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ENG 101CH-straperspe. Question 1 Correct 2.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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 Question 2 Correct 2.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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 Question 3 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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. Question 4 CorrectFalse 2.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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 Question 5 Correct 2.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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. Question 6 Correct 2.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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 Question 7 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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 Question 8 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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 Question 9 Correct2.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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 Question 10 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 2.00 Flag question Question text 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 [Show More]

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