Assignment 10. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs into either the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite.

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Assignment 9. Combine pairs of sentences with an appropriate connector.

Assignment 8. Choose the correct word for each sentence.

1) I'll ask my bank manager for (advice / advise) about investment.

2) The secretary made (notes / notices) of what was said at the meeting.

3) If you pay too much tax you get a (discount / rebate).

4) Lawyers here only get their (fee / wages) if they win the case.

5) You shouldn't read (confident / confidential) documents.

6) The unions criticised the government's (economic / economical) policy.

7) Please send me your latest catalogue and (price / prize) list.

8) We have increased (produce / productivity) by 10% in this factory.

1) Sales have decreased. Profits have increased.

2) One advantage is that you have instant access to the market. You can deliberately undercut your competitors.

3) We were making a loss. We withdrew from the market.

4) The product sold well in the South. In the North, the results were disastrous.

5) We promoted the product at the point of sale. Our competitors used mass advertising.

1) We … (reach) our targets last year.

2) Sales … (fall) since the beginning of June.

3) Contracts … (be signed) but work … (not begin) yet.

4) The marketing department … (recruit) two new assistants so far this year.

5) We … (start) the advertising campaign last month and since then sales … (rocket).

6) Our research … (be carried out) last year but I still … (not see) the results.

7) Turnover … (rise) dramatically since we … (be founded).

8) We … (expect) a fall in profits last year as our costs nearly … (double).

9) We … already (sell) more units this year than we … (do) in the whole of last year.

10) He … (feel) we should … (not take on) so many salespeople last year.