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Marty

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Allison is declining a request for a monetary contribution from a charitable organization to which her employer, BMI Industries, usually donates. Which of the following most effectively implies the refusal?
 A) BMI Industries regrets that it cannot contribute this year, but the company hopes to be able to next year.
 B) Although our profits are being reinvested in BMI Industries this year, we hope to be able to contribute next year.
 C) Although we cannot contribute this year, we may be able to next year.
 D) Unfortunately, we are prevented from contributing this year, but we may be able to in the future.

Question 2

You must announce to customers that your restaurant will no longer be open on Sundays. Which of the following uses passive-voice verbs to deliver the bad news?
 A) We closed our restaurant on Sundays beginning last month.
 B) Because few customers dine with us on Sundays, we decided to close our restaurant on this weekday.
 C) Beginning last month, our restaurant was closed on Sundays.
 D) Management decided that it must close our restaurant on Sundays.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C



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