Common Errors in Business Writing - Practice Exercise 2

Find and Correct the Grammatical Errors in these Sentences

Each of the sentences below contains one grammatical error - the same type of errors that were identified in the previous exercise. Type out the sentences in full (you can copy and paste the sentences to save you time) in the spaces provided, correcting the errors you find. Then press "Check" to check your answers. You can also click on the Hint.gif button to get a clue, i.e. the type of grammatical error to look for in the sentence. Note that you will lose points if you ask for clues! You can also use the 'Hint' button to get a free letter. DO NOT PUT A FULL STOP OR QUESTION MARK AT THE END OF EACH SENTENCE OTHERWISE THE PROGRAM WILL MARK YOUR ANSWER AS INCORRECT. When you've finished go on to the next exercise.

ORIGINAL SENTENCES
1) Ensure that you attach the leads secure to the machine before switching it on
2) We’ve had over fifty complaints so far this month about our services
3) Please send in form B5 together your application form
4) I refer to your letter of 6 May 2006 concerning about your order
5) Could you thank Billy for help us with the office removal
6) The company is planning to relocate to Shatin and expanding its workforce
7) Do you have some idea how to operate this machine
8) If demand for our products increases at this rate, can we cope
9) All staff must be sign in when they arrive at the office in the morning
10) Jill and Peter has been transferred to our Shanghai office

YOUR REWRITES (copy / paste / make your revisions - no end punctuation!):
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