GUFFEY, BUSINESS ENGLISH, 9E WORKSHEET, CH. 5, POSSESSIVE NOUNS

Fold under or cover up the answers at the bottom. Then underline any incorrect possessive form and write a corrected form above it. Write C before any sentence that is correct.

1. In less than five years time, the Web has totally changed the way customers are served.

2. All stockholders names and addresses must be imported into our new database.

3. Despite the FAAs intense investigation of the crash, the pilots last words were never known.

4. We have assigned three employees to answer all clients inquiries.

5. Many of this years buyers and sellers were unhappy with real estate prices.

6. Because the bosses signature was missing, the contract could not be immediately verified.

7. Each candidates qualifications for this years elections were distributed to the press.

8. Ms. Hadleys executive assistant will receive two months special training in Web design.

9. The companys 25 full-time employees were invited to a cookout to celebrate its award.

10. Although OSHAs investigators found nine violations of statutes, no citations were made.

11. Tracys and Matts new car gets better gas mileage than Jennifer.

12. Some of the editor in chiefs rules and regulations were difficult to accept.

13. The presidents seal, as well as all contributors names, was displayed on a hallway plaque.

14. If todays weather is not better than yesterdays, we will lose another days work.

15. Why was Mr. Lopez account credited with three months interest?

16. All human resources employees were able to describe this years changes in benefits.

Review. Correct all errors in noun plurals and noun possessives. Mark C if correct.

17. Our companys two factorys were only a stones throw from the citys railway center.

18. How could the Davises property taxs have decreased this year when our’s increased?

19. All of our secretarys and personal assistants use Clark’s and Clark’s reference manual.

20. The hotels special room services included two phone lines, voice mail, and free local calls.

1. years’ 2. stockholders’ 3. FAA’s, pilot’s 4. clients’ 5. year’s 6. boss’s 7. candidate’s, year’s 8. Hadley’s, months’ 9. company’s 10. OSHA’s

11. Tracy and Matt’s, Jennifer’s [car] 12. editor in chief’s 13. president’s, contributors’

14. today’s, yesterday’s, day’s 15. Lopez’s (or Lopez’), months’ 16. year’s 17. company’s, factories, stone’s, city’s 18. Davises’, taxes, ours 19. secretaries, Clark and Clark’s 20. hotel’s

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GUFFEY, BUSINESS ENGLISH, 9E NAME WORKSHEET, CH. 6, PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Fold under or cover up the answers at the bottom. In the spaces provided, write a, b, c, or d to indicate the function of each underlined pronoun in the following sentences.

a = subject of a verb c = object of a preposition b = object of a verb d = complement following a linking verb

1. My friend and I worked together to develop our own Web site.

2. Not all the messages sent to Matt and me actually arrived.

3. Just between you and me, who will be our next manager?

4. The supervisor sent Kyle and him to the human resources conference.

5. Some of the e-mail messages meant for us went astray.

6. I wonder whether Sabrina and she have seen the new Web site.

7. We thought that the treatment of us taxpayers should be improved.

8. I’m sure it was he who sent the angry e-mail message to the staff.

9. Nobody said that she and he were perfect.

10. Once you have approval from them, you may proceed.

For each sentence below, circle the correct pronoun.

11. Kelly said it was (she, her) who was using the copy machine when it malfunctioned.

12. (Us, We) employers are facing the toughest labor market in years.

13. The sales director asked Martina and (I, me, myself) to make next month’s presentation.

14. Any unsolicited e-mail that is directed to my husband or (I, me, myself) is deleted.

15. Our communication coach taught Eric to answer the telephone by saying, “This is (he, him).”

16. No one does a better job of maintaining Web sites than (he, him).

17. Troy, Stacie, and (I, me, myself) worked together to brainstorm creative fashion designs.

18. Dr. Ogawa asked the pharmacist to send the prescription directly to (him and me, he and I).

19. Are you certain it was (she, her) who left a message for me?

20. Jennifer’s excellent presentation impressed the other staff members as well as (I, me, myself).

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GUFFEY, BUSINESS ENGLISH, 9E WORKSHEET, CH. 6, PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Fold under or cover up the answers at the bottom. Then circle the correct pronoun form for each sentence. Write C before any sentence that is correct.

1. All contest entries should be sent to the business manager or (I, me, myself).

2. Our goal is to invite Colin Powell and (she, her) as keynote speakers for the conference.

3. If you were (I, me), would you search for a job on the Internet or in the newspapers?

4. Of all the applications, (yours, your’s) is the only one that arrived on time.

5. E-mail messages announcing the benefit changes were sent to all of (us, we) sales associates.

6. All mail sent to Jeffrey and (I, me) must be held until we return.

7. The company announced that (its, it’s) very successful training program would be extended.

8. No one put in more hours on the team project than (she, her).

9. The checks for (her and him, she and he) were last seen on his desk.

10. All proposals should be submitted to the vice president and (I, me, myself) before June 1.

11. My friend and (I, me, myself) expect to travel to Australia this spring.

12. Many houses are for sale, but (ours, our’s) is the best buy in our neighborhood.

13. Everyone except the supervisor and (I, me, myself) supported the new work hours.

14. Although the accident was tragic, he has no one but (hisself, himself) to blame.

15. Everyone worried about the domed stadium and (it’s, its) roof during the heavy snowstorm.

Review. Correct any errors in noun or pronoun use in the following sentences. Write C if correct.

