Technical Writing Midterm Review

Technical writing is intended to communicate to a specific audience for a specific purpose.

What does the "N" in the acronym FANBOYS stand for?

A complete sentence must have a subject, a verb, and an incomplete thought.

A dependent clause can stand alone as a complete thought.

Which of the following parts of speech describe, limit, or explain nouns?

Which of the following parts of speech describe, limit, or explain verbs?

The "parts of speech" is the grammatical system for organizing words into eight categories.

What is plural form of the word "tomato?"

Which of the following is the correct plural form?

What is the plural form of the word trolley?

Using "passive voice" when technical writing helps you avoid confusion/offending someone. 

What is the plural form of "memorandum?"

What is etymology of a word?

A dictionary contains which of the following?

How do you make the following sentence possessive: Soldiers uniforms from wars are on exhibit.

"Ethics" is an important concept in technical writing.

A complex sentence has 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses.

What type of error is the following?: "Because I did not go to class." 

“Place the air conditioner close to a window" is an example of clear communication.

Which following letter is NOT a vowel?

Where can synonyms and antonyms be found?

"Japanese" is the same in both singular and plural form.

Which of the following is not a goal of technical writing?

What error is committed in this sentence: "Chad suggested this item we approved it."

A compound sentence only has one independent clause.