Session 2

Successful Business Communication

Farhan Uddin Raja
Review of Session 1-a
1. Communication
2. Types
3. Interpersonal Communication
4. Intrapersonal Communication
5. Public Communication
6. Mass Communication
Review of Session 1
1. Fragment Errors
2. Comma Splice Errors
3. Run-on Errors
4. Difference between Listeners and Anticipators
5. Lens
6. Meaning Formation
7. Subject
Session 2
Alan writes effective reports, memos and
emails.
S V O
In the above example, one object (effective
reports) has been used with one verb (writes).
According to you maximum, how many objects
can be used with one verb in a sentence?
 Examples
How many objects are present in each example
given below?

1. He writes effective emails and memorandums. ()

2. He can manage home, office and trainings.()
3. He is popular among friends, staff, clients,
members of society and relatives. ()
Definition of object
 Anobject is a NOUN PHRASE that always comes
after a transitive verb and receives the action
reposed in the verb.
 One object for one verb means one noun phrase.
 Maximum two objects can be used with one verb.
 Two objects mean two noun phrases used one
after another without a comma or conjunction.
Analyzing the difference between
sentences

1. They bought her instruments.

2. They bought her instruments.
They decided on the ship.
They decided on the ship.
Double object confirmation
1. They bought her instruments.
np/s vp/V np/O
Passive: Her instruments were bought by them
(Optional). .
2. They bought her instruments.
np/s vp/V np/O np/O
Passive 1: She was bought instruments by them.
Passive 2: Instruments was bought for her by
them (Optional). .
Double object confirmation
1. They decided on the ship.
np/s vp/v pp/Adv

2. They decided on the ship.

np/s vp/v np/o
Passive: The ship was decided on by
them (Optional).
Sentence Structures
Divide the elements in the following sentences into
phrases, part of sentences and passives. The first
one has been done for you.
1. He gave Jess an additional duty.
np/s vp/v np/o np/o
Passive 1: Jess was given an additional duty.
Passive 2: An additional duty was given to Jess.
Sentence Structures

2. She won him the contract.

Sentence Structures
She won him the contract.
Np/s vp/v np/o np/o

Passive 1: He was won the contract by her.

Passive 2: The contract was won for him by her.
Sentence Structures
3. She gave him promotion letter.
Sentence Structures
3. She gave him promotion letter.
np/s vp/v np/o np/o

Passive 1: He was given promotion letter by her.

Passive 2: Promotion letter was given to him by her.
Sentence Structures
4. They made Allan the head.

Your mother named you Fawad.

She gave him promotion letter.

They made Fawad a junior Executive.

People made him the prime minister.
Sentence Structures
4. They made Allan the head.
np/s vp/v np/o np/C
Passive 1: Allan was made the head by them.
Sentence Formation Possibilities.
1. S + V.
2. S + V + O.
3. S + V + C.
4. S + V + Adv.
5. S + V + O + O.
6. S + V + O + C.
7. S + V + O + Adv.
8. Etc. ( and the rest)