1) A(n) _____ condenses a long piece of writing into a smaller paragraph by extracting only the vital information.
summary
synthesis
analysis
evaluation
2)According to your instructor, in business writing, a paragraph's topic sentence should
almost always be the first sentence in the paragraph.
usually be the last sentence in the paragraph.
usually be somewhere in the middle of the paragraph.
usually be excluded from the paragraph.
3)For most business writing your instructor suggests that you avoid using
the first person.
the second person.
the third person.
gerunds.
4)When choosing a verb tense your instructor suggests that
the longer more complex tenses should be used because they are generally the most accurate.
whenever possible use the shortest and simplest form.
most rules regarding verb tenses are meaningless and should be ignored.
any future tense should be avoided because we don't know what will happen in the future.
5)Slang helps describes a concept in a short, pithy phrase and is should be used liberally in business reports.
True
False