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BUSI 3330: Writing Exercises
Writing Exercises
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What doesn't sound right to you in the following sentences? Fix them in whatever way
you think would improve them.
1. If someone is interested in the issue, they should atend the meetings where they can
make their opinion heard.
2. He don't know where the new manufacturing cite is going to be.
3. For a person to succeed in his career, you must stay on top of your corespondance.
Draw a line between the subject and the predicate (the subject contains the noun; the
predicate contains the verb):
1. Johnson recommended a change.
2. The oil-pressure gauge revealed a loss.
3. Figures in the third-quarter report support Sam's theories.
Circle the thesis in the following paragraph:
Starbucks Coffee Company has gone through drastic changes over the past 37 years. A
globally recognized brand, it has stores in 45 markets outside the U.S. with a store count of 16,680 as
of September 28, 2008 (CNBC, 2008). The company went through a period of tremendous growth,
opening stores at a rate that few companies could match. This rapid growth has now slowed greatly