Exam 3: Writing and Revising

Phrases have subjects and verbs; clauses do not.

The use of slang in business writing shows that a company is modern and forward-thinking.

Your text recommends that you proofread a message once you have finished revising it.

Thom Hollis works as a financial advisor for TD Bank Financial Group. His job involves providing investment advice to many clients, in person or on the phone, and writing many letters and e-mails. He has an appointment tomorrow with Ji-Wan, a client, to review her personal investment portfolio. Before she comes in, Thom has to review her profile, decide what changes to suggest, and put together a proposed portfolio. He has a recent finance diploma, but because he is still relatively new to his job, he wants to collect as much information as he can on appropriate investments for her, so he decides to send an e-mail to Alyson, his manager, to see if she has any suggestions or advice. Besides preparing for his meeting with Ji-Wan, Thom has several other tasks he must work on. -Before Thom writes an e-mail to Alyson, he needs to collect the information that he will include in the e-mail. He knows that Alyson is very busy and doesn't want to waste her time, so he wants to be sure to include all the information, and only the information, that she needs. When deciding what his message should include, what primary question does your text suggest Thom should ask himself?

According to your text, many professional writers don't worry about language, precision, or correctness when composing the first draft.

A reader normally comprehends 100% of a message if sentences contain ____________ words or fewer.

According to your text, using numbered and bulleted lists can force a writer to organize ideas and to write efficiently.

Thom Hollis works as a financial advisor for TD Bank Financial Group. His job involves providing investment advice to many clients, in person or on the phone, and writing many letters and e-mails. He has an appointment tomorrow with Ji-Wan, a client, to review her personal investment portfolio. Before she comes in, Thom has to review her profile, decide what changes to suggest, and put together a proposed portfolio. He has a recent finance diploma, but because he is still relatively new to his job, he wants to collect as much information as he can on appropriate investments for her, so he decides to send an e-mail to Alyson, his manager, to see if she has any suggestions or advice. Besides preparing for his meeting with Ji-Wan, Thom has several other tasks he must work on. -When Thom takes a coffee break, he finds two colleagues in the coffee room. He asks them to spend a few minutes to help him brainstorm some possible investments for someone in Ji-Wan's financial position. What kind of research does your text say Thom is doing?

Your text suggests that preparing a(n) ____________ before writing may help you to organize your ideas.

According to the writing process outlined in your text, organizing the information that will be contained in a document normally occurs in the ____________ phase of the writing process.