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Professional Development, Other
8th -
12thgrade
Professional Communications Semester Quiz 3
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA ___________________is used at the end of an interrogative sentence.periodquotation markquestion markexclamation mark
- 2. Multiple Choice__________ participle indicates action is in progress or ongoing.danglinggerundperiodpresent
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA gerund is a verb form used as a noun, formed by adding ______.–ed–ing–s–‘s
- 4. Multiple Choice__________ participle is a writing error in which a participle phrase modifies nothing or the wrong person or object.prepositionsillydanglinghanging
- 5. Multiple Choice____________ are used to enclose short, direct quotes and titles of some artistic or written works.parenthesishashtagsperiodsquotation marks
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen a word is divided at the end of a line of text, a ______ is used between parts of the word.Commahyphenperiodtab
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA ______ is used to separate hours and minutes.Commacolonsemi-colonperiod
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA ________ is used to separate two independent clauses that are not joined by a coordinating conjunction.Commacolonsemi-colonperiod
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAbbreviations of days of the week are NOT capitalized .TrueFalse
- 10. Multiple ChoiceCapitalization is used for proper nouns, for some abbreviations, in personal and professional titles, and for parts of business letters.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple Choice___________ introduces the topic first followed by descriptive detailsoutlineindirect approachdirect approachscope
- 12. Multiple Choice_________ is the person or group to whom the message is directed.demographicsindirect audiencedirect audienceaudience
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhen Prewriting, you should use the __________ approach.journalisticauthoristicmediasticcannibalistic
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe writing process is a set of sequential steps for each writing task: prewriting, writing, prepublishing and publishing.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe writing process uses the four Cs of communication, they are: clarity, conciseness, courtesy and correctness.TrueFalse
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMr. Villacci’s favorite movie series is _________.Home AloneStar TrekStar WarsTwilight
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