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DoD Writing Style & Passive Voice
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1
DoDM 5110.04 Vol 1 directs the use of the Oxford (serial comma).
False
True
2
What is the abbreviation for Combatant Command?
COCOM
CCMD
3
Per DoDM 5110.04, when can the writer abreviate the word "United States?"
When it is used as a noun.
When it is used as an adjective.
After first writing out the word "United States."
Always
4
What is a past participle?
A verb used as noun: swimming, eating, studying, walking
The past tense of a verb: swam, eaten, studied, walked
Usually the verb with the suffix "ed" unless it is irregular
The present tense of a verb: Swim, eat, study, walk
5
Which of these represents the use of an Oxford comma?
The panda eats, shoots, and leaves.
The panda eats shoots and leaves.
Never embarrass your family, your unit, or your country
Never embarrass your family, your unit or your country.
6
IAW with DoDM 5110.04, how many spaces appear after a period?
The manual is silent
Two
One or Two,
One
7
What is an independent clause?
A clause with a subject
A prepositional phrase
Everything after the verb
A complete sentence with subject and verb
8
DoDI 5025.13 and DoDM 5110.04 both say avoid passive voice.
True
False
9
How can you identify passive voice?
Use of a form of "to be" + a past participle.
Use of a form of "to have" + a gerund.
Us of a form of "to have" + a past participle
Use of a form of "to be" + a gerund
10
What parts of a sentence can gerunds take?
Subject
Object of the preposition
Direct Object
Indirect Object
11
What is the DoDM guidance on using contractions?
Spell out the word the first time, then employ the contraction.
Refrain from using contractions; spell out the word.
Use them, ensuring the apostrophe appears correctly.
Use them to achieve brevity so you can fit more words on the page.
12
Section 6 of DoDM 5110.04 Vol 1 deals with
Writing Style and Preferred Usage
General Correspondence
White House Correspondence
Congressional Correspondence
13
Why should writers avoid the passive voice?
It identifies who is responsible for the action
It frequently hides who is responsible for the action.
It is more precise and concise.
It is less direct and usually takes more words.
14
Which of these sentences is in passive voice
The pilot ran aground on the coral.
The student was going to the library when he received the text.
The ship was run aground on the coral.
The text was received by the student while he was going to the library.
15
DoD M 5110.04 Vol 1, 2020, applies to the
OSD and the "Joint Force," JS, Combatant Commands, and JTFs
OSD and Joint Staff Only
Not the Mil Deps because they have their own policies and manuals.
OSD, JS, Military Depts, Combatant Commands, DoD Agencies.
16
What is a gerund?
A verb + "ed" that shows past tense
A verb + "ing" that acts like a noun
17
This punctuation mark joins two independent clauses:
colon
comma
period
semicolon
18
What punction mark joins an independent and dependent clause?
colon
Comma
semi-colon
period
19
The DoD has an Instruction entitled "DoD Plain Language Program."
True
False
20
Which of these sentences is in passive voice?
The swimmer was eaten by shark.
The shark ate the swimmer.
21
What font does DoDM 5110.04 Vol 1 direct using?
Calibri 11 point, the MS Word default
Courier New (developed by IBM), 12 point
Times New Roman 12 point
Arial 12 point
22
Which sentence indicates you dined with three or more people?
I had lunch with my parents, the PM of Finland and the SecGen of NATO.
I had lunch with my parents, the PM of Finland, and the SecGen of NATO.
23
What does the DoD Writing Style Guide for Issuances say about the use of "I."
It says to abstain from using I to express 1st person point of view.
It promotes the use of I to express first person point of view.
It permits the use I to express first person point of view
It is silent.
24
The title of DoD Mannual 5110.04, VOLUME 1, 2020 is
The Tongue and Quill
MANUAL FOR WRITTEN MATERIAL: CORRESPONDENCE MANAGEMENT
Uncle Sam's primer on how to write.
DoD Style Guide
25
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that acts like an adverb
A phrase that cannot stand alone as a sentence
A clause that acts like an adjective
A clause that acts like a noun
26
Why should writers use the active voice?
It is more direct.
It conveys who is doing what to whom.
It employs fewer words.
The DoDI and DoDM say write in the active voice.
27
In U.S. English rules, where does punction appear in conjunction with the end quotation mark?
Inside the quotation mark.
As it appears in the quotation.
It does not matter.
Outside the quotation mark.
28
According to DoDM 5110.04, what is the correct abbreviation for "United States."
US
USA
U.S.
U.S.A.