16. My uncles will stated that his estate was to be divided between Bill and I.

17. Software on our companys computers enables managers to trace employees Internet use.

18. If the caller is her, be sure to get her organizations e-mail address.

19. Neither Ms. Lopez’s account nor your’s was credited with the last four month’s interest.

20. As a result of Stephens handling of the negotiations, us employees received a raise in salary.

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GUFFEY, BUSINESS ENGLISH, 9E WORKSHEET, CH. 7, PRONOUNS AND ANTECEDENTS

Fold under or cover up the answers at the bottom. Then circle the correct pronoun form for each sentence. Write C before any sentence that is correct.

1. Neither James nor Michael wanted (his, their) Web surfing revealed to the boss.

2. Every one of the members of the boys’ team had (his, their) picture taken last week.

3. Every resident may voice (his or her, their) opinion at an open meeting at town hall.

4 Each of the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) has (their, its, it’s) own unique requirements.

5. Someone in the girls’ dorm left (their, her) books in the cafeteria.

6. U.S. News and World Report will be moving (its, it’s, their) editorial staff to Atlanta.

7. E-mail a member of our staff, and (he or she, they) will respond immediately.

8. When anyone is interviewed, we try to make (them, him or her) feel comfortable.

9. Every person who visited the Web site left (his, her, his or her, their) name and address.

10. Any company employee has the right to examine (his or her, their) personnel file.

Revise Nos. 3, 8, 9 and 10 to avoid the awkwardness of using two pronouns. For example, All residents may voice their opinions . . . .

Who–Whom and Who’s–Whose. Circle the correct pronoun.

11. To (who, whom) should I make out the check?

12. (Who, Whom) should we hire for the position in our Accounting Department?

13. (Who, Whom) do you think ordered this cell phone?

14. It’s clear that (whoever, whomever) suggested this plan should be congratulated.

15. No one is sure (whose, who’s) briefcase was left in the break room.

16. Do you know (whose, who’s) providing security at the event?

17. When you called, (who, whom) did you speak to?

18. The researcher said she would send her findings to (whoever, whomever) requests them.

19. (Who, Whom) do you think will be selected as our team’s representative?

1. his 2. his 3. his or her 4. its 5. her 6. its 7. he or she 8. him or her 9. his or her

10. his or her 11. whom 12. Whom 13. Who 14. whoever 15. whose 16. who’s

17. whom 18. whoever 19. Who

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GUFFEY, BUSINESS ENGLISH, 9E WORKSHEET, CH. 9, IRREGULAR VERBS

Fold under or cover up the answers at the bottom. Then circle the correct answer for each sentence.

1. I could have (swore, sworn) that I locked all doors before I left.

2. Although he had (threw, thrown) away all paper copies, electronic copies remained.

3. She helped prepare the draft copy, but Pamela had not (saw, seen) the final proposal.

4. Profits for some of our premier stocks (sank, sunk) to an all-time low last quarter.

5. Members of our team have (drink, drank, drunk) many cups of coffee during their meetings.

6. As sales manager, Marisa has (flew, flown) hundreds of thousands of miles.

7. If I had not (saw, seen) it myself, I would never have believed it.

8. During his job interview, Troy wished he had (wore, worn) something more professional.

9. All of the books that were (laying, lying) on the floor were damaged in the water leak.

10. We should have (knew, known) that the message was (wrote, written) several days ago.

11. After he heard the news, his blood pressure (rose, rised, raised) significantly.

12. We wished we had (did, done) more investigation before stocks began to (lose, loose) value.

13. Many important messages have (laid, lain, lay) on his desk for the past week.

14. All of the staff had (go, went, gone) home when the building began to (shake, shook, shaken).

15. Employees are (forbade, forbidden) to use company computers for online shopping.

16. Painters (raised, rised) all the windows before applying the paint we had (choosen, chosen).

Review. In the following sentences, correct all errors in nouns, possessives, pronouns, and verbs.

17. Because the companys stock value had shrank, the manager and him sold there shares.

18. Please send the software to myself or whomever submitted the order.

19. Although my friend and me had went to the meeting, we didn’t know whom was nominated.

20. Some buildings were blew over, and trees was broke in half by the storm.

1. sworn 2. thrown 3. seen 4. sank 5. drunk 6. flown 7. seen 8. worn 9. lying

10. known, written 11. rose 12. done lose 13. lain 14. gone, shake 15. forbidden

16. raised, chosen 17. company’s, had shrunk, manager and he, their shares 18. to me or whoever 19. my friend and I had gone, who was nominated 20. were blown trees were broken