Free Grammar for Business Writing MCQs with Answers
30 Grammar for Business Writing MCQs from Business Writing and Comprehension, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Clear business writing depends on sentence structure, subject-verb agreement, verb tense, pronoun reference, modifiers, articles, prepositions and punctuation. Attention also goes to active and passive voice, parallel structure, formal usage and avoiding fragments, run-on sentences and unnecessary shifts in tense or point of view.
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- A. Whom should address the invoice?
- B. To who should the invoice be addressed?
- C. To whom should the invoice be addressed?
- D. Who should the invoice be addressed to whom?
Explanation: “Whom” is correct because it follows the preposition “to” and functions as its object.
Correct answer: To whom should the invoice be addressed?- A. The company revised it's policy last month.
- B. The company revised its' policy last month.
- C. The company revised its policy last month.
- D. The company revised it policy last month.
Explanation: “Its” is the possessive form showing that the policy belongs to the company.
Correct answer: The company revised its policy last month.- A. The officer prepared updated a risk assessment.
- B. The officer prepared a updated risk assessment.
- C. The officer prepared the updated risk assessment report.
- D. The officer prepared an updated risk assessment.
Explanation: “An” comes before “updated” because the word begins with a vowel sound.
Correct answer: The officer prepared an updated risk assessment.- A. Neither the manager nor the assistants were available.
- B. Neither the manager nor the assistants was available.
- C. Neither the manager or the assistants were available.
- D. Neither the manager nor the assistants is available.
Explanation: With “neither...nor,” the verb usually agrees with the nearer subject, “assistants,” which is plural.
Correct answer: Neither the manager nor the assistants were available.- A. review
- B. to review
- C. reviewing
- D. reviewed
Explanation: The expression “be responsible for” is followed by a noun or a gerund, not an infinitive.
Correct answer: reviewing- A. The contract, that was signed yesterday, covers the new services.
- B. The contract which was signed yesterday, covers the new services.
- C. The contract which, was signed yesterday covers the new services.
- D. The contract, which was signed yesterday, covers the new services.
Explanation: A nonrestrictive clause beginning with “which” is set off by commas. “That” is not normally used in a nonrestrictive clause, and the other…
Correct answer: The contract, which was signed yesterday, covers the new services.- A. Only the legal department conducted the review.
- B. The legal department only conducted the review.
- C. The legal department conducted only the review.
- D. The legal department conducted the only review.
Explanation: Placing “only” before “the legal department” clearly means that no other department conducted the review.
Correct answer: Only the legal department conducted the review.- A. All applicants must to submit a valid identity document.
- B. All applicants must submit a valid identity document.
- C. All applicants must submitting a valid identity document.
- D. All applicants must submitted a valid identity document.
Explanation: A modal verb such as “must” is followed by the base form of the main verb.
Correct answer: All applicants must submit a valid identity document.- A. The firm introduced a three month training programme.
- B. The firm introduced a three-months training programme.
- C. The firm introduced a three-month training programme.
- D. The firm introduced a three months training programme.
Explanation: When a number and a singular unit form an adjective before a noun, they are joined with a hyphen.
Correct answer: The firm introduced a three-month training programme.- A. The manager approved the proposal after review it.
- B. The manager approved the proposal after reviewed it.
- C. The manager approved the proposal after to review it.
- D. The manager approved the proposal after reviewing it.
Explanation: The preposition “after” can be followed by a gerund phrase, so “after reviewing it” is correct.
Correct answer: The manager approved the proposal after reviewing it.