv.

crunch time

[1 mark]

v.

Multi-task

[1 mark]

6

Write a memo to all the staff of your office to attend a brief meeting to discuss new plans and polices. (Assume that you are the Manager in a project)

[5 marks]

7

Suppose your college is organizing a one-day Food Festival to collect funds for flood victims. Write a press release inviting the media to cover the news.

[5 marks]

8

Prepare a leaflet for a newly opened restaurant in your city.

[10 marks]