BUS 217 CH 5 QUIZ
Which of the following describes a word that expresses a concept, quality, or characteristic?
Abstract word
Which of the following describes newly coined terms often associated with technology, business, or cultural changes?
Buzzwords
Focusing on the reasons for something is considered using the ______________ technique for developing a paragraph.
Cause and effect
A paragraph that presents ideas in a logically connected way is referred to as a ____________ paragraph.
Coherent
A ______________ sentence expresses one main thought (the independent clause) and one or more subordinate, related thoughts (dependent clauses that cannot stand alone as valid sentences). Independent and dependent clauses are usually separated by a comma.
Complex
A sentence that has two main clauses that express two or more independent but related thoughts of equal importance is referred to as a ______________ sentence.
Compound
A sentence that has two main clauses, at least one of which contains a subordinate clause is referred to as a ______________ sentence.
Compound Complex
The term used to describe a measure of your believability based on how reliable you are and how much trust you evoke in others is referred to as ______________.
Credibility
__________ may be used to express your thoughts in milder terms and to avoid negative or unfriendly connotations.
Euphemisms
Which of the following sentences is written in passive voice?
Financial problems are created by this delay.
The specialized language of a particular profession or industry is referred to as __________________.
Jargon
Which of the following statements is an example of overcoming bias in language?
Nakisia Dale has been promoted to Director of Operations
Showing that you can distance yourself from emotional situations and look at all sides of an issue displays ________________.
Objectivity
A sentence that has one main clause (a single subject and a single predicate) is referred to as a ____________________ sentence.
Simple
The choices you make to express yourself, including the words you select, the manner in which you use those words in sentences, and the way you build paragraphs from individual sentences is referred to as your ____________.
Style
The sentences that explain, justify, or extend the topic sentence are referred to as the _____________ sentences.
Support
The overall impression in your messages that is created by your style is referred to as your ___________.
Tone
The sentence that introduces the paragraph's main subject is referred to as the _____________ sentence.
Topic
Which of the following is a way to establish transitions within a document?
Use a pronoun that refers to a noun used previously.
Adopting the "you" attitude, that is, speaking and writing in terms of your audience's wishes, interests, hopes, and preferences, involves using which of the following terms?
Yours