Business Communications Quiz 5

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All of the following are advantages of the direct strategy except

encouraging a fair hearing. (p157)

You should use active voice

for most business writing. (pp162-163)

Phase 2 of the 3x3 writing process begins with

gathering necessary information. (p151)

According to communication experts, the greatest failing of business writers is

poor organization. (p155)

Which of the following scenarios would most likely require a scientific experiment?

A company want to measure reactions to the price of a new energy drink to learn how much consumers would be wiling to pay. (p153)

Which of the following statements about paragraphs is most accurate?

A paragraph is a group of sentences about one idea. (p165)

You can build paragraph coherence by

All answers choices...incorporating pronouns; using transitional expressions such as therefore, however, and then; and dovetailing sentences. (p167)

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Although we anticipate sales to increase next quarter. (p160)

Which of the following should be organized using the indirect strategy?

An e-mail message to employees telling the that overtime will be eliminated. (p158)

Which of the following is an informal research method?

Looking in company files. (p152)

Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallelism?

Our new CEO's objectives are to improve employee moral, to boost revenues, and to enhance community relations.(p163)

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Raymond applied for the position, and he was called for an interview two days later. (p159)


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