THE AMA HANDBOOK OF BUSINESS WRITING ppt

... choose the case of the pronoun that would be appropriate if the noun were not there. Example: We teachers are demanding a raise. 314 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing Parts of Speech The eight ... modify the meaning. Some prefixes show a change in quantity from the original word. 326 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing With the second person, ther...

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... Report 574 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing (Courtesy of the National Institutes of Health) 560 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing ■ May contain tables and graphs and can be either single- ... together we can do for the freedom of man. Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us the same high standards of...

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... possibility of hurting themselves or damaging equipment. 496 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing 499Section 3 Sample Business Documents Most introductions do the following: ■ Introduce the topic of the ... determine who the qualified beneficiaries are and the amount of time that the plan must offer the health coverage to them under COBRA. (continues) 516 Th...

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... sheet ■ Statement of purpose ■ Table of contents ■ Description of the business 442 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing Figure 3.10 Annual Report Organizational Overview (Courtesy of the U.S. Securities ... 1972, 2 years after the Bureau of Reclamation built the reservoir as part of the Strawberry-Duchesne River Project. The reservoir is located off of...

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... or -nd, unless the day is written before the name of the month. 398 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing The largest clause in the sentence is called the matrix clause and is super- ordinate ... included at the end of the table. 390 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing Figure 2.11 Table of Contents Page Example CONTENTS Section One: General Proced...

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... Lists. Inside of, Within Don’t use inside of where you could use within. Incorrect: He will visit us inside of a week. Correct: He will visit us within a week. 242 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing The ... appeared to be rather ill. Incorrect: She was sort of ill at ease. Correct: She was somewhat ill at ease. 254 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing Innuen...

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... be there at 8 a.m. 192 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing E Each Other, One Another Use each other when referring to two people. Example: Mike and Susan looked at each other. Use one another ... desperate because of her present situation. 200 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing When writing the numerical form of hundredths or thousandths, add zeros as place...

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... are often used in the creation of a new business document. Cited sources appear within the text and in a reference list at the end of the doc- ument. ■ Within the text, insert the last name of the ... combinations of words have a grammatical relationship that affects the form of one or more of the words, they show concord. Concord refers to the agreement betw...

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... sentence; instead, they modify the entire sentence. Absolute phrases are often treated as parenthetical elements set off from the rest of the sentence with a comma or a pair of commas. Absolutely The term ... centre fiber fibre theater theatre analyze analyse paralyze paralyse 72 The AMA Handbook of Business Writing A backslash (\) is often used in computer programming...

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... color. When you proofread the docu- ment, you can review each revision and either accept or reject it. 21Section 1 The Writing Process The AMA Handbook of Business Writing The Ultimate Guide ... views of a subject. 14 The A MA Handbook of Business Writing tial problems, but don’t rely on these tools in place of a thorough editing and proofreading. During the...

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