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Dec 10 2008   6:08PM GMT

Writing for business - indefinite pronouns



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO, agreement, indefinite pronoun

None of you _________ responsibility for this spagetti code fiasco?
a. accept
b. accepts

Answer: b

Explanation: None is an indefinite pronoun that can be either singular or plural, depending on sentence context. When none is used to mean “not a single one of you,” it is singular and requires a singular verb.

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Nov 25 2008   4:25PM GMT

Writing for Business - is/are



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO, agreement, subject-verb agreement, is / are
walter_bender2.jpg Which is correct?

The cost of hardware, software applications and related services _______ applied specifically to the business unit that uses the technology.
a. is
b. are

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Nov 13 2008   1:51PM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business — one or more: was or were?



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, Business writing, grammar, agreement, subject-verb agreement, was/were
typing1.jpg Which is correct?
One or more errors _____ encountered during installation.
a. was
b. were

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Nov 7 2008   12:58PM GMT

Writing for Business - its, it’s, their



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO, agreement
This management company has each corporate tenant sign _____ lease on the third day of the month.
a. its
b. it’s
c. their

Which is correct?

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Nov 4 2008   8:41PM GMT

Writing for business - pronoun agreement



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
CIO, pronouns, agreement
sixpenguins.gif Because more than 50% of the data center’s software applications were Linux distributions, ________ considered to be an open source shop.
a. it was
b. they were

Which is correct?

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Oct 22 2008   7:19PM GMT

Writing for Business - neither is / are



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
technology, agreement
laptop1.jpg Which is correct?

Neither of the software applications _____ backwards compatible.
a. is
b. are

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Oct 9 2008   9:26AM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business — relative pronouns and verb agreement



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, Business writing, plural/singular, grammar, relative pronouns, agreement
handshake.jpg Which is correct?
IAM is a combination of business processes, policies and technologies that ______ organizations to provide secure access to confidential data.
a. allows
b. allow

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