Written Communication Practices

The word “and” is an example of which of the following?

• Subordinating conjunction

• Coordinating conjunction

• Dependent object

• Independent clause

Which of the following types of punctuation separates two independent clauses which cannot be joined by a conjunction?

• A comma

• A question mark

• A semicolon

• A hyphen

Which of the following types of punctuation is used to join nouns with more than one word?

• A. A comma

• B. A question mark

• C. A semicolon

• D. A hyphen

Which of the following answers the question “what”?

• Noun clause

• Adjectival clause

• Adverb clause

• Combined clause

A slash is usually translated to mean which of the following?

• Or

• And

• Not

• About

Which of the following ways of organizing information requires arranging the information in logical order or a recurrent pattern?

• With concepts or ideas

• With order of location

• Hieratically

• Sequentially

Which of the following organizational patterns is also known as “front loading”?

• Priority sequence

• Inverted pyramid

• Inductive reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

Which of the following is the definition of deductive reasoning?

• Using the most important information first

• Using general evidence to apply to a new situation to hypothesize what will happen

• Using visual representations of information

• Using evidence from specific situations to apply to more general situations

When is inductive reasoning typically used?

• In newspapers

• In academic research papers

• In a persuasive paper

• In a chart