Exam 6: Revising Business Messages

Which of the following sentences best demonstrates clarity?

Allan is writing instructions for filing an employee grievance.He should use a numbered list because the order of steps in the process is important.

The final phase of the 3-x-3 writing process focuses on ________.

Serif typefaces ________.

Editing is the process of ________.

________ headings are used with bullets to summarize the content of an item in a list.

If you send tweets,you are a microblogger.

Tovs.tooandthenvs.thanare examples of ________.

________ is the process of analyzing whether your message achieves its purpose.

Which of the following is the best example of business writing?

________ such as exception to the rule and pass with flying colors are expressions that have become exhausted by overuse and can be difficult to explain,especially to those who are new to our culture.

The following sentence is effectively phrased to express the importance of the message:It is absolutely essential that you turn your expense claim in by Friday.

At this point in time,due to the fact that,feel free to,and in the near future are examples of ________.

Some experts recommend spending about half of the total writing time on the editing,proofreading,and evaluating phase.

When it arrived,I cashed your check immediatelyis an example of ________.

The best way to evaluate the success of your communication is through ________.

It is safer to proofread on your computer screen than to proofread from a printed copy because you will catch more errors.

Which of the following sentences avoidsslang or buzzwords?

________ expressions such as at this point in time and due to the fact that are wordy phrases that may be better expressed in single words.

In view of the fact thatis considered a flabby expression.