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______ letters are generally precise and to-the-point, without any unnecessary detail.

• Formal 
• Informal

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In “Simplicity,” William Zinsser argues that cluttered writing is bad writing, however it can be fixed by eliminating all unnecessary or unclear words.

• no error
• run-on sentence
• comma splice
• sentence fragment

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Writes for magazines or newspapers

• Waiter
• Journalist
• Teller
• Social Worker

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A ___________________ is the main point of your paper.

• Thesis
• Lead in 
• Topic sentence
• elaboration

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Susan needs a better transition from the third paragraph (sentences 15–20) to the fourth paragraph (sentences 21–25). Which of the following can be added to the beginning of the fourth paragraph, just before sentence 21, to strengthen this transition?

• This ability to communicate in person becomes even more important as teenagers get older.

• In a few short years, most teens in our school will be entering the job market or college.

• Learning to read people’s communication cues will help build opportunities for teens.

• In a business setting, a teen will need to know how to understand his coworkers.

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You may finish a formal letter with...

• Best wishes

• Yours faithfully

• Yours sincerely

• Yours

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Writing that supports a claim with reasons and evidence is...

• a claim

• an argument

• a reason

• a rebuttal

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Choose the sentence that uses formal language:

• I don't care if you do it or not.

• Just yell of you have any problems.

• A loss of your name tag should be reported immediately.

• Lots of kids love that kind of music.

• How are you doin?

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2019 (1) If you have a chance to be someone else, who would you choose to be? Explain what would be good about being that person, and what might be difficult.

• descriptive of a place

• descriptive of a person

• descriptive of an event / experience

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2009 (1) Describe an unforgettable incident that you saw on your way home from school.

• descriptive of a place

• descriptive of an event / experience

• descriptive of a person

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