professional business writing quiz 1

The primary purposes for sending business messages are typically to inform and persuade. A secondary purpose is to _______

• increase sales
• improve product quality
• promote goodwill

• reduce costs

A jargon in a sentence is considered as?

• The sentence that is easy to understand.
• The sentence containing jargon is the one that uses terms not commonly understood by the general public

• The sentence that describes a common concept.
• The sentence that uses everyday language.

Any form of language that diminishes or disparages others is known as ________

• neutral
• bias

• stigma

• supportive

By asking questions such as Is there anything you don’t understand?, senders can improve message ________

• length
• content

• feedback

• ambiguity

The stages of the 3-×-3 writing process include all of the following:

• Prewriting, drafting, revising

• Outlining, Proofreading, Submitting
• Planning, Composing, Finalizing
• Drafting, Editing, Publishing

What are clichés?

• Clichés are overused expressions or ideas.
• Clichés are rarely used phrases in literature.
• Clichés are expressions that are always true.
• Clichés are unique and original ideas.

Identify the sentence type: About 95 percent of Pizza Pizza's 750 outlets make deliveries, the others concentrate on walk-in customers.

• Imperative sentence
• Exclamatory sentence
• Comma splice

• Interrogative sentence

true/ false

As you revise, make your writing clear by using specific verbs, concrete nouns, and vivid adjectives.

• false
• true

There is a new procedure that is now required for submitting time sheets is an example of a sentence containing which of the following?

• a filler

• A concise statement

• An exclamatory statement
• An interrogative statement

PLATO is Canada's largest Indigenous-owned and -operated software testing company. identify the type of sentence

• Simple sentence

• Compound sentence

• Complex compound sentence

• Interrogative sentence