which type of writing is being described in a letter to the governor explaining why the tax increase is a bad idea?（ ）
which type of writing is being described in a paper discussing the after-effects of a war?（ ）
which type of business writing is being described in a report michelle wrote to share with her principal information she has accumulated regarding best practices for teaching latin?（ ）
which type of business writing is being described in an employment diissal letter to an employee of poor performance? （ ）
what is the primary purpose of a persuasive essay?（ ）
which genre does the picture stand for?（ ）
the three basic functions of business writing are to inform, to influence, and to entertain. （ ）
the goal of a persuasive piece of writing is to convey information.（ ）
which statements are not true?（ ）
which statements are true? （ ）
which is the proven document-formatting technique?（ ）
choose the sentence that is correct without adding a comma. （ ）
which of the following statements is not true? （ ）
which of the sentence is not correctly punctuated? （ ）
white space is reader-friendly, because wide margins make your writing easier for your readers’ eyes to scan.（ ）
professional writing presented in a standard way is expected and appreciated by business people.（ ）
he did not however intend to return the money he borrowed.（ ）
saul having forgotten to save his work lost all of his revisions when his computer crashed.（ ）
select the correctly punctuated sentence.（ ）
decide which of these sentences uses the hyphen correctly.（ ）
which of the following is not an element of good diction?（ ）
which of the following statements about how to choose a level of diction is not true? （ ）
the company is planning to launch an important sales （ ）to promote their latest product.
in your essay on the influence of tv, don’t forget to discuss these.（ ）
a thesaurus is a word reference that gives word meanings, acceptable spellings, hyphenation, capitalization, pronunciation.（ ）
specialized dictionaries for business or other areas such as financing or accounting can be found on the internet.
at an entry of most dictionaries, you can find the spelling, pronunciation, part of speech, definition, and synonyms. （ ）
a dictionary gives you a list of synonyms and antonyms.（ ）
which statements are true?（ ）
which statements are not true? （ ）
which is a dependent clause?（ ）
pauline and bruno have a big argument every summer over where they should spend their summer vacation. （ ）
bruno took the desktop computer that he uses at work, and pauline sits on the beach with her laptop computer, which she connects to the internet with a cellular phone.（ ）
choose the complete sentence.（ ）
choose the correct sentence. （ ）
what are the ways of correcting comma splices?（ ）
select the sentences which contain dangling participles. （ ）
choose from the answers below to diagnose what’s wrong with the following sentence. clint didn’t talk much he just stared you down with cold, dead eyes. （ ）
coordination joins two independent clauses of equal importance, whereas subordination joins two independent clauses or ideas in a way that makes one more important than the other.
there were fifteen candies in that bag. now there is only one left!（ ）
read the passage below and identify the main pattern of organization uses in it.（ ） the story of the city mouse and the country mouse is one version of the age-old debate between the people who prefer city life and those who prefer country life. in the city, there is always something to do. but in the country, you can always find peace and quiet. in the city, you are constantly exposed to new and different kinds of people. on the other hand, in the country, you are always among familiar faces. these are the images we have. the reality is less clear-cut. rural towns do have their night spots, and even new york city has places to escape to and be alone with your thoughts.
choose the best topic sentence. （ ）the teachers are all very old and boring. the courses are not good. the buildings are old and dirty and there is no heating in them. worst of all, it takes me two hours to get there. i wish i had gone to a different college.
comment on the paragraph below. ( ) all students need to know how to write a good paragraph. the main parts of a paragraph are the topic sentence, supporting sentences and the concluding sentence. students may receive lower marks for poorly constructed paragraphs. paragraphs in law essays are different from paragraphs in other subject areas.
