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KEY BENEFIT: Designed to keep pace with current workplace needs and the emerging 21st century culture, this book offers a lively, accessible, and user-friendly alternative for the many (including those with poor English skills) who dread the thought of barebones traditional grammar and communication instruction and its overkill of rules. KEY TOPICS: With a focus on "real-world" English skills that contribute to good workplace communication, this book emphasizes principles that reflect the oral and written communication of today' s Standard English, as used by well-informed people. MARKET: For office managers, accountants, executives, office personnel department heads and sales people

Dear Student

xi

Pretest

xv

About the Author

xvii

Acknowledgments

xix

Tools of the Trade Parts of Speech

1

(25)

Read, Recap, Replay

Who or What

2

(5)

Doing, Having, Being, and Helping

7

(3)

The Modifiers

10

(4)

The Connectors

14

(5)

Versatile Tools

19

(1)

Dictionary Data

20

(3)

Checkpoint

23

(1)

Special Assignments

24

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

24

(1)

Practice Quiz

25

(1)

Secret Life of a Sentence Revealed Fragments, Run-Ons, Comma Splices, Correct Sentences

26

(23)

Read, Recap, Replay

Identity, Action, Independence

27

(4)

Fragments, Anyone?

31

(3)

Capital Punishment

34

(2)

Three Important Connections

36

(5)

Making More Connections

41

(3)

Full Stops Ahead

44

(1)

Checkpoint

45

(1)

Special Assignments

46

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

46

(1)

Practice Quiz

47

(2)

Ain't is in the Dictionary Dictionary Use in the 21st Century

49

(21)

Read, Recap, Replay

All Shapes and Sizes

51

(4)

Misspellers Anonymous

55

(4)

Cracking the Code

59

(3)

An Owner's Manual

62

(4)

Checkpoint

66

(1)

Special Assignment

67

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

68

(1)

Practice Quiz

68

(2)

Apples, Tigers, and Swahili Plural, Compound, Proper, and Inclusive Nouns

70

(23)

Read, Recap, Replay

Safety in Numbers

71

(3)

The Eccentric S

74

(2)

Plurals Out of Uniform

76

(2)

Compounds and Propers

78

(4)

Banishing Bias from Business English

82

(5)

Vocabulary Building

87

(2)

Checkpoint

89

(1)

Special Assignments

89

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

90

(1)

Practice Quiz

91

(2)

Be Kind to the Substitute Week Pronouns

93

(24)

Read, Recap, Replay

Just Between You and Me

94

(4)

Me, Myself, and I

98

(3)

A Tale of a Lizard's Tail

101

(1)

A Whodunit

102

(4)

Everybody Needs Milk

106

(4)

A Gaggle of Geese

110

(3)

Checkpoint

113

(1)

Special Assignments

113

(2)

Proofreading for Careers

115

(1)

Practice Quiz

116

(1)

Looking for the Action? Then Find the Verbs!

117

(25)

Read, Recap, Replay

Timely Tips

119

(3)

Delinquent Verbs

122

(3)

Dictionary Data

125

(2)

Identifying Subjects and Verbs

127

(3)

Making the Subject and Verb Agree

130

(4)

If I Were a Millionaire

134

(1)

A Swarm of Bees

135

(2)

Checkpoint

137

(1)

Special Assignment

138

(2)

Proofreading for Careers

140

(1)

Practice Quiz

140

(2)

Words that Describe Adjectives and Adverbs

142

(21)

Read, Recap, Replay

Pointers for Pointers

143

(2)

Three Little Words

145

(2)

I Don't Want No Broccoli

147

(2)

Good, Gooder, Goodest??

149

(3)

To Ly or Not to Ly, That is the Question

152

(2)

More Shakespeare / More Comparisons

154

(4)

Checkpoint

158

(2)

Special Assignment

160

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

160

(2)

Practice Quiz

162

(1)

The Taming of the Apostrophe Possessives and Other Apostrophe Usage

163

(16)

Read, Recap, Replay

The Ubiquitous S

164

(3)

Before or After?

167

(4)

More Apostrophes

171

(3)

Checkpoint

174

(2)

Special Assignment

176

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

177

(1)

Practice Quiz

177

(2)

The Pause that Refreshes ,.!?

179

(23)

Read, Recap, Replay

Wine, Women, and Song

180

(1)

For Adjectives Only

181

(2)

Independents' Day

183

(1)

Curtain Raisers

184

(3)

Four Easy Commas

187

(2)

A Comma Medley

189

(2)

To Comma or Not To Comma

191

(3)

Uncommon Commas

194

(1)

In Conclusion .!?

