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You are a public relations specialist for the local university. The board of regents has
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You are a public relations specialist for the local university. The board of regents has
decided to raise tuition, and they have given you a statement to present to the student body.
Regents' message: We, the board of regents, have decided to raise your tuition $200 per
credit. We did this to fund the construction of a new science building on campus. We will
implement this tuition increase immediately.
The original statement, written in the active voice,
may not be the best approach because it .
Select one:
a. Directly links the board of regents with a negative action
b. Sounds angry
c. Mocks the audience
d. Creates levity
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You are part of the student body at a university. The board of regents has decided to raise
tuition, and they have given you a statement to present to the student body. Regents'
message: We, the board of regents, have decided to raise your tuition $200 per credit. We
did this to fund the construction of a new science building on campus. We will implement
this tuition increase immediately.
The regent's message places blame for the tuition increase on .
Select one:a. The board of regents
b. Tough economic times
c. Progress
d. Students
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You are a public relations specialist for a produce company whose lettuce has just been
recalled. You have been tasked with creating a message to consumers whose lettuce has
been recalled.
Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallelism?
Select one:
a. You are urged to be throwing away any existing lettuce and to stop purchasing our products
for the next ten days.
b. You are urged to throw away any existing lettuce and you should stop purchasing our
products for the next ten days.
c. You are urged to throw away any existing lettuce and to stop purchasing our products for the
next ten days.
d. You are urged to throw away any existing lettuce and stop any purchase you might have
planned to make of our products for the next ten days.
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You are a public relations specialist for the local university. The board of regents has
decided to raise tuition, and they have given you a statement to present to the student body.
Regents' message: Tuition will be raised $200 per credit. This is being done to fund the
construction of a new science building on campus. The tuition increase will be instituted
immediately..
The passive voice is more desirable because it disconnects an unpopular action from
those responsible for it.
Select one:
True
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You are a public relations specialist for a produce company whose lettuce has just been
recalled. You have been tasked with creating a message to consumers whose lettuce has
been recalled.
You need to briefly summarize the situation. Which of the following is the best way to write
your explanation?
Select one:
a. Our workers may have accidentally caused our lettuce to come into contact with harmful
bacteria.
b. We inadvertently allowed our lettuce to come into contact with harmful bacteria.c. It has come to our attention that some of our lettuce has been linked with the recent listeria
outbreak.
d. It has come to our attention that our growers have allowed their lettuce to contain Listeria
bacteria.
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From what point of view is the phrase below written?:
Starting a new job you like is easier than to stay at a previous job that isn’t a good fit.
Select one:
a. First person
b. Second person
c. Third person
d. Indeterminate person
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The verb forms in the following sentence are consistent:
I woke up early, arrived on time, and I was meeting my manager.Select one:
False
True
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Read the following paragraph:
My first day at my new job went so well! I woke up early, arrived on time, and I was meeting
my manager. I was given a new office, and I was led to the room by the kind administrative
assistant. Though I was nervous, I realized that starting a new job you like is easier than to
stay at a previous job that isn’t a good fit.
What type of error does the sentence below contain?
Though I was nervous, I realized that in many ways, starting a new job you like is easier
than to stay at a previous job that isn’t a good fit.
Select one:
a. passive voice
b. comma splice
c. faulty parallelism
d. subject-verb agreement error
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Read this love letter a young man wrote to his sweetheart apologizing for forgetting her
birthday.
Dear Sweetheart, This letter is written to you as an apology. Your birthday was forgotten,
and that is sincerely regrettable. Your forgiveness is being asked for. You are loved dearly.
The audience for this piece of writing wants this letter to express .
Select one:
a. Sincerity
b. Lies
c. Smoothness
d. Good news
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Read the following paragraph:
My first day at my new job went so well! I woke up early, arrived on time, and I was meeting
my manager. I was given a new office, and I was led to the room by the kind administrative
assistant. Though I was nervous, I realized that starting a new job you like is easier than to
stay at a previous job that isn’t a good fit.
What type of clause is the phrase “though I was nervous”?:
Select one:a. Independent clause
b. Infinitival clause
c. Dependent clause
d. Definitive clause
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