Business Spotlight 08.2019

(Nancy Kaufman) #1
Grammar Grammar

Word choice Word choice

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Translation Translation

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LANGUAGE by Hildegard Rudolph
CARDS


Which of the two options is correct? Which of the two options is correct?

“ I’m sure that investors would
have withdrawn their money if
they had spotted any creative
accounting.”

“ The survival of the company
was hanging by a thread.”

“ That’s their office policy/politics:
no private calls or emails during
working hours.”

“ The excellent sales figures were not
the result of their hard work. They
were just lucky/happy, as their only
competitor had gone bankrupt.”

Singular or plural? Which verb form do you normally use?

Es ist auf alle Fälle einen Versuch wert.


“ Their biggest problem was/were
unreliable suppliers.”

Singular or plural? Which verb form do you normally use?

Translate this sentence into English. Translate this sentence into German.

What does the speaker mean?

“ One million euros is/are a high
penalty to pay for not meeting the
deadline.”

“ We have to keep her! If she leaves,
she’ll take her deep smarts with
her to our competitor.”

What does the speaker mean?
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