identify the topic sentence in the following paragraph. ( ) time management (1) no matter how you slice it, there are only 24 hours in a day. (2) to be successful at university, students need to learn good time-management skills. (3) the first skill is not taking on more than you can handle. if you are a working part-time, have a family and are involved in a community organization, then taking a full course-load at university will be too much. another time management skill is reasonably estimating the time required to perform each of the tasks at hand. for example, profoundly reading a chapter from a course text cannot be completed in between television programmes. finally, actually doing what needs to be done seems obvious, but is a very difficult skill. you may find that cleaning out your wardrobe becomes vital when you are avoiding study. procrastination is a time manager's enemy. (4) by learning time management skills your university study will be successful and most importantly enjoyable.
the paragraph below contains irrelevant sentences. look at the initial sentence in each paragraph to see what the focus of that paragraph should be and identify the irrelevant sentences. ( ) the greek islands make a perfect place to go on holiday. a) there are literally hundreds of islands to choose from. b) athens is the rather overcrowded and polluted capital of greece. c) many of the greek islands are still very unspoiled and quiet, retaining traces of a more peaceful pace of life. d) for those wanting more excitement, there are islands with plenty of bars and restaurants. e) getting to the islands could not be easier; there are regular ferry connections to all the main islands from athens and rafina. f) some people can feel rather unwell when traveling by boat.
the paragraph below contains irrelevant sentences. look at the initial sentence in each paragraph to see what the focus of that paragraph should be and identify the irrelevant sentences. ( ) newspaper crosswords are becoming increasingly popular. a) there is good evidence that doing crosswords helps you to avoid mental degeneration in later life. b) newspaper sales have been in decline for several years. c) many editors blame the increase in television news for the decline in sales. d) tests with retirees who regularly complete crosswords have shown higher levels of the chemicals associated with mental alertness. e) the participants in the survey reported feeling more alert and interested in life than a control group who did not do crosswords. f) all the participants agreed that the sun is an awful paper.
the paragraph below contains irrelevant sentences. look at the initial sentence in each paragraph to see what the focus of that paragraph should be and identify the irrelevant sentences. ( ) indian food is becoming more and more popular in the uk. a) a recent poll indicated that chicken tikka masala is the nation's favorite dish. b) chickens are usually reared on battery farms in conditions of very poor light and with restricted movement. c) indian cookbooks have been selling in greater and greater numbers as more people want to experiment with this style of food. d) due to consumer pressure, free-range chickens are becoming more and more popular. e) one reason for the increasing popularity of indian food is the increased availability of the spices needed to give the food its distinctive flavor. f) there has also been an explosion in the number of indian restaurants offering this exotic cuisine at reasonable prices.
how are supporting sentences used to offer evidence for the topic sentence?（ ）
synonyms are used as a cohesive device to help the reader to stay focused on the idea being discussed.
the ordering of the paragraphs is important in giving writing coherence and a logical flow.
why is it important to use visuals in a proposal?（ ）
of the following statements, which one(s) are measurable? ( )
the following passage is from the captureplanning.com website. it is an introductory paragraph and the first thing a viewer on the website will see. who do you think the audience is for the passage? ( ) in business proposal writing, the only opinion that matters is that of your customer's. if you want to know what to include in your proposal or how to best format a proposal, you need to look at it from the customer's point of view. business proposal writing should answer any questions the customer has and explain the benefits of your approach. if you want to perfect your proposal writing, you need to first perfect your understanding of your customer. it's not about what you want to say or how well you can describe yourself; it's about what the customer needs to know in order to select the winner. only after you master writing from the customer's perspective can you write a proposal that is the most effective. some general advice for people who are new to business proposal writing is provided below...
what is the purpose of the passage in question 3?
why is it important to proofread your essay? （ ）
the last step in the editing process is known as（ ）, which involves carefully reading over a document for the purpose of finding any errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting that need to be corrected.
when you profile your audience, you should consider which of the following criteria? （ ）
choosing the correct channel for a message is not as important as defining the purpose of the message.
the organizational outline of a negative message in an indirect approach may include buffer, reasons, news, and goodwill & actions.