195

(3)

Checkpoint

198

(1)

Special Assignment

199

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

200

(1)

Practice Quiz

200

(2)

Punctuation Potpourri (,.!?;:''-'-_)

202

(20)

Read, Recap, Replay

The Halfway Mark ;

203

(3)

An Easy Mark :

206

(2)

Plagiarism's Enemy ''

208

(2)

Half a Dash -

210

(4)

Wild Apostrophes '

214

(2)

Good Marksmanship -( )

216

(2)

Checkpoint

218

(1)

Special Assignment

219

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

219

(1)

Practice Quiz

220

(2)

A Business Dictionary Specialized Business Vocabulary

222

(19)

Read, Recap, Replay

Account Executive Through Byte

223

(2)

Certificate of Deposit Through Exchange Rate

225

(2)

Exemption Through Markup

227

(2)

Merit Rating Through Power of Attorney

229

(2)

Promissory Note Through WYSIWIG

231

(2)

Spelling and Pronunciation for Mavens

233

(3)

Checkpoint

236

(1)

Special Assignment

237

(2)

Proofreading for Careers

239

(1)

Practice Quiz

239

(2)

Weather or Knot Homonyms, Prepositions, Pronunciation

241

(21)

Read, Recap, Replay

Confusing Pears

242

(3)

An Apple Has a Peel

245

(3)

Lettuce Devise a Device

248

(3)

Bee Quite Quiet

251

(2)

Do's and Don'ts for Prepositions

253

(2)

Let's Talk Business

255

(3)

Checkpoint

258

(1)

Useful Definitions

258

(1)

Special Assignment

259

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

260

(1)

Practice Quiz

260

(2)

Sentence Power Writing Great Sentences

262

(24)

Read, Recap, Replay

Secret Review

263

(5)

TLC for Pronouns

268

(4)

Ladies with Concrete Heads and Parallel Parts

272

(3)

The Beeline

275

(3)

Don't Let Your Verbals Dangle in Public

278

(4)

Checkpoint

282

(1)

Special Assignments

282

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

283

(1)

Practice Quiz

283

(3)

Sincerely Yours Workplace Writing

286

(113)

Read, Recap, Replay

Looking Good

287

(4)

Choosing the Right Parts for the Right Places

291

(6)

Producing Written Communications

297

(9)

Sounding Good

306

(4)

Writing for Multimedia

310

(4)

Barbara Moran

Checkpoint

314

(1)

Special Assignment

315

(1)

Proofreading for Careers

315

(1)

Practice Quiz

315

(2)

APPENDIXES

A Pop Quizzes

317

(26)

B Spelling and Vocabulary for Careers

343

(3)

C Final Rehearsal

346

(4)

D Mini Reference Manual-Read and Replay

350

(14)

E Recap and Replay Answers

364

(35)

Index

399

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Dear Student Despite learning the advanced technology of your chosen field, you may not get the job you want if your communication ability is inadequate. Someone who does get the job may lose it when it's discovered that the employee can't spell or write a clear, correct sentence. Others may keep their jobs but be stuck at a dead end, unable to advance to meaningful careers because of poor or mediocre oral or written communication. THE EMPEROR'S GRAMMAR In the year 1414, Sigismund, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, said (in Latin) to an important church official who had objected to His Majesty's grammar: "Ego sum rex Romanus et supra grammaticam." (I am the Roman king and am above grammar.) If you are a Roman king, don't bother to read on. For the rest of us, the language we use, both spoken and written, significantly affects our ability to earn a good living, advance in a career, and even enjoy good social contacts. THE FRESH START Most of us enjoy the feeling of making a fresh start when we begin a new course. The new textbook, perhaps a new CD-ROM and a new notebook, fresh pencils, and a ballpoint that writes as though it will never run out--these all contribute to the enthusiasm and the resolve to do well. You can turn this fresh start into a successful experience that you enjoy and that will help your career. THE LANGUAGE OF CAREERS What kind of language does a business, professional, or technical career require? "Career English" is not a special or separate language. It is the language of network television newscasters and is often calledStandard English.It includes the English principles you already know, those you learned in the past and forgot, and those you wish you had learned. DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS We all use several language styles to help communicate successfully with different people in various situations. Imagine talking with a group of adults at a party; now picture yourself warning a young child away from a hot stove. Think about how your communication style would differ. Perhaps you use slang or possibly a regional or ethnic dialect in everyday conversation with certain friends and family. You might use a different communication style with other friends or acquaintances. We all vary our communication style with the circumstances. Standard English is the name of the style essential for success in business, professional, and technical careers as well as in many personal relationships. With a good command ofEnglish for Careers,you can communicate confidently and correctly for your career and with business and professional colleagues. THE SYSTEM You learn only the Standard English usage principles needed by adults to communicate successfully and confidently in the workplace. I've left out or simplified the grammar terms and rules. You'll focus only on principles needed for oral and written communication of today's Standard English, as used by well-informed people. Most adults need instruction in Standard English for careers to be sure of being right. The information you need is presented in an interesting and amusing way that makes learning efficient. ENGLISH FOR CAREERSIS DIFFERENT This book is different. You don't browse through it. You don't read it like other books. What you DO is learn your way through it! CHAPTER ORGANIZATION STARTING PAGES Each of the 14 chapters has starting pages that include a painting of people at work in a particular field, objectives, and an introduction to that chapter's topics. These pages also tell you exactly what skills and knowledge you should expect to acquire by the time you complete the chapter. READ, RECAP, REPLAY Next come unique learning steps calledRead, Recap,andReplay.When youRead,you get information i

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