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Test your Business Grammar 1

02 Mar 2023

grammSelect the grammatically correct option to complete each gap in the email below. Then check your answers.

email

TO :                  Lily Chiang (Marketing Manager)

FROM :             June Hui (Senior Designer)

SUBJECT :       Proposal Deadline


Thank you again for (1)______________ into the Hong Kong office earlier (2)______________. I think we (3)______________ a lot during this official launch of (4)______________. We are all very (5)______________ to work with you on this.


I have enclosed the remaining paperwork for you to review. This (6)______________ the decisions that were made (7)______________ the new proposal. Once you (8)______________ through this, please sign it and (9)______________ to my attention. Then we can (10)______________ to the start phase of the project.


I'm going to Shanghai today for a meeting and then I'll be on vacation (11)______________ one week. But after I’m back at work, I (12)______________ send you a quick summary of the discussions we had on Monday (13)______________ we all have a reference of what was discussed as we proceed with the most important stages of this project.


I look forward to (14)______________ your signed proposal (15)______________.


Best Regards


Lily Chiang


1          a)         coming

            b)         come


2          a)         this week         

            b)         on this week


3          a)         have accomplished      

            b)         accomplished


4          a)         the Wilson Project

            b)         Wilson Project


5          a)         excited

            b)         exciting


6          a)         reflect

            b)         reflects


7          a)         concerning

            b)         concerning about


8          a)         looked

            b)         have looked

           

9          a)         return

            b)         return it


10         a)         be proceed

            b)         proceed


11         a)         since

            b)         for


12         a)         would

            b)         will


13         a)         so as to

            b)         so that


14         a)         receiving

            b)         receive


15         a)         on next week

            b)         next week

 

ANSWERS

1a

2a

3b

4a

5a

6b

7a

8b

9a

10b

11b

12b

13b

14a

15b

 

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