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Advanced Communication Skills

Notes 17. She employs a servant to do _____ the washing _____ cooking for her dogs and cats.
18. She employs a servant to do both the washing and cooking for her dogs and cats.
19. We are planning to trek _____ through forests _____ over mountains during the holidays.
20. You must have been _____ daydreaming _____ sleeping in class again.
21. I do not like her. She is _____ talkative _____ boastful.
22. The boys were _____ drug addicts _____ gambling addicts.
23. You shouldn't buy that blue suit. _____ the coat _____ trousers don't fit you well.
24. Alfred _____ got up late this morning _____ had a bad headache.

25. The teacher refused to mark his work because his book was _____ torn _____ dirty.
26. The boy is really talented. He _____ knows how to play the piano _____ can perform
magic.
27. The invitation is for two females only, so _____ your wife _____ sister can attend the
function.
28. You are _____ undersized _____ malnourished.
29. The beggar is _____ deaf _____ dumb, but he pretends to be.
30. The policemen found blood _____ on the bed _____ under the bed.
31. _____ grandpa _____ grandma would give in until he or she received a full apology.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. and 2. when

3. or 4. or
5. but also 6. then
7. nor 8. and

9. than 10. when
11. or 12. than
13. nor 14. than
15. and

13.6 Further Readings

Books J. Mathew, Business Communication, RBSA Publishers, 2008, p. 260.

PD Chaturvedi, Mukesh Chaturvedi, Business Communication—Concepts, Cases and
Applications, 2007, Pearson Education.
Meenakshi Raman, Prakash Singh, Business Communication, Oxford University
Press, 7th Impression 2008.

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