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Quiz by Jess O'Rourke, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jess O'Rourke
over 8 years ago
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Question 1
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What does writing style depend on?
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Colour of text
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Word choice
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Sentence length and construction
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Tone
Question 2
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Which 1 of the following is not one of Strunk and White's Elementary principles of composition?
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Choose a suitable design and hold to it
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Use the active voice, avoid use of the passive voice
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Use definite, specific, concrete language
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Keep sentences to a similar length
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Keep related words together in a sentence
Question 3
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What does the passive voice do in texts? There are three correct answers.
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Can change emphasis and meaning
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Makes the meaning clearer
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Adds to the word count
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Hide the performer of an action
Question 4
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Which of these is a compound sentence?
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I really want to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
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Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
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The movie, though very long, was still very enjoyable.
Question 5
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According to Kirkman, the context for readers depends on... (There are two correct answers)
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The reader's familiarity with the subject
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The reader's favourite font
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The motivation of the reader
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