[MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute - Week 2: Better Business Writing in English

title: [MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute- Better Business Writing in English - Week 2
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# Introduction

# Related Articles

- [[MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute- Better Business Writing in English - Week 1](https://www.evanlin.com/moocs-eng-writing-1/)
- [[MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute- Better Business Writing in English - Week 2](https://www.evanlin.com/moocs-eng-writing-2/)
- [MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute- Better Business Writing in English - Week 3
- [MOOC] Georgia Tech Language Institute- Better Business Writing in English - Week 4

## Course Resources

- [Business English Writing Course Schedule](https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-writing-english/home/info)

### Additional Notes

- [https://www.thesaurus.com/](https://www.thesaurus.com/) Thesaurus website
- [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hone) Dictionary, shows usage and related examples.

# Week 2: Write Clear and Complete Reports

## Strong Sentences Part 1: Verb Tense & Parallel Structure

### Verb Tense

- **Simple Present**
  - Present tense, describing things, Fact
- **Progression Present**
  - Progressive tense
  - Right now
  - Usually not used in writing

#### Pararell Structure

- and / but / or
- The parts of speech on both sides must be consistent (e.g. N and N, V or V, Adj but Adj)
- e.g.
  - Our estiumates are accurate, detailed, and thorough. (Adj)

#### Subject Verbs Agreement

- Actually, it's he/she/it paired with verb + -s to match the same type.
- Always treated as singular:
  - One of …
  - Every …
  - Everyone / Everybody …
  - Each …

#### Key points of related tenses:

- Use the "past tense" for annual reports, because you need to state past achievements.
- Use the "future tense" for outlook documents, because you need to describe what you will accomplish in the future.

### Peer Review Assignment: Write a Proposal

Write a proposal to promote your service or product, and you must pay attention to the following parts:

- Explain the product and describe in detail the problem it solves
- Is it clear enough
- Can it meet customer needs
- Can it be clearly understood

#### Choose one of the two backgrounds to write:

- You are a human resources provider, and you have many potential candidates. You want to recommend them to an IT company.
- Your website provides website and SNS services to local businesses, and they want to enhance their image through the Internet.

#### The structure of the article must include:

- The writer uses verb tenses correctly.
- The writer uses parallel structure correctly.
- The writer uses correct subject verb agreement.