part 1- Identify errors insentence structure, punctuation, word choice, word formation, tone, numbers, or capitalization.
part 3- letter writing with plan sheet included
part 4- correct Errors in the sentences.
8 COMMUNICATION 1106 FINAL EXAM Student Name: ___________________________________________________ CRN: __________________________________________________________ Instructor: _______________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________________________________________ Part 1: Revision – Read the following sentences and identify errors in sentence structure, punctuation, word choice, word formation, tone, numbers, or capitalization. Re-write the poorly written statements into effective ones, focusing on their conciseness, grammatical accuracy, positive word choice, bias-free tone, and correct spelling and punctuation. (10 points). If a sentence is already correct, write C next to it. a. However, the information may help the scientists explain the factors they did not understood before. b. Those in the bottom forth income group have been confessing that they’re income has decreased. c. Home prices for the majority of the population have rose quite fast in the past ten years. d. The wealth gap between the rich and the poor does not usually count, but reports like that one may been creating more interest in this matter. e. If John Hawkins would have known of the dangerous side-effects of smoking, would he have introduced the dried plant to England in 1565? f. Early tobacco growers feared that their product would not be accepted unless it was thought tobacco was a healthful plant. g. In 1646 the General Court of Massachusetts passed a law requiring that a colonist smoked tobacco only if he was five miles from any city. h. When your cholesterol count is too high, considering your diet and exercise rhythm reduced it. i. First get rid of the saturated fats; then you should eat more grains and raw vegetables. j. A correct program of aerobic practice, like walking or swimming, helps adjusting your cholesterol rate and made you feel much better. Part 2: Chapter Questions – Refer to your chapter readings and answer the following questions in paragraph form. Write one well-developed paragraph to answer each question (4 – 6 lines/~ 100 words), addressing the main idea and two-three supporting points. Do not use lists or fragments to organize your answers. (10 points) Question 1: Why are lists and bullets helpful in business writing? Question 2: What are the advantages and disadvantages of informative and descriptive headings? Part 3: Routine Message - Read the following case study carefully and develop a document as required. Plan your content according to the principles discussed in class. Draft your document and edit/proofread the text in detail. Give special attention to correct formatting, direct, positive, concise, and bias-free writing style. Check for grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Revise your document as thoroughly as possible. (20 points) Case: You are the owner of a small business with 15 employees. Recently, you have heard that the provincial government has initiated a new program offering grants to companies that can provide jobs to unemployed people ranging between 19 and 25 years of age. Write a letter to the Ministry of Labour requesting more details about this program. In your letter, you would like to find out how your company can qualify for the grant and how exactly the program works. You may also need to describe your company a little so that your reader can understand where you are coming from. Create any details you think are necessary for your letter to be clear and complete, and include full formatting in your document. PLAN SHEET FOR DIRECT MESSAGES (You can use this form to plan your message, but make sure you also write the fully- developed, fully-formatted message and submit it as Part 3 of your final exam.) Result = Reader + Purpose: What do I want my reader to do? I want my reader, who is ____________________________, to_____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Opening Main Idea: __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 2. Details in Middle Paragraphs: What questions will my readers want answered and in what order? Use a separate paragraph for each main idea. a. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ b. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ c. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ d. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Ending Paragraphs: Next step? Re-State Idea? Deadline? Contact? Other? (be specific) BONUS QUESTION: Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences. 1. My Accounting professor speaks so clear that it is quiet easy to understand what he is saying when he talks to us. 2. The centreness of the new park is the one thing about it that most dog owners seem to appreciate. 3. In Canada, the first day of July is celebrated as an international holiday. 4. Though none of the food was expensive, Carla had cooked everything so perfectly that it was real delicious. 5. He is some great believer in taking regular walks, so he goes for long a walk as soon as he gets home from work. 6. It is very unusual to pretending that you have read some book when you actually haven’t read it. 7. After she will has graduated from university, she hopes to find a position where she can be for service to her community. 8. “The purpose of the game called golf is to hit the ball with as little shots as possible into each of the eighteen holes.” 9. Until I read that novel by Thomas Mann, I didn’t like reading, but that book made me to enjoy reading very much. 10. If you can be afford taking a holiday in Hawaii, you will have an opportunity to relax in the sun. COMM 1106 I. Lazar Final Exam