Definitions
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Application
Grammar
100

Writing done in the workplace 

What is technical writing

100

Communication done in the workplace

Technical communication 

100

How a document is arranged, its length, style, and organization

What is the format

100
A job that uses technical writing is...

Answers may vary but could include a police officer, lawyer, professor, sales representative, or nurse

100

Find the error: Your not going to believe what happened to me.

You're not going to believe what happened to me.

200
The way an author uses words and sentences

What is style

200

The two types of audience

What are primary audience and secondary audience

200
Writing that informs or explains

What is expository writing

200

Who is the audience and what is an appropriate medium?

Nadia wants members of her scuba diving club to know the latest news. 


Answers may vary. 

Audience: scuba diving class

Medium: something that allows individuals to get news quickly and instantaneously (Facebook, twitter, email subscription, etc)

200

What is the error in the following sentence? 


I could care less what you think. 

I couldn't care less what you think. 
300
Highly specialized language of a particular discipline or technical field

What is jargon

300

What a writer wants a reader to do after reading a document; the specific end or outcome to be obtained

What is the purpose

300

A word that describes the style of most technical documents

Answers may vary but could include: simple, concise, formal

300

Who is the audience and what is an appropriate medium? 

Thaddeus is responsible for selling manufactured homes in his territory. 

Answers may vary. 

Audience: individuals in his area looking to buy a home

Medium: website, Facebook page, etc. 

300

Find the error: 

My friend and me went to the movies last night. 

My friend and I went to the movies last name. 

400
The audience for which a message or document is written

What is target audience

400
What is and is not included in your technical document is known as... 

What is the scope

400

Makes decisions based on the information in a document and may have authorized the writing of a document

Primary audience

400

An example of technical writing

Answers may vary but could include memos, emails, reports, instruction manual, business proposal, etc.

400

Correct the sentence: He said that him and his brother would be there.


For double points - Explain WHY the error above is incorrect.

He said that he and his brother would be there. 


He = subject of the sentence

Him - object of the sentence

500

A single person or a group whose view is the same

What is a specific audience

500

The means by which information is conveyed

What is the medium

500

Two characteristics of technical writing (hint, there are 6)

subject, audience, organization, style, tone, and special features

500

Examples include: font size and style, bulleted lists, color, columns, photos, drawings, graphs, logos, and sidebars

What are special features

500

What is the difference between lie and lay? 

Lie does not take an object (intransitive verb) 

Lay takes an object (transitive verb)

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