Test Bank for Business English, 14th Edition by Mary Ellen Guffey
Chapter 01 14e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which part of speech often answers the questions When?, How?, Where?, and To what extent?
a. Prepositions
b. Adjectives
c. Pronouns
d. Adverbs
ANSWER: d
2. In the sentence Trinity and the sales representative reviewed the product descriptions on the website, which
part of speech is the word sales?
a. Adverb
b. Noun
c. Conjunction
d. Adjective
ANSWER: d
3. Identify the correct way to complete the following sentence: Your interesting comments have _____ my
interest.
a. piqued
b. peeked
c. peaked
ANSWER: a
4. Which statement about today's workplace is most accurate?
a. The emphasis on writing has decreased as a result of new communication devices.
b. Written messages are seen by fewer audiences today than before.
c. Today's workers can expect to do less communicating than in the past.
d. Because of technological advances, messages are traveling farther than ever before.
ANSWER: d
5. In the sentence Tanika carefully proofread her lengthy message before she sent it, which part of speech is
the word lengthy?
a. Adjective
b. Preposition
c. Noun
d. Verb
ANSWER: a
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6. Which part of speech expresses an action, an occurrence, or a state of being?
a. Adverb
b. Verb
c. Conjunction
d. Preposition
ANSWER: b
7. Identify the correct way to complete the following sentence: Please _____ me a copy of your expense report.
a. E-mail
b. email
c. e-mail
ANSWER: b
8. Which sentence expresses nouns correctly?
a. Our supervisor ordered new Dell computers for all sales representatives.
b. Melinda graduated from High School in Chicago, but she attended College in Arizona and studied English.
c. The President of the Company will attend the Conference in Reno on Thursday.
ANSWER: a
9. Which sentence uses the word knowledge as the object of a preposition?
a. The pursuit of knowledge should be a goal for everyone.
b. Francis Bacon, an English author and philosopher, said, "Knowledge is power."
c. The biochemistry exam included many knowledge questions.
ANSWER: a
10. Which sentence uses a pronoun as an object of a verb?
a. The winning sales proposal for APEX Industries was awarded to them.
b. We spent ten hours creating and editing the sales proposal for APEX Industries.
c. After the meeting ended Gwen gave me an update on the status of the sales proposal for APEX
Industries.
ANSWER: c
11. Some of the most frequently used examples of which part of speech are at, by, far, from, in, of, to, and with?
a. Adverbs
b. Prepositions
c. Pronouns
d. Nouns
ANSWER: b
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12. In the sentence Trinity and the sales representative reviewed the product descriptions on the website, which
part of speech is the word the?
a. Adjective
b. Verb
c. Adverb
d. Noun
ANSWER: a
13. Identify the correct way to complete the following sentence: Our company offers discounted prices _____ of
the year.
a. everyday
b. every day
ANSWER: b
14. Sentences revolve around which of the following type of words because they can function as subjects of verbs
and objects of verbs?
a. Nouns
b. Verbs
c. Adjectives
d. Prepositions
ANSWER: a
15. Which part of speech joins nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence?
a. Interjections
b. Adjectives
c. Pronouns
d. Prepositions
ANSWER: d
16. Which sentence contains a linking verb?
a. The new vice president of marketing is Bee Xiong.
b. Security Health Plan submitted the lowest bid for our new insurance package.
c. Our intranet is running smoothly after a recent upgrade.
ANSWER: a
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17. Which of the following is an acronym?
a. IRS
b. OSHA
c. EPA
d. FBI
ANSWER: b
18. In the sentence Tanika carefully proofread her lengthy message before she sent it, which part of speech is
the word carefully?
a. Adjective
b. Preposition
c. Verb
d. Adverb
ANSWER: d
19. Which sentence uses a conjunction?
a. You should rehearse success stories to potential interview questions.
b. Many companies now search social media sites as part of the employment process.
c. Imani and Brandon will organize this year's employee recognition party.
ANSWER: c
20. In order to sound professional, credible, and objective in business and professional messages, what do most
business writers avoid?
a. Verbs
b. Adjectives
c. Interjections
d. Prepositions
ANSWER: c
21. Which sentence uses the word volunteer as an action verb?
a. Ahmet will be a volunteer for the Special Olympics this Saturday in Douglass Park.
b. Please volunteer for the event sponsored by the Special Olympics this Saturday in Douglass Park.
c. The Special Olympics needs many volunteer workers for this Saturday's event in Douglass Park.
