IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS 1. To do well on this assignment, make sure that you understand the principles and techniques presented in the Resource Book regarding business writing style and e-mail structure. You may also wish to use your Websters Guide to Punctuation and Style as a resource. 2. Submit this assignment through Canvas by 11:59 pm on March 26. 3. When you are ready to submit your answers, go to the ASSIGNMENTS module and click Case Assignment 1 Submission. 4. Click Submit Quiz only when you are ready to submit the assignment to the instructor. Directions: Study both the scenario and e-mail message rough draft below. Then, answer each question. When answering Questions 1 - 3, you may create fictional information if necessary. SCENARIO You are the HR manager for HealthFirst Inc. Your companys accountant has recently informed you that your workers compensation insurance premiums are higher than industry standards. Along with this, you have noticed that employees are taking more sick days this year due to stress/mental health issues compared with last year. You have shared this information with your company president, Jean Miller. Realizing the connection between physical fitness and employee well-being, she has suggested that you research some options for improving employee health and fitness at the company. Specifically, she has asked you to report your favorite recommendation in an e-mail message, using direct order, by March 26. After careful research, you have concluded that the company should implement an employee fitness program. Last week, you had written a rough draft of the e-mail message to Jean, as shown below. However, after proofreading your rough draft, you realize that you will need to fix your mistakes before sending the final draft to your company president.

E-mail Message ROUGH DRAFT DATE: March 19, 2020 TO: Jean Miller, President SUBJECT: (1) An increase in workers compensation (WC) insurance premiums has been observed in our company over the past 12 months. (2) In addition, a higher number of sick days have been taken this year. (3) On March 1 you asked me to research some options to reduce WC claims and ameliorate the health of our employees. (4) As a result, I am reccomending that we introduce an employee fitness program in several stages. (5) With a fitness program, we can improve the health and safety of our employees. (6) I offer my full and complete support with this program. (7) Please dont hesitate to contact me as soon as possible if I can help you with anything else. (8) According to researchers, workplace health and fitness are important for many reasons. (9) For example, if employees will exercise regularly, they will improve their fitness level and reduce their stress levels. (10) Therefore, our company can save money by preventing employee sick days. (11) Many details about the possible new program are described in the attachment, Program Guide. (12) It is a practical resource with options for creating effective fitness programs. (13) There is also another attachment with a possible timeline for each stage of the program. B. Multiple Choice Questions (3 points each) 4. How many examples of passive voice does the rough draft contain? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 5. How many expletives does the rough draft contain? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 6. Which sentence(s) contain(s) a state-of-being verb? a. Sentence 8 b. Sentence 12 c. Sentence 13 d. (all of the above) 7. Which sentence contains a clich? a. Sentence 7 b. Sentence 10 c. Sentence 11 d. (none of the above)

8. Which sentence uses formal wording?

a. Sentence 2 b. Sentence 3 c. Sentence 10 d. (none of the above)