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Business English
A Complete Guide to Developing an Effective Business Writing Style
Third Edition
Andrea B. Geffner
Former Dean, Taylor Business Institute, N.Y.
President, ESCO, Inc., N.Y.
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For Dr. Rome so I could do it at all
and Dr. Jacobs so I could do it again
© Copyright 1998 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Previous editions © copyright 1993 and 1982 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
Material incorporated from Business Letters the Easy Way
© 1998, 1991, and 1983 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography, or any other means, or
incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the
copyright owner.
All inquiries should be addressed to:
Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
250 Wireless Boulevard
Hauppauge, New York 11788
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 97-37288
International Standard Book No. 0-7641-0278-8
Libarary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Geffner, Andrea B.
Business English : a complete guide to developing an effective
business writing style / Andrea B. Geffner. 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-7641-0278-8
1. English languageBusiness English. 2. English language
Rhetoric. 3. Business writing. I. Title.
PE1479.B87G4 1998
808'.06665dc21 97-37288
CIP
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
9 8 7 6
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CONTENTS
Table of Model Letters
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Preface
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Part One
Grammar and Sentence Structure
1. Identifying Verbs and Subjects
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Recognizing Verbs
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Recognizing Subjects
10
Principal Parts of the Verb
14
Review Exercises
2. Sentence Completers
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Adjectives
20
Adverbs
24
Direct Objects
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Predicate Nominatives and Adjectives
26
Review Exercises
3. The Sentence vs. Fragments vs. Run-ons
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The Basic Sentence
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More Complicated Sentences
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The Fragment
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Still More Complicated Sentences
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The Run-On
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Words of Transition
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Summary
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Review Exercises
4. Subject-Verb Agreement
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The Natural S
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The Noun S
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The Possessive S
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The Verb S
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Review Exercises
5. Verb Forms
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Tense Recognition
64
Tense Formation
66
Irregular Verbs
73
The Future Tense
76
Tense Use
80
Passive Voice
 

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