1. 17. We take great pride in announcing our new schedule of low-cost, any-day flights to Hawaii.
You can enjoy the luxury of leaving any day of the week and enjoy low-cost fares to a Hawaiian
paradise vacation.
2. 19. We’re requesting that all employees complete the attached online survey by April 1 so that
we may develop a master schedule for summer vacations more efficiently. To protect against
fraudulent use of your credit card, you will soon be receiving a chip-enabled card to replace
your old card.
3. 21.To save the expense of having team trainers set up your training classes in our limited
office space, we suggest offering a customized class for your employees right in your own
building.
Enjoy your very own customized team training in your offices, thus saving travel expenses and in
office time for employees.
4. 23. As per your recent request, the undersigned is happy to inform you that we are sending
you forthwith the procedure manuals you requested.
We’re more than delighted to send over the procedure manuals as you wished.
5. 25. BTW, Angela went ballistic when the manager accused her of ripping off office supplies.
By the way, Angela was enraged when the manager accused her of stealing the office supplies.
6. 27. R head honcho wz like totally raggety kuz I wz sick n stuff n mist the team meet. Geez!
Our team leader was very upset because I missed the meeting while being sick.
7. 29.Construction on your building is at a standstill because the contractor is unable to pour
footings until the soil is no longer soggy.
Construction can continue on your building as soon as the soil dries out and we can pour footings.
8. 31. Your message of April 1 claims that the blade in your food processor malfunctioned.
Although you apparently failed to read the operator’s manual, we are sending you a
replacement blade PLUS another manual. Next time read page 18 carefully so that you will
know how to attach this blade.
In response to your message, we are sending a replacement blade for your food processor,
along with a manual. The instructions on page 18 will help you install the blade safely.
9. 33. As team leader, you apparently failed to remember that you have already assigned me two
gigantic and complex research tasks, and now you have dumped another big job on me—one
that I can’t possibly begin until after I finish the other two jobs. I will begin work on the new task
you mentioned as soon as I finish the two large research tasks already assigned.
10. 35. In 18 or more states, an employee has the right to view his employee record.
Employee records are available legally for employees to see.
11. 37. A skilled assistant proofreads her boss’s documents and catches any errors he makes.
Skilled assistants proofread their bosses’ documents, catch any errors they make, and correct
the errors.
12. 39. Recently appointed to the commission are a lady lawyer, a Mexican CPA, and two
businessmen.
Recently appointed to the commission are a lawyer, a CPA, and two businesspeople.
13. 41.To expedite ratification of the agreement, we beseech you to vote in the affirmative.
To rush the ratification of the agreement we implore you to vote in the affirmative..
.
14. 44. Researchers dialogued with individual students on campus, but subsequent group
interviews proved fruitless
Researchers spoke with individual students on campus, but later did group interviews thay were
proved useless.
15. 43.Bank tellers were interrogated after the robbery, but no strong evidence materialized.
Bank tellers were questioned after the robbery, but no strong evidence was found
16. 45. If you find yourself (performing, doing, juggling) many tasks, look for ways to reduce your
involvement. If you find yourself juggling many activities, look for ways to reduce your
participation
17. 47. If necessary, we will (review, change, reduce) overtime hours to (fix, balance, rework) the
budget.
If necessary, we’ll reduce overtime hours to reduce the budget.
18. 49.In the courtroom the attorney (said, alleged, thought) that the car was stolen.
In the courtroom the attorney assumed that the car was stolen.
19. 51.You want to know what team members are available immediately for a quick teleconference
meeting. They are all workaholics and glued to their mobile devices.
If all the team members are online, you could setup instant messaging or texting to see whether
they are available. Sending an e-mail is also an optio but it may not be answered as promptly.
20. 53. You need to know whether Thomas in Reprographics can produce a rush job for you in
two days.
If the request is likely to be denied and you plan to be quite persuasive, talk to Thomas in person.
Otherwise, use a telephone call. Any other channel would probably be less persuasive.
21. 55. As assistant to the vice president, you are to explore the possibility of developing internship
programs with several nearby colleges and universities. Because you assist the VP , you would
write a report to be submitted internally.