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One of the most important tasks in preparing well-organized messages is ________.

A) using a direct organizational pattern
B) providing clear recommendations
C) including ample tables and charts
D) grouping similar ideas together

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When you expect the audience to be pleased,mildly interested,or neutral,use the ________ pattern of organization.

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Well-written paragraphs are ________ ,which means that one idea leads logically to the next.

Compare and contrast the direct and indirect patterns of organization.What are the benefits of each pattern? When would each pattern be used in business writing?

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Using vivid words,labeling the main idea,and strategically placing the key idea in a sentence are examples of ________ ways to stress important ideas.

Hard-working employees are rewarded for their efforts is an example of a(n)________ clause.

For what purpose should the passive voice be used?

Which of the following is a clause?

A comma splice results when a sentence with two independent clauses is fused together without a conjunction or semicolon.

Most business messages use the ________ paragraph plan because it clarifies the subject immediately.

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?

Accessing electronic resources,manually searching library resources,investigating primary sources,and conducting scientific experiments are all examples of ________ research methods.

________ involves writing out ideas rather than speaking them when generating ideas within a small group.

One advantage of the indirect organizational strategy is that it saves the time of readers.

The first step of Phase 2 of the 3-x-3 writing process is to conduct research to collect all the needed information.

Madeline is writing an e-mail message to ask about conference facility availability and rates.She should use the direct pattern.

________ is a skillful writing technique that involves balanced writing.Sentences use similar structures for similar ideas so that their parts are easy to read and understand.

________ involvesrequiring a crowd to evaluate and filter their ideas into a viable product or plan.

Chuck is part of a team identifying ideas to cut expenses.The team has decided to hold a brainstorming session.Which of the following strategies would likely produce the best results?