Business writing, common grammar mistakes, confused words, punctuation, verb and pronoun errors, sentence structure

Writing for Business:

adjectives

Oct 23 2009   3:56PM GMT

Open source — hyphenate or not?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, hyphenation, open source, adjectives, Business writing, Quiz

Which is correct?
Open source describes any software whose source code is in the public domain or that is copyrighted and distributed under an ______________.
a. open source license
b. open-source license

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Oct 7 2009   8:50PM GMT

Easier vs. more easily



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, easier vs. more easily, adverbs, adjectives, parts of speech, grammar, Business writing, Quiz

Which is correct?
When a firewall uses static packet inspection, an attacker can get through the filter _______.
a. easier
b. more easily
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Nov 18 2008   5:53AM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business — better or best?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, Business writing, adjectives, comparative/superlative, better/best
typing2.jpg Which is correct?
If neither of the software packages is ideal, please select the one that is ______.
a. better
b. best

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Sep 17 2008   6:13PM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business 0917



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Business writing, adjectives, doesn't/don't, third-person singular
closing.jpg Which is correct?

We don’t need your inventory report. It _____ matter anymore.
a. don’t
b. doesn’t

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Sep 17 2008   12:52PM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business 0917



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Business writing, grammar, adjectives, bad/badly
review.jpg Which is correct?
The manager felt ______ about denying your vacation request.
a. bad
b. badly

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