Lesson 4: The Seven Principles of Good Writing Flashcards
Which is not an element of appropriateness?
Jargon
Which audience characteristic takes into account the audience’s political beliefs?
Affiliation
Unfocused writing will obscure your meaning.
True
The plural form of “thesis” is _____.
Theses
Which of the following is not part of the criteria for a topic sentence?
Is a specific idea, not a general one
The following is an example of what kind of sentence? “Despite having lost my job, I am still going on the cruise to Alaska, but all my expenses will have to be put on credit cards.”
Compound/complex
Which statement correctly addresses appropriateness in technical writing?
Write for the intended readers’ background and current position
To ensure your writing can be easily understood by non-native speakers, you should _____.
Keep the language you use as formal as possible
The focus of a paragraph is its main idea or point. The unity of a paragraph _____.
Refers to the sentences that support and develop the main idea
To write a convincing paragraph, you must use common development types that add _____.
Minor ideas, evidence, data, and other elements to support the topic sentence
Which statement is not true of a technical document that is coherently organized?
The medium is appropriate for the pattern of organization.
Using a variety of sentence structures is a hallmark of good writing, even for technical documents - with one exception. Which sentence structure is one that technical writers should avoid?
Though eager, he does not open the box immediately, because he wants to savor the moment (compound/complex)
The principle of right word usage refers to _____.
A writer’s ability to choose the correct word for the context
The rules of mechanics in technical writing allow writers to _____.
Avoid placing stumbling blocks in the way of a reader’s understanding
Spellcheckers can help writer identify breaks with the rules of mechanics. Which error will a spellchecker not identify?
brakes/breaks
