Supporting sentences may add the following types of value to the main idea:
100
_____ _______ is unambiguous. Each sentence in a document should have only one possible meaning.
What is clarity/clear writing?
100
Arrangement can influence what points the reader notices and the overall usability of the document. ________ can be considered on the sentence level, paragraph level, and document level.
What is sequence?
100
The arrangement of text, figures, and tables on the page must balance attractiveness and space constraints with reader accessibility needs.
What is page layout?
100
All sentences of a paragraph should add value to or support the main idea of the paragraph.
What is paragraph-level unity?
100
Data that supports the idea of the paragraph's topic sentence can be presented or discussed in supporting sentences.
What is evidence?
200
_________ refers to the level of detail included in a document. Not all details require the same amount of __________.
What is completeness?
200
_____ refers to the extent to which the elements of a document develop a shared idea.
What is unity?
200
Readers tend to focus on the words that appear at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.
What is sentence-level sequence?
200
Technical documents are divided into sections. In larger documents, these sections may be formally separated with headings and subheadings.
What is section-level unity?
200
Supporting sentences may be used to give examples of the idea presented in the topic sentence.
What is examples?
300
__________ refers to the degree to which a document can be used by readers.
What is accessibility?
300
The ____ of a document is the way the writer uses sentence structure and vocabulary to convey an attitude toward the subject and the reader.
What is tone?
300
The main idea should not be buried in the middle or end of a paragraph. Readers should be able to skim the first line or two or a paragraph and determine if they need to continue reading the supporting sentence or if they should look elsewhere for the information they need.
What is paragraph-level sequence?
300
In the same way that each paragraph should have a main idea and each section should have a goal, the entire technical document should have a purpose.
What is document-level unity?
300
Definitions of terms used or explanations of concepts mentioned in the topic sentence can be included in supporting sentences.
What is clarification?
400
Technical documents should be tightly written. Readers of reports, letters, memos, and manuals need to be able to get the information they need quickly.
What is conciseness?
400
The _________ used in a technical document should be selected after considering the reading level, technical expertise, and experience of the audience.
What is vocabulary?
400
The most effective sequence structure for a document depends on the writer's purpose.
What is document-level sequence?
400
A ______ _______ has only one independent clause.
What is simple sentence?
400
Books, articles, websites, interviews, and other references used in formulating the thesis of the main idea may be mentioned in supporting sentences.
What is references?
500
The usefulness of a technical document can be limited by inaccurate language. Language used in reports, manuals, or correspondences should be exact, specific, and concrete.
What is correctness?
500
Readers are more engaged by paragraphs composed of a variety of ________ _________ and lengths.
What is sentence structure?
500
Singular subjects must be matched with singular verb forms. Plural subjects must be paired with plural verb forms.
What is sentence-level unity?
500
______ ________ consist of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
What is complex sentences?
500
Supporting sentences may build on the main idea in a chronological or logical progression.