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19 Cards in this Set
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In technical writing, most paragraphs tend to be four to seven sentences long and around one hundred words long. True or false |
True |
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In technical writing the majority of the time the topic sentence should come at the beginning of the paragraph. True or false |
True |
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RENNS stands for what |
Reasons Examples Names Numbers Senses |
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Customarily, all good paragraphs have a ________ sentence. A. Concluding B. Key C. Chronological D. Spatial |
B. Key |
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When paragraph sentences all relate to the same key idea, the paragraph has A. Unity B. A sound structure C. A parallel structure D. Coherence |
A. Unity |
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When the topic sentence is composed of a generalization or premise that is supported by specific information that follows, the paragraph development pattern is referred to as A. Spatial B. Chronological C. Deductive approach D process |
C. Deductive approach |
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The use of a summary or clincher sentence at the end of a paragraph is mostly found in essays. True or false |
True |
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Paragraph unity refers to having all sentences in the paragraph relate to the same: |
Key idea |
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Paragraphs group related sentences together around: |
A central or key idea |
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With the inductive approach, the details are presented first, and the generalization comes at the end. True or false |
True |
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Words used to improve the coherence of a paragraph are termed: A) Transitions B) Conjunctives C) Repetitives D) Adverbs E) Prepositions
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A) Transitions |
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Of the four methods used to achieve paragraph coherence, the most complex is the use of: A) Repetition B) Comparison and contrast C) Transitional expressions D) Parallel structure E) Pronoun |
D) Parallel structure |
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A good technical paragraph will contain approximately _____ sentences. A) 2 to 4 B) 12 to 15 C) 15 to 20 D) 4 to 7 E) 7 to 12
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D) 4 to 7 |
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The five methods of paragraph development are: A) Deductive, inductive, process, introductory, and spatial B) RENNS, reasons, process, comparison, and contrast C) Contrast, examples, process, comparison, and reasons D) Process, reasons and examples, contrast and comparison, spatial, and chronological E) Spatial, comparison, process, reasons, and chronological
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D) Process, reasons and examples, contrast and comparison, spatial, and chronological |
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A paragraph development pattern that may be illustrated by a diamond shape will have: A) A clincher sentence B) A large number of sentences C) Spatial content D) Cellular content E) A chronological development pattern |
A) A clincher sentence |
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When paragraph sentences all relate to the same key idea, we say that the paragraph has: A) Unity B) Configuration C) Coherence D) Repetition E) Parallel structure
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A) Unity |
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When developing a paragraph using contrast and comparison, the similarities and differences should be: A) At least two of each B) At least five of each C) At least three of each D) Not more than six of each E) Not more than four of each
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C) At least three of each |
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The difference between an essay and a technical report is: A) Authoring a report is easier than authoring an essay B) Very few readers will read the complete report C) A report is of greater length D) Essays tend to have a greater variety of readers E) The essay has much more specific detail |
B) Very few readers will read the complete report |
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Positioning of places or objects during paragraph development is termed: A) Comparison B) Contrast C) Chronology D) Reasons and examples E) Spatial |
E) Spatial |
