Part A
Step 1: Make capitalization corrections.
Correct capitalization for the following sentences.
orson welles's mercury theater radio broadcast of "the war of the worlds" caused mass panic and hysteria on october 30, 1938.
before the lecture began, the instructor spoke briefly to the students, stating, "welcome to pre-algebra mathematics 130."
several students who plan to major in the social and behavior sciences meet on tuesday and thursday to discuss many issues, including the impact of jeffersonian democracy on contemporary society.
we were unable to distinguish the honors students from those on academic probation based on their dress, social affiliations, musical preferences, or ethnicity.
the scarsdale passengers enjoyed the scenic bus route that passed such stores as macy's, gourmet cook, and periwinkle's tonsorial parlour.
Step 2: Explain the corrections.
For each of the five (5) sentences you corrected, answer the following questions.
Why did you make the changes you did to the sentence?
List the rule (or rules) that state how the original sentence was incorrect.
Part B
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Business English C02V
Assignment 08,
Capitalization of the sentences and Persuasive message in Business
Part A
Step 1: Answers
- Orson Welles's Mercury Theater radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" caused mass panic and hysteria on October 30, 1938.
- Before the lecture began, the instructor spoke briefly to the students, stating, "Welcome to Pre-Algebra Mathematics 130."
- Several students who plan to major in the social and behavior sciences meet on Tuesday and Thursday to discuss many issues, including the impact of Jeffersonian democracy on contemporary society.
- We were unable to distinguish the honors students from those on academic probation based on their dress, social affiliations, musical preferences, or ethnicity.
- The Scarsdale passengers enjoyed the scenic bus route that passed such stores as Macy's, Gourmet Cook, and Periwinkle's Tonsorial Parlor.
Step 2: Answers
- Why did you make the changes you did to the sentence?
- Proper names must be capitalized, including names of people, theaters, and shows.
- The beginning of a sentence in a quote is capitalized as well as the name of a course in college.
- Names of days are capitalized and the name of a man.
- First letter of a sentence is capitalized.
- The name of a city is capitalized, and the proper name of stores.
- List the rule (or rules) that states how the original sentence was incorrect.
- Proper names, including names of people, theaters, and shows was not capitalized.
- The beginning of a sentence in a quote and the name of a course in college was not capitalized.
- Names of days and name of a man was not capitalized.
- First letter of a sentence was not capitalized.
- The name of a city and the proper name of stores was not capitalized
Key Rules of Capitalization:
- Names of people: Professional and Official Titles, Educational Degrees, and Family Relationship Titles.
- Groups of People: Nationalities, Religions, Languages and Racial and Ethnic Terms.
- Titles of Publications and Artistic Works.
- Names of Organizations.
- Names of Locations: Regional Names and Location Names.
- Calendar Dates and Seasons.
Part B
Step 2: Answers
Dear Ms. Sparks,
My name is Sujan Lamichhane and I am the founder and CEO of the of World Connect Language Services. My business was started in Memphis, Tennessee and was booked to capacity within two months of its inaugurate, due to the tremendous need for translators and interpreters. It has shown in a research that at least 10 other cities in the Southeast U.S. would support a business like mine, but at this time, our company lacks or cannot afford the capital to do such expansion.
Recently, I attended the Entrepreneur's Lunch Forum where you spoke that you are looking for a non-technology based business to invest. I think World Connect Language Services would be the ideal opportunity for you and would be a perfect fit to expand our business. It would help to allow for the expansion of our business to the other cities of the Southeast as our future plan. You will have the share of our rapidly growing business.
I am totally committed to this business and to its expansion. I am sure that your money would be safe in this business and you will never regret of this. It would be a profitable business for you. World Connect Language Services is already growing and expanding because of my effective plan, hard work and my commitment, but it has limited capital. According to our business plan, it would take approximately $350,000.00 to begin the planned expansion. Currently, the company is valued at $100,000.00.
I will be very thankful to you, if I get a chance to meet with you within the next month, to discuss about my running business and to answer any questions you might have about the business or investment and to present a written business and financial plan of the company. It would be my pleasure to have you as a part of this business. I feel very proud to work with you. Thank you in advance for your careful thought of this business plan. I am waiting for your response and hope positive response from you.
Sincerely,
XYZ....
References
Leila R. Smith & Roberta Moore (2014). English for Careers: Business, Professional, and Technical (11th Ed.). Boston: Pearson.
