Question 1

List five of the seven strategies for emphasizing ideas.

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Question 2

When writing a letter to a customer,emphasize what your organization can do rather than what it can't do.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When you want to give equal weight to two closely related ideas in a single sentence,use a compound sentence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

"Our school is buying both pens and pencils for students' use" is a sentence with proper parallel structure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Using a similar grammatical structure for similar ideas is

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A)  parallelism.
B)  subordination.
C)  active voice.
D)  compounding.
E)  insubordination.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is not a true statement about passive voice?

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A)  You want to inform an applicant tactfully that he was not chosen for the job.
B)  The identity of the person doing the action is unimportant.
C)  It emphasizes the receiver of the action instead of the doer of the action.
D)  It may not indicate who performed the action.
E)  The verb voice,either active or passive,directly affects the verb tense.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Pronouns can bind sentences and ideas together to create a more coherent paragraph.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If you use too many modifiers or too strong modifiers in your writing,you

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A)  will have to support your ideas in more than one paragraph.
B)  must be sure that your sentences have parallel structure.
C)  could alienate your reader by appearing overconfident.
D)  may sound insincere because of exaggeration.
E)  can control paragraph length by using shorter sentences.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is not a passive sentence?

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A)  The expense report will be prepared by Tony's supervisor.
B)  My supervisor submitted the expense report on Tuesday.
C)  Ten complaints have been received by headquarters staff.
D)  If the power goes out,flashlights will be distributed by the supervisor.
E)  Last night's power outage was described as responsible for the decrease in production.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

The purpose of a paragraph is to group topic sentences in logical order for the reader's convenience.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The point of sentence variety is to

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A)  subordinate negative language within the document.
B)  balance lengthy jargon phrases with more familiar language.
C)  retain the goodwill of your readers.
D)  mix the subjunctive mood with more abstract language.
E)  keep readers interested and clarify relationships between ideas.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Identify the statement that does not contain an unnecessarily long word.

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A)  Brian fabricated the events of the accident to circumvent prosecution.
B)  Please initiate the modification of the innovative computer system.
C)  Try to bring William with you,because he is vital to the meeting's success.
D)  The vice president will recapitulate the presentation about how to utilize the new software.
E)  Initiate termination procedures for employees who are not indispensable.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following sentence pairs contains a transitional phrase that detracts from coherence?

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A)  First,productivity will improve by 12%.For example,employees will be happy.
B)  Salaries will increase by 6%.In contrast,the sick-day allowance will decrease by 2%.
C)  The fliers should arrive by 5:00 p.m.Then our interns will post them on campus bulletin boards.
D)  The new computer is being repaired.However,the repair service loaned us another system.
E)  The union strike should help teachers receive higher salaries.On the other hand,students will suffer if teachers go on strike.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

is the aspect of a verb that shows whether the subject of the sentence acts or is acted upon.

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A)  Emphasis
B)  Voice
C)  Tense
D)  Participle
E)  ParallelismF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Which of the following is not a correct statement about sentences?

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A)  Sentences have a subject and predicate.
B)  A complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses.
C)  A variety of sentence patterns keeps your writing interesting.
D)  Sentences vary widely in style,length,and effect.
E)  A compound sentence shows equal relationships.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Mechanics include all of the following except

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A)  content.
B)  punctuation.
C)  number expression.
D)  word division.
E)  abbreviations.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Using longer,more complex words in the place of shorter words that mean the same thing

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A)  usually increases the perceived intelligence of the writer.
B)  makes a message easier to understand.
C)  sometimes backfires as a strategy for impressing the reader.
D)  demonstrates your large innate vocabulary.
E)  produces efficient business communication.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Which of these statements about sentence variety is not true?

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A)  Using too many simple sentences makes writing seem choppy.
B)  Mixing negative and positive sentences maintains reader interest.
C)  Readers may have difficulty reading a message with too many long sentences.
D)  If you use different sentence patterns and lengths,your messages will be more interesting.
E)  A message that contains one long sentence after another can bore readers.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 19

To build goodwill in a business letter,use neutral expressions such as cannot and will not.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain how the placement of an idea affects its emphasis.Discuss how much emphasis each section of a message receives,and provide examples of what types of information should be placed in each section.

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Explain how the placement of an idea affects its emphasis.Discuss how much emphasis each section of a message receives,and provide examples of what types of information should be placed in each section.

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is the aspect of a verb that shows whether the subject of the sentence acts or is acted upon.

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Which of these statements about sentence variety is not true?

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The point of sentence variety is to

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To build goodwill in a business letter,use neutral expressions such as cannot and will not.

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Pronouns can bind sentences and ideas together to create a more coherent paragraph.

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When you want to give equal weight to two closely related ideas in a single sentence,use a compound sentence.

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If you use too many modifiers or too strong modifiers in your writing,you

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Using longer,more complex words in the place of shorter words that mean the same thing

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Using a similar grammatical structure for similar ideas is

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Which of the following is not a correct statement about sentences?

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Identify the statement that does not contain an unnecessarily long word.

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The purpose of a paragraph is to group topic sentences in logical order for the reader's convenience.

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Mechanics include all of the following except

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Which of the following is not a passive sentence?

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Which of the following sentence pairs contains a transitional phrase that detracts from coherence?

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Which of the following is not a true statement about passive voice?

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"Our school is buying both pens and pencils for students' use" is a sentence with proper parallel structure.

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List five of the seven strategies for emphasizing ideas.

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When writing a letter to a customer,emphasize what your organization can do rather than what it can't do.

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