Exam 3: Organizing and Drafting Business Messages

Ahna is sending a persuasive memo to her staff asking them to participate in the new wellness program. Which of the following sources of information would be most appropriate to help Ahna shape an effective persuasive message for her staff?

Persuasive and bad-news messages should usually use the ____________________ strategy.

A ____________________ modifier results when the word or phrase the modifier describes is missing from its sentence.

A topic sentence

What kind of sentence contains two independent clauses?

All of the following are effective tips for creating an outline except

Another name for the direct strategy is frontloading.

How many ideas should be developed in a paragraph?

Looking in company files for information is a waste of time.

Before and meanwhile are examples of transitional expressions that show ____________________ association.

Good writers should avoid repetition of words or key ideas because it shows lack of creativity.

Which of the following business messages would not use the direct strategy?

What is a sentence fragment?

Parallel writing

The new software system will be installed on Monday; therefore, our intranet will be unavailable to employees is an example of a complex sentence.

The following sentence demonstrates parallel structure: Maggie was organized, punctual, and she was always positive.

In the active voice, the subject is acted upon. In the passive voice, the subject is the doer of the action.

What is a run-on sentence?

Business writers generally place the topic sentence first in a paragraph.

Modifiers must be close to the words they describe or limit.