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""""""WRIT 122 - Introduction to Business Writing (Fall 2009)  
        

 

Sentence Construction
(from the Online Writing Lab, Purdue University)

Active/Passive Voice

Commas & Semicolons in Sentences
Dangling Modifiers
Parallel Structure
Run-on or Fused Sentence
Sentence Coordination/Subordination (5 Options)
Sentence Fragments
Sentence Punctuation Patterns
Sentence Variety

Punctuations
Exercises

Comma 1

Comma 2           More comma exercises

Extreme comma 1

Extreme comma 2         More comma exercises

Comma to the limit

Comma Splices 1

Comma Splices 2

Dependent & Independent Clauses 1

Dependent & Independent Clauses 2


  Job 1
  Job 2
  Job 3 
 

Additional Readings

US Army's "John Doe" Letter Story (CNN)    

     - "John Doe" Letter (PDF) 

Wal-Mart's History & Culture

      - Mike Duke's Letter

What Corporate America Can't Build

Bill Gates' Email Rant

      - Bill Gates' E-mail (PDF)

      - Audio clip 

At Indian Call Centers

Student Blogs (MIT)

Action Verbs

Alphabetical list
By skill categories

APA Formats

APA Citation Guide

Basic Rules for APA Bibliography

Sample APA paper 

Outlines

How to Create an Outline

Sample Outlines

Clustering

PowerPoints

Internet Research

Sentence Clarity

 

   
   



 
   
     

Textbook

Business Communication

Tools

Global Business Center

Professional Tools


Cover Letters
(Virginia Tech)

Mason (3.4)
solicited letter of application, hard copy

Gimble (3.6)
  unsolicited letter of application for internship, hard copy

Walker (5.2) follow-up letter after information interview 


Sample Resumes
(Virginia Tech)

Silva no career-related experience to list on resume 

Gimble student seeking internship; features "related employment and college activities" section; "other employment" listed without details  

Sorvino features "related" and "other" experience sections; skills other than computer skills     

Kelly skills-based resume format. 

Neilson features a course project detailed           

Neilson (scannable resume) same as above in strictly scannable format

ePortfolios

Rios 

Foisy-Doll

Wroblewski

Avara

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3rd edition text

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