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Business English : the writing skills you need for today's workplace /

by Geffner, Andrea B.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, c2010Edition: 5th ed.Description: xi, 365 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780764143274 (pbk.) :; 0764143271 (pbk.).Subject(s): English language -- Business English | English language -- Rhetoric | Business writing
Contents:
Table of model letters -- Grammar and sentence structure. Identifying verbs and subjects ; Sentence completers ; The sentence vs. fragments vs. run-ons ; Subject-verb agreement ; Verb forms ; Pronouns ; Advanced sentence structure ; Mechanics -- Correspondence. Business style ; Letter format ; Request letters ; Replies ; Credit and collection letters ; Complaints, claims, and adjustments ; Sales and public relations letters ; Social business letters ; Employment correspondence ; In-house correspondence ; News releases ; Business reports and proposals -- Words at work. Commonly confused words ; Spelling problems ; A glossary of business terms ; Answers to exercises in "Grammar and sentence structure."
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Oversized Book 		PE1479 B87 G4 2010 (Browse shelf) Available 00016253
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"Includes a glossary of business terms, commonly confused words, quizzes with answers."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of model letters -- Grammar and sentence structure. Identifying verbs and subjects ; Sentence completers ; The sentence vs. fragments vs. run-ons ; Subject-verb agreement ; Verb forms ; Pronouns ; Advanced sentence structure ; Mechanics -- Correspondence. Business style ; Letter format ; Request letters ; Replies ; Credit and collection letters ; Complaints, claims, and adjustments ; Sales and public relations letters ; Social business letters ; Employment correspondence ; In-house correspondence ; News releases ; Business reports and proposals -- Words at work. Commonly confused words ; Spelling problems ; A glossary of business terms ; Answers to exercises in "Grammar and sentence structure."

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