Writing for business – between, among

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Management chose Slack to encourage communication ________ the company’s marketing team and its sales team.
A. between
B. among

Which is correct?

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Writing for Business – neither is / are

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Which is correct? Neither of the content analytics applications  _____ backwards compatible. a. is b. are

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Writing for Business – there, their, they’re

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Some bot herders use Twitter and Facebook as ______ command-and-control centers.
A. there
B. their
C. they’re

Answer

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Writing for Business: i.e. or e.g.

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Snackable content, _____ Twitter posts, infographics and video clips, can be consumed quickly.
A. i.e.
B. e.g.
Answer

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Writing for Business – a lot or alot

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Exploit kits allow non-technical threat actors to do  ____ of damage.
A. a lot
B. alot

Answer

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Writing for business – counsel or council?

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Before I invest time and money in a certification for mechatronics, I want to seek ______ from someone at the Robotic Industries Association (RIA).
a. counsel
b. council

Which is correct?

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Modifiers

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A. She verified complex business logic for the component with unit tests.
B. She used unit tests to verify the component’s complex business logic.

Which is correct?

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Their or its

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The credit union website uses two-factor authentication to protect _____ members.
a. their
b. its
Which is correct?

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Among or between?

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We decided to split the cost of support for Puppet ________ four departments.
a. among
b. between

Which is correct?

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Fewer or less – which is correct?

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The promise of automation is that people will need to work _____ hours.
a. fewer
b. less
Which is correct?

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