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Elements Of Expository Writing
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writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Grammatical errors - ______________ - and choppy sentences make writing difficult to read and - therefore - unconvincing.
Clear - logical - and free of error
Quality of Content
Illogical constructions
Concluding Paragraph
2. In order to achieve coherence - writers should always place their sentences and paragraphs in a ___________.
Sentence Variety
Logical order
Revision
Clear - logical - and free of error
3. Attempts to arouse reader interest by providing background information on the topic - stressing the significance of the topic - or presenting one or more startling facts - should lead logically to the thesis
More stress
Introductory Paragraph with Thesis Statement
Logical order
Revision
4. The reasoning must be _______________ (no important information or assumptions are left out; compared things are comparable; generalizations are qualified and based on sufficient evidence).
Rhythm
Clear - logical - and free of error
Quality of Content
Climactic (ascending) order
5. The use of similar constructions to express equal or closely related ideas.
Introductory Paragraph with Thesis Statement
Tone
Unity
Parallelism
6. It concisely states the central point of the essay. It is often called the controlling idea or main idea because every subsequent part of the essay should support it - usually appears in an essay's opening paragraphs so that the reader will know exac
Thesis
Coherence
Illogical constructions
Clear - logical - and free of error
7. Writers should provide _____________ between two sentences or paragraphs in one or both of the following ways: (1) by using connective words and expressions - such as in addition to or in contrast and (2) by repeating or referring to key words - phra
Smooth transitions
Climactic (ascending) order
More stress
Tone
8. In addition to strong coherence and appropriate emphasis - other factors that interact to produce a pleasing rhythm are...
Word Choice
Variations in word and sentence length - variations in sentence structure - and parallelism
Thesis
Tone
9. When Ideas are arranged in ______________ - the resulting contrast underscores the importance of the final point.
Climactic (ascending) order
More stress
Word Choice
Variations in word and sentence length - variations in sentence structure - and parallelism
10. An essay with _______ reads smoothly. Its pace may vary from quick to slow - but at all times the writing should flow gracefully.
Variations in word and sentence length - variations in sentence structure - and parallelism
More stress
Rhythm
Clear - logical - and free of error
11. The sentence or paragraph that contrasts most in length or structure usually receives more __________ than surrounding sentences or paragraphs.
Emphasis
Climactic (ascending) order
Clarity of Thesis
Tone
12. Tone results from the combined effect of...
Climactic (ascending) order
Word choice - sentence style - imagery - emphasis - and rhythm
Emphasis
Word Choice
13. May draw a conclusion - make a prediction - provide a summary - or use a combination of these strategies.
Concluding Paragraph
Emphasis
Climactic (ascending) order
Tone
14. Choose words that are consistent with standard English usage and appropriate for the context - words that convey the meaning intended - Slang - clich
Middle (Supporting) Paragraphs
Clarity of Thesis
Word Choice
Tone
15. The significance of the writer's topic - the depth of the writer's knowledge and analysis of the topic - and the appropriateness of the writer's discussion and treatment of the topic.
Parallelism
Variations in word and sentence length - variations in sentence structure - and parallelism
Well-developed essay
Quality of Content
16. Conveys the writer's attitude toward the subject and the audience - may be enthusiastic - optimistic - humorous - friendly - matter-of-fact - serious - sincere - concerned - impassioned - cynical - pessimistic - or hostile - to name just a few possib
Illogical constructions
Rhythm
Concluding Paragraph
Tone
17. Readers can easily understand the relationship between the ideas in one sentence and those in the next and between the ideas in one paragraph and those in the next.
Coherence
Well-developed essay
Word choice - sentence style - imagery - emphasis - and rhythm
Smooth transitions
18. Each of these has its own main point and supporting sentences that support that point. Often the main point can be found in a topic sentence - which may appear anywhere in the paragraph or be implied. All must ultimately support the essay's thesis.
Middle (Supporting) Paragraphs
Parallelism
Clarity of Thesis
Variations in word and sentence length - variations in sentence structure - and parallelism
19. Helps convey meaning and increases reader interest - mix short and long sentences and keep the flow.
Revision
Logical order
Rhythm
Sentence Variety
20. All sentences in a paragraph must relate to and support the point of the paragraph; all paragraphs in an essay must relate to and support the thesis of the essay. Irrelevant material disrupts the reader's attention.
Emphasis
Thesis
Unity
Well-developed essay
21. During the ________ process - writers should attempt to make the intended meaning of each sentence clear by experimenting with a variety of sentence structures until the best structure by which to express each idea is found.
Word Choice
Illogical constructions
Emphasis
Revision
22. A ______________ includes a sufficient number of representative and accurate facts - examples - details - and explanations to convince readers that the thesis is significant and worth their consideration.
Emphasis
Parallelism
Tone
Well-developed essay
23. State your topic and direction in the introduction and reveal the full thesis as the essay progresses.
Clarity of Thesis
More stress
Thesis
Tone
24. Independent clauses receive ___________ than dependent clauses.
Well-developed essay
More stress
Sentence Variety
Coherence