GEB 3213 Chapter 7 Questions and Answers Already Graded A

1. General revision requires attention to all of the following main categories except _____. a. content b. technology c. organization d. style e. readability Ansb. technology 2. Which of the following about evaluating style is true? a. Style addresses the central questions of who, what, where, when, why and how within the range and parameters of the assignment. b. Your document may use any of a wide variety of style principles, such as chronological, spatial, or compare/contrast. c. Style is created through content and organization and involves word choice and grammatical structures. d. Style refers to the reader's ability to comprehend the document. e. Standard styles include an introduction, body, and conclusion. Ansc. Style is created through content and organization and involves word choice and grammatical structures. 3. What is the most embarrassing error in business writing? a. Giving the wrong date b. Matching the date with the wrong day of the week c. Misspelling someone's name d. Missing words e. Missing punctuation at the end of the sentence Ansc. Misspelling someone's name 4. This is probably the most versatile of all punctuation marks; it means you as a writer can use your judgment in many cases as to whether you need it or not. a. Comma b. Apostrophe c. Period d. Hyphen e. Colon Ansa. Comma 5. Which of the following about commas is false? a. They are used to separate two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. b. They are used to offset words that help create unity across a sentence. c. They are often used to separate more than one adjective modifying a noun. d. They are used to offset clauses that are essential to the sentence. e. They are used in dialogue sequences. Ansd. They are used to offset clauses that are essential to the sentence.