Writing a proposal

Proposals usually are written in a(n) _______ style.

• formal/semi-formal

• neutral

• informal

[Tick all the correct answers] Before I start writing a proposal, I need to make sure I know ...

• who the audience is

• what the problem is

• what my suggestions are

• what time of the day it's going to be read

[Tick all the correct answers] I should NOT use ... when I'm writing a proposal.

• capital letters

• contractions

• informal language

• past tenses

When saying WHY I'm writing a proposal, I could use the following phrase.

In the first part of the body I should mention

• who I am

• the background of the issue

• what the reader will achieve by accepting my suggestions

I should present my thoughts in separate paragraphs.

• true

• false

If I did a good job explaining the issue and presenting suggestions in the body pf my proposal, I don't need to write a conclusion.

• true

• false