All of the following sentences use transitive verbs except ______
A) Marian updated her Facebook status to inform her friends and family about her new job.
B) After the business meeting, the office manager hosted a reception for the visiting representatives.
C) Employees from the finance department worked diligently on the next year's budget.
Question 2
The purpose of including both personal and impersonal language in a bad-news message is to
A) separate readers from bad news and associate them with good news.
B) associate readers with good news and separate them from bad news.
C) avoid assuming any responsibility for the situation.
D) provide a smooth transition from opening to buffer to closing.
E) imply that the effect will be routine and therefore minimal.