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Sentence beginnings such as there is, there are, and it is are examples of opening ____________________.

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The first step of Phase 3 of the 3-x-3 writing process is evaluating the document.

A) True
B) False

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Today's advanced spell-checkers are capable of identifying all spelling errors.

A) True
B) False

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It is safer and better to proofread on your computer screen than to proofread from a printed copy because you will catch more errors this way and will be able to correct them immediately.

A) True
B) False

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Blake has just written an e-mail message to his colleagues. Before sending it, he wants to make sure that his colleagues will immediately understand the message. What is Blake checking for?


A) conciseness
B) format
C) clarity
D) punctuation

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Working on a team report requires special editing skills because you want to produce the best report, but you also want to be sensitive to your team members. Explain the best strategies to help you edit team writing.

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Some experts recommend spending about half the total composition time editing, proofreading, and evaluating a document.

A) True
B) False

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Concise messages are easier to read and comprehend than wordy messages.

A) True
B) False

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You have just been given the job of writing tweets for your company and responding to customers' tweets using the Twitter microblogging service. What should you do?


A) You should not make your tweets concise; just get your message across.
B) You should include only main ideas and choose short descriptive words.
C) You should use conventional spelling, grammar, and punctuation in tweets.
D) You should omit the revising writing phase for such short messages.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Khalida is sending an e-mail message to a client. Before sending it, she wants to make sure that she has made her point in the fewest possible words. What is Khalida checking for?


A) conciseness
B) format
C) clarity
D) vigour

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Expressions such as due to the fact that and in the near future can help your business documents sound more professional.

A) True
B) False

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Mackenzie has written a marketing report for her boss. Before presenting it, she wants to make sure that the report does not contain expressions that have become exhausted by overuse. What is Mackenzie checking for?


A) conciseness
B) proper punctuation
C) buried verbs
D) clichés

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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