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Sep 17 2009   3:12PM GMT

If only I knew where to put “only”



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, only, misplaced modifiers, interviewing, hard skills, soft skills, Business writing, Quiz, grammar
typing Which is correct?
The hiring manager said she was _______________________ who had the hard skills specified in the job ad.
a. only interviewing the applicants
b. interviewing only the applicants

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Jan 22 2009   1:48AM GMT

Writing for Business - introductory phrases



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
misplaced modifiers, commas, introductory phrases

What’s wrong with this sentence?

Once infected, the worm turns off Windows Update services, thereby preventing the machine from obtaining the very patch that would have prevented the initial exploit.

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Jan 13 2009   7:02PM GMT

Writing for Business — modifier placement



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
CIO, misplaced modifiers, Business writing, grammar, Quiz
typing Which is correct?

The code __________________________.
a. needs to be rewritten badly
b. badly needs to be rewritten

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Jan 8 2009   12:51AM GMT

Writing for Business - modifier placement



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
misplaced modifiers

Which is correct?

After defragging the hard drive, ___________________________________.
a. the computer seemed to run better.
b. I think the computer ran better.

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Sep 8 2008   5:30PM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business 0909



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
misplaced modifiers
partition_magic1.jpg Which is correct?

After partitioning the hard drives, ______________.
a. the time it took to perform file systems checks was reduced.
b. we reduced the time it took to perform file system checks.

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Aug 26 2008   12:05PM GMT

Quiz: Writing for business 0826



Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Quiz, Business writing, misplaced modifiers
blu-ray1.jpg Which is correct?
Blu-ray is a video and computer optical disk format __________________________.
a. being promoted by most of the industry’s leading companies that uses a blue laser.
b. that uses a blue laser and is being promoted by the industry’s leading companies.

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