Exam 5: Organizing and Drafting Business Messages

Which of the following documents would most likely be organized using an introduction, a proposed solution, staffing, a schedule and/or costs, and authorization?

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Question 21

Crowdstorming is the same as Crowdsourcing.

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Question 22

Natalya is writing a message to persuade her supervisor to reimburse her for the cost of a business class she took. What organizational pattern should she use?

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Question 23

What is an advantage of creating well-designed documents?

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Question 24

What type of sentence fault results when a writer joins two independent clauses without using a conjunction or semicolon?

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Question 25

You are preparing an outline for your report on Web security in the workplace. Which of the following should be a major category for this outline?

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Question 26

Which of the following statements about formal and informal research is NOT accurate?

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Question 27

When dependent clauses precede independent clauses, what are the dependent clauses always followed by?

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Question 28

Which of the following is NOT true for business writers choosing typefaces and fonts?

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Question 29

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

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Question 30

Which of the following is an informal research method?

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Question 31

What do communication experts regard as the greatest failing of business writers?

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Question 32

Add end punctuation to a numbered or bulleted list only if the items in the list are complete sentences.

(True/False)

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Question 33

____________________ is used by small groups to help generate ideas for writing tasks.

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Question 34

When should the active voice be used?

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Question 35

Searching blogs, Twitter, wikis, and Facebook pages for information is an example of an informal research method.

(True/False)

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Question 36

The following sentence contains a dangling modifier: Working all night, the report was finished by Robert.

(True/False)

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Question 37

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

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Question 38

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

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Question 39

What is an organizational pattern that presents the main idea followed by details, explanation, and evidence called?

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Which of the following documents would most likely be organized using an introduction, a proposed solution, staffing, a schedule and/or costs, and authorization?

Crowdstorming is the same as Crowdsourcing.

Natalya is writing a message to persuade her supervisor to reimburse her for the cost of a business class she took. What organizational pattern should she use?

What is an advantage of creating well-designed documents?

What type of sentence fault results when a writer joins two independent clauses without using a conjunction or semicolon?

You are preparing an outline for your report on Web security in the workplace. Which of the following should be a major category for this outline?

Which of the following statements about formal and informal research is NOT accurate?

When dependent clauses precede independent clauses, what are the dependent clauses always followed by?

Which of the following is NOT true for business writers choosing typefaces and fonts?

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Which of the following is an informal research method?

What do communication experts regard as the greatest failing of business writers?

Add end punctuation to a numbered or bulleted list only if the items in the list are complete sentences.

____________________ is used by small groups to help generate ideas for writing tasks.

When should the active voice be used?

Searching blogs, Twitter, wikis, and Facebook pages for information is an example of an informal research method.

The following sentence contains a dangling modifier: Working all night, the report was finished by Robert.

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

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

What is an organizational pattern that presents the main idea followed by details, explanation, and evidence called?

Business Communication in the Digital Age

Professionalism: Team, Meeting, Listening, Nonverbal, and Etiquette Skills

Intercultural Communication

Planning Business Messages

Revising Business Messages

Short Workplace Messages and Digital Media

Positive Messages

Negative Messages

Persuasive and Sales Messages

Reporting in the Workplace

Informal Business Reports

Proposals, Business Plans, and Formal Business Reports

Business Presentations

The Job Search and Résumés

Interviewing and Following up

Grammar Exercises

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