Subjective vs. Objective Language Concepts

What is the primary goal of maintaining an objective tone in an informational essay?

• To express personal opinions

• To make the writing more professional and believable

• To use more first-person pronouns

• To focus on the writer's feelings

What is the writing prompt discussed in the lesson?

• The importance of grammar in essays

• The perception of the giant squid as a monster and a scientific wonder

• The history of marine biology

• How to write a personal narrative

Which of the following is a characteristic of subjective language?

• It includes expert commentary

• It focuses on imagery and descriptions

• It uses first-person pronouns

• It relies on facts and statistics

What is the role of expert commentary in objective writing?

• To express the writer's personal views

• To provide factual support

• To add more first-person pronouns

• To focus on the writer's judgments

What is a key step in shifting from subjective to objective language?

• Focusing on the writer's judgments

• Adding more personal opinions

• Using more first-person pronouns

• Removing first-person pronouns

How can language such as 'I think' be revised for objectivity?

• By using more first-person pronouns

• By emphasizing the writer's opinion

• By focusing on the author's ideas

• By making the sentence about the reader

What is the effect of using first-person pronouns in academic writing?

• It strengthens the credibility of the content

• It makes the writing more objective

• It emphasizes the writer over the content

• It provides more factual information

Why is it important to eliminate opinion-based language in essays?

• To include more personal anecdotes

• To focus on the writer's feelings

• To make the essay longer

• To ensure the writing is accepted as truth

What should be done after revising for objectivity?

• Ignore spelling and grammar

• Add more personal opinions

• Focus solely on content

• Edit for spelling, grammar, and punctuation

What is the final step before publishing the writing task?

• Adding more subjective language

• Revising for content organization

• Editing for mechanics and publishing

• Including more personal opinions