CABOT 105 - Introduction to Office Correspondence » Fall 2022 » Paragraph Organizational Format ... Direct and Indirect

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Question #1
Choose the best response:
A.   The topic sentence - can come pretty much anywhere in a Direct Organizational Format - because the reader will figure out how it guides the organization of the paragraph.
B.   The topic sentence - the first sentence in a Direct Organizational Format - guides the organization of the paragraph.
C.   The topic sentence - the ending sentence in a Direct Organizational Format - guides the organization of the paragraph.
D.   None of these apply.
Question #2
Choose the best response: The topic sentence in paragraph one about Graphic Designers being beneficial for companies was the following.
A.   "Logos, business stationary, business cards, Web sites, and PowerPoint presentations would benefit from a polished professional image."
B.   "Professional graphic designers can be helpful to both large and small businesses."
C.   "Large corporations have the resources to hire graphic designers to help with key projects."
D.   None of these apply.
Question #3
Choose the best response: After the topic sentence is clearly stated, the next sentence in the first paragraph that discusses Graphic Designers in organizations should be ....
A.   Large corporations have the resources to hire graphic designers to help with key projects.
B.   A sentence that address small companies is not the best choice.
C.   All these apply
D.   The writer would not yet provide details, descriptions, because those do not describe the subtopic.
Question #4
Choose the best response: The sentence that comes after the topic sentence and after the subtopic sentence would be ...
A.   "Small businesses should consider investing in a graphic designer for important visual communications" would not come next. That would be illogical.
B.   These projects might include corporate and annual reports.
C.   The sentence that adds further details to describe the subtopic.
D.   All these apply
Question #5
Choose the best response: In a Direct paragraph ....
A.   Each additional sentence adds specific details to the text that comes before it.
B.   The main idea - overall idea - guides the sentence.
C.   All these apply
D.   Logic guides the order of ideas.

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