Question 1

During freewriting,it is important to edit each sentence before moving on to the next one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is an independent clause?

Accepted Answer

A)  After he signed the contract
B)  Of the two choices
C)  Please call with any questions you have
D)  If you have any questionsE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Angelica has been asked to learn how many pedestrians walk by a specific location that her company is considering for a new sporting goods retail shop.Probably the most useful way to research this information would be by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  manually searching resources in her public library
B)  searching the Web
C)  investigating primary sources
D)  conducting a scientific experiment with controlled variablesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

When dependent clauses precede independent clauses,they always are followed by a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  period
B)  semicolon
C)  comma
D)  colonE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Suzanne has been told that freewriting may help her overcome writer's block.What does freewriting mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Getting your thoughts down quickly and refining them later
B)  Avoiding getting bogged down with the perfect words
C)  Imagining that you're talking to the reader
D)  All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Taylor is writing to deny an employee's request to work from home three days a week.She should write the letter using the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct pattern
B)  geographical pattern
C)  indirect pattern
D)  chronological patternE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

For what purpose should the active voice be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  To strengthen most business writing
B)  To emphasize an action rather than a person
C)  To de-emphasize negative news
D)  To conceal the doer of the actionE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Compare and contrast the three classic paragraph plans discussed in your book.When would each be used?

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Question 9

Which of the following is an informal research method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Searching the Web
B)  Looking in the company files for information
C)  Conducting a scientific experiment to gather information under controlled circumstances
D)  Searching for information in public and college librariesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Capitalizing on the convenience of the Internet,________is the practice of soliciting contributions from a group of friends or strangers to finance a project,cause,or business venture.

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Question 11

Which of the following statements about formal and informal research is mostaccurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long reports and complex business problems generally require some use of formal research.
B)  Because most of its information is not credible,the Web should not be used for research for business reports. 
C)  Interviewing your target audience is an example of formal research.
D)  ​Scientific experiments are not applicable to business writing.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although we expect sales to increase next quarter.
B)  We expect sales to increase next quarter.
C)  Although we expect sales to increase next quarter,we can't afford to hire any additional employees right now.
D)  We can't afford to hire any additional employees right now.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

In the ________ organizational pattern,the main idea comes first,followed by details,explanation,or evidence.

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Question 14

The following contains a comma splice: June is our busiest month,February is our slowest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Brandon is preparing a short informational report for his boss and wants to begin his research by conducting informal research.What should he consider doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Searching through his company's files for background information and previous correspondence
B)  Talking with his boss to get more information about the type of information his boss would like included in the report
C)  Conducting an informal online survey using a tool like Survey Monkey
D)  Brandon should consider doing all of these.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

What type of sentence fault results when a writer joins two independent clauses with a comma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Run-on sentence
B)  Comma splice
C)  Fragment
D)  SimpleE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Describe the four sentence types and write an original example of each.

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Question 18

Marcia tends to avoid traditional brainstorming with her six-person team because it usually results in one or two people monopolizing the conversation.An alternative technique she might try to generate creative ideas among the team is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  round robin
B)  crowdstorming
C)  brainwriting
D)  Web conferencingE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

A local coffee shop offers a contest for fans to create its new iced coffee concoction by submitting recipes to a website.The creators of the top three recipes are then invited into the store to make taste-size samples for customers,who will determine the winner by voting.This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  crowdsourcing
B)  crowdstorming
C)  crowdfunding
D)  crowdmarketingE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Organizing information includes two processes: ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  researching;listing
B)  grouping;strategizing
C)  brainstorming;composing
D)  drafting;revisingE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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The following contains a comma splice: June is our busiest month,February is our slowest.

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Describe the four sentence types and write an original example of each.

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In the ________ organizational pattern,the main idea comes first,followed by details,explanation,or evidence.

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Angelica has been asked to learn how many pedestrians walk by a specific location that her company is considering for a new sporting goods retail shop.Probably the most useful way to research this information would be by ________.

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Which of the following is an independent clause?

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Taylor is writing to deny an employee's request to work from home three days a week.She should write the letter using the ________.

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Brandon is preparing a short informational report for his boss and wants to begin his research by conducting informal research.What should he consider doing?

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Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

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Organizing information includes two processes: and .

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For what purpose should the active voice be used?

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Capitalizing on the convenience of the Internet,________is the practice of soliciting contributions from a group of friends or strangers to finance a project,cause,or business venture.

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Suzanne has been told that freewriting may help her overcome writer's block.What does freewriting mean?

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Which of the following is an informal research method?

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During freewriting,it is important to edit each sentence before moving on to the next one.

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When dependent clauses precede independent clauses,they always are followed by a ________.

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Marcia tends to avoid traditional brainstorming with her six-person team because it usually results in one or two people monopolizing the conversation.An alternative technique she might try to generate creative ideas among the team is called ________.

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Which of the following statements about formal and informal research is mostaccurate?

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Compare and contrast the three classic paragraph plans discussed in your book.When would each be used?

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What type of sentence fault results when a writer joins two independent clauses with a comma?

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The following contains a comma splice: June is our busiest month,February is our slowest.

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Which of the following is an independent clause?

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During freewriting,it is important to edit each sentence before moving on to the next one.

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Marcia tends to avoid traditional brainstorming with her six-person team because it usually results in one or two people monopolizing the conversation.An alternative technique she might try to generate creative ideas among the team is called ________.

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Which of the following statements about formal and informal research is mostaccurate?

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Compare and contrast the three classic paragraph plans discussed in your book.When would each be used?

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