ANSWER: b
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Chapter 01 14e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which part of speech often answers the questions When?, How?, Where?, and To what extent?
a. Prepositions
b. Adjectives
c. Pronouns
d. Adverbs
ANSWER: d
2. In the sentence Trinity and the sales representative reviewed the product descriptions on the website, which
part of speech is the word sales?
a. Adverb
b. Noun
c. Conjunction
d. Adjective
ANSWER: d
3. Identify the correct way to complete the following sentence: Your interesting comments have _____ my
interest.
a. piqued
b. peeked
c. peaked
ANSWER: a
4. Which statement about today's workplace is most accurate?
a. The emphasis on writing has decreased as a result of new communication devices.
b. Written messages are seen by fewer audiences today than before.
c. Today's workers can expect to do less communicating than in the past.
d. Because of technological advances, messages are traveling farther than ever before.
ANSWER: d
5. In the sentence Tanika carefully proofread her lengthy message before she sent it, which part of speech is
the word lengthy?
a. Adjective
b. Preposition
c. Noun
d. Verb
ANSWER: a
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6. Which part of speech expresses an action, an occurrence, or a state of being?
a. Adverb
b. Verb
c. Conjunction
d. Preposition
ANSWER: b
7. Identify the correct way to complete the following sentence: Please _____ me a copy of your expense report.
a. E-mail
b. email
c. e-mail
ANSWER: b
8. Which sentence expresses nouns correctly?
a. Our supervisor ordered new Dell computers for all sales representatives.
b. Melinda graduated from High School in Chicago, but she attended College in Arizona and studied English.
c. The President of the Company will attend the Conference in Reno on Thursday.
ANSWER: a
9. Which sentence uses the word knowledge as the object of a preposition?
a. The pursuit of knowledge should be a goal for everyone.
b. Francis Bacon, an English author and philosopher, said, "Knowledge is power."
c. The biochemistry exam included many knowledge questions.
ANSWER: a
10. Which sentence uses a pronoun as an object of a verb?
a. The winning sales proposal for APEX Industries was awarded to them.
b. We spent ten hours creating and editing the sales proposal for APEX Industries.
c. After the meeting ended Gwen gave me an update on the status of the sales proposal for APEX
Industries.
ANSWER: c
11. Some of the most frequently used examples of which part of speech are at, by, far, from, in, of, to, and with?
a. Adverbs
b. Prepositions
c. Pronouns
d. Nouns
ANSWER: b
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12. In the sentence Trinity and the sales representative reviewed the product descriptions on the website, which
part of speech is the word the?
a. Adjective
b. Verb
c. Adverb
d. Noun
ANSWER: a
13. Identify the correct way to complete the following sentence: Our company offers discounted prices _____ of
the year.
a. everyday
b. every day
ANSWER: b
14. Sentences revolve around which of the following type of words because they can function as subjects of verbs
and objects of verbs?
a. Nouns
b. Verbs
c. Adjectives
d. Prepositions
ANSWER: a
15. Which part of speech joins nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence?
a. Interjections
b. Adjectives
c. Pronouns
d. Prepositions
ANSWER: d
16. Which sentence contains a linking verb?
a. The new vice president of marketing is Bee Xiong.
b. Security Health Plan submitted the lowest bid for our new insurance package.
c. Our intranet is running smoothly after a recent upgrade.
ANSWER: a
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17. Which of the following is an acronym?
a. IRS
b. OSHA
c. EPA
d. FBI
ANSWER: b
18. In the sentence Tanika carefully proofread her lengthy message before she sent it, which part of speech is
the word carefully?
a. Adjective
b. Preposition
c. Verb
d. Adverb
ANSWER: d
19. Which sentence uses a conjunction?
a. You should rehearse success stories to potential interview questions.
b. Many companies now search social media sites as part of the employment process.
c. Imani and Brandon will organize this year's employee recognition party.
ANSWER: c
20. In order to sound professional, credible, and objective in business and professional messages, what do most
business writers avoid?
a. Verbs
b. Adjectives
c. Interjections
d. Prepositions
ANSWER: c
21. Which sentence uses the word volunteer as an action verb?
a. Ahmet will be a volunteer for the Special Olympics this Saturday in Douglass Park.
b. Please volunteer for the event sponsored by the Special Olympics this Saturday in Douglass Park.
c. The Special Olympics needs many volunteer workers for this Saturday's event in Douglass Park.
ANSWER: b
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