Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1The compliance team ............... the data-retention risk before the contract was signed.
Wrong!
Use "should have flagged" to criticise a missed action in the past.
2............... stakeholders have approved the revised budget, so we may have to postpone the launch.
Wrong!
Use "few" because it means not many and supports the idea that the deadline is at risk.
3............... the proposal is commercially attractive, the board still rejected it on regulatory grounds.
Wrong!
Use "Although" to introduce a concession before a contrasting main clause.
4The account manager ............... the client that the migration would not disrupt service.
Wrong!
Use "assured" because you assure a person that something is true or will happen.
5By the time the auditors arrive, the finance team ............... the reconciliation.
Wrong!
Use "will have completed" for an action finished before a specified future deadline.
6The acquisition remains subject ............... legal approval in three jurisdictions.
Wrong!
Use "to" because a policy is 'subject to' approval, meaning it depends on it.
7Please circulate the ............... of the steering committee meeting once the chair has approved the record.
Wrong!
Use "minutes" for the official written record of what was discussed and agreed.
8I would rather not bring ............... the pricing issue until procurement has shared the final figures.
Wrong!
Use "up" because 'bring up' means raise a topic for discussion.
9............... me the signed purchase order by close of business, as we need to release the shipment tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "Could you please send" for a polite professional request.
10Several investors are ............... about the assumptions behind the revenue forecast.
Wrong!
Use "concerned" because people are concerned about a risk; 'concerning' means causing concern or regarding something.
11Before we notify users, please confirm ............... for testing.
Wrong!
Use "when the system will be available" because an embedded question uses statement word order.
12The supplier ............... manipulated the test results, but the claim has not yet been proven.
Wrong!
Use "allegedly" when reporting an accusation that has not been legally proved.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The compliance team should have flagged the data-retention risk before the contract was signed.
- few stakeholders have approved the revised budget, so we may have to postpone the launch.
- Although the proposal is commercially attractive, the board still rejected it on regulatory grounds.
- The account manager assured the client that the migration would not disrupt service.
- By the time the auditors arrive, the finance team will have completed the reconciliation.
- The acquisition remains subject to legal approval in three jurisdictions.
- Please circulate the minutes of the steering committee meeting once the chair has approved the record.
- I would rather not bring up the pricing issue until procurement has shared the final figures.
- Could you please send me the signed purchase order by close of business, as we need to release the shipment tomorrow.
- Several investors are concerned about the assumptions behind the revenue forecast.
- Before we notify users, please confirm when the system will be available for testing.
- The supplier allegedly manipulated the test results, but the claim has not yet been proven.
