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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. 6. What is the use of semicolons? a. They can be used to separate two independent clauses. b. They are used to offset clauses that are not essential to the sentence. c. They are used to separate more than one adjective modifying a noun. d. They replace letters omitted in a contraction. e. They indicate relationships among groups of items in a series when the individual items are separated by commas. Anse. They indicate relationships among groups of items in a series when the individual items are separated by commas. 7. Verb tense: a. is the form of verb without a reference to time. b. in its standard form, includes the auxiliary word "to." c. uses two negatives to communicate a single idea. d. converts to another word when representing the past tense. e. refers to the point in time where action occurs. Anse. refers to the point in time where action occurs. 8. "Jeri didn't do nothing" is an example of a(n) _____. a. verb tense b. irregular verb c. dangling modifier d. double negative e. split infinitive Ansd. double negative 9. Which of the following is an example of a misplaced modifier? a. Between the twins, Mackenzie is the fastest of the two. b. Katy leaped onto the stage to introduce the presentation. c. After painting all day, the table was admired by Mark. d. Sales have not been consistent and they doesn't reflect your hard work and effort. e. Without wanting to be rude, it was difficult to leave early. Ansc. After painting all day, the table was admired by Mark. 10. Which of the following is false about long sentences? a. By revising long sentences you can often increase the overall clarity of your document. b. Simple sentences often become compound and complex through the use of the word "and." c. In business writing, the goals aim more toward precision and the elimination of error. d. A good business document will not read like a college essay. e. Choppy writing does the job with a minimum of fuss and without decoration. Anse. Choppy writing does the job with a minimum of fuss and without decoration.