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Chapter 05 Crafting Effective Sentences and Paragraphs Answer Key
True / False Questions
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To communicate clearly, you must use words that your readers are familiar with.
2.
You should never use difficult words.
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3.
This sentence uses a cliché:
“The project uses state-of-the-art technologies.”
4.
This sentence uses a slang word:
“We take pride in our work.”
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5.
The use of specialized language can signal to other specialists that you are qualified to
communicate on their level.
6.
If there is any question about whether readers will understand what a set of initials stands
for, you should spell out the words and follow them with the initials.
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7.
This sentence uses abstract language:
“A sizeable portion of our revenue comes from one product.”
8.
The word “complement” refers to words of praise.
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9.
Overuse of the verb “to be” and passive voice can sap the energy from your sentences.
10.
When the verb describing the action in a sentence takes the form of a noun, the verb is
called a camouflaged verb.
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11.
A cluttering phrase can be replaced by shorter wording without affecting the meaning of
the sentence in which it appears.
12.
The following sentence contains surplus words:
“Jesse made a good impression on everyone he came in contact with during the interview.”
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13.
Redundancies usually increase the effectiveness of business messages.
14.
The following sentence uses subordination:
“The customer’s question was insightful, and I had trouble answering it.”
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15.
The following sentence has a dangling/misplaced modifier:
“Believing home prices would fall, people were asked not to invest in real estate.”
16.
This example illustrates faulty parallelism:
“Jake is good at creating and delivering presentations.”
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17.
It is acceptable to begin a paragraph by discussing one topic and then switch to a new
topic midway through as long as the topics are closely related.
18.
It is mandatory for every paragraph in a business report to have a topic sentence.
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19.
Transitional devices are limited to repeating key words and ideas and using transitional
words.
Multiple Choice Questions
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20.
Wording defined as “communication your audience can understand the first time they read
or hear it” is known as
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21.
Which of the following sentences is the best example of the use of familiar words?
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For writing to be clear and effective, you should
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23.
Which of the following is true about clichés?
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24.
Clichésshould be used sparingly because they
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25.
Which of the following sentences does
not
use slang or a cliché?
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26.
Which of the following sentences uses technical words?
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27.
Which of the following statements about initials and acronyms is true?
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28.
Which of the following is a concrete word?
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29.
Which of the following sentences provides the best example of the use of concrete
words?