Exam 5: Completing Business Messages

Rewrite the following sentence in a more concise way by using short,simple words. During the preceding month,company managers became cognizant of the fact that an increase in low employee morale was a direct causation of the decrease in sales.

The two main categories of typefaces are ________ and ________.

________ are short phrases that summarize sections of the document.

The best font size to use for the text on most business documents is ________.

________ headings are self-contained,which means that readers can skim through just the headings and subheadings and understand them without reading the rest of the document.

A conclusion should ________.

What does "hedging" mean?

List four factors that influence the distribution of a message.Explain how each factor has an influence on the choice of medium.

When revising for clarity,it is important to do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

List and describe the nine techniques for revising for clarity.

Clare has been asked to edit and revise a document written by her colleague Megan.Which of the following should Clare do?

A more open or contemporary margin type for business documents is ________.

Margins that are ________ have both left and right margins lining up in a solid block of text.

Sentences that include words like may or seems and that don't really say anything are called ________.

"Walking to the office,a red sports car passed her." This is an example of ________.

________ headings identify a topic but are not self-contained,i.e.,readers cannot skim just the headings and subheadings to understand the document; they need to read the rest of the document,as well.

All business documents should have justified margins because it makes the document look more professional.

It is a good idea to reduce your type size and decrease your margins to keep documents to as few pages as possible.

Remove the awkward references to improve clarity. Of the inventory and marketing departments,we announced that only the former will undergo a review this year,while the latter will undergo a review next spring.

When you revise for ________,you should do things like break up long sentences,rewrite hedging sentences,impose parallelism,correct dangling modifiers,and replace camouflaged verbs.