Identify the type of writing error in the following sentence: The delay in the ceremony's commencement
was caused by a sudden downpour on the front lawn - correct answer ✔✔Passive voice. Use the active
voice for direct, concise writing
Identify the type of writing error in the following sentence: I agree with your discussion post its alot
harder to fix human resource problems when they're aren't any systems in place - correct answer
✔✔Incorrect grammar or punctuation. All academic writing must adhere to the rules of grammar,
spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
Identify the type of writing error in the following sentence: The validation-seeking approach employed
by many social media users can lead to the alienation of others in the social circle - correct answer
✔✔Zombie nouns. Turning active verbs into awkward adjectives makes ideas more abstract
Identify the type of writing error in the following sentence: the results seem to indicate that there could
be a minor shift in the way social media is used in organizations. - correct answer ✔✔Hedging. Qualifiers
or lend doubt to your writing. Strike extra words that do not contribute meeting.
Identify the type of writing error in the following sentence: the reduction in hostilities by the rebel forces
it resulted in the ratification of a peace treaty by the government - correct answer ✔✔Zombie nouns.
Turning active verbs into awkward additives makes ideas more abstract.
Identify the type of writing error in the following sentence: a rising awareness of the dichotomous
Nature of the current political paradigm shift manifest itself in a societal entropy that resists efforts to
promote bilateral coalescence - correct answer ✔✔Lacks clarity. It using a pretentious Tony confuse the
audience; choose words that in Layton the reader
Identify the type of writing error in the following sentence: statements on current events were ready to
buy the participants, and responses of agreement or disagreement or recorded - correct answer
✔✔Passive voice. Use the active voice or direct, concise writing.
,Identify the type of writing error in the following sentence: many experts agree that cutting sugar from
children's diet and proves their behavior control and cognitive ability. - correct answer ✔✔Unsupported
assertion. Opinion alone is insufficient; include an appropriate reference to back up each argument
Identify the type of rating errors in the following sentence: the analysis partially explains the
comparatively strong presence of first generation college graduates in the relatively risky field of
entrepreneurism - correct answer ✔✔Heading qualifiers lend out to your writing. Strike extra words that
do not contribute meeting
Identify the type of writing error in following sentence: it is widely it knowledge that Britain's exit from
the European Union will have a negative economic impact on citizens of the UK - correct answer
✔✔Unsupported assertion. Opinion alone is insufficient; include an appropriate reference to back up
each argument.
Which of the following should be accomplished by the introduction of a research paper? - correct
answer ✔✔The introduction should introduce the topic, state the research problem, propose a thesis,
and point the reader toward the conclusion
To establish the importance of your research problem, which of the following does NOT contribute to its
value as a subject for study? - correct answer ✔✔A paragraph explaining your personal interest in the
subject, and its relevance in your life
Which section of a research paper unites all aspects of the research problem posed in the introduction,
tying together the results of the study and with the findings from other literature in the field? - correct
answer ✔✔The conclusion
The conclusion of a research paper should do all the following EXCEPT - correct answer ✔✔Explain how
the data was gathered
Which of the following represents a logical order for the structure of a research paper? - correct answer
✔✔Introduction, methods, results, discussion
Why should the definition of a research problem include summaries and critiques of existing studies -
correct answer ✔✔To help the reader understand the limitations of current knowledge and the possible
contribution of your research
, The method section of a paper include all of the following except - correct answer ✔✔And interpretation
of the results from competing and can current studies
The results section of the paper includes all of the following except - correct answer ✔✔And
interpretation of the conclusions from competing and current studies
The discussion section of a paper will do all the following except - correct answer ✔✔Explain the
procedure used to perform of the study
The introduction to a research paper should clearly define a specific research problem which of the
following would not be included in an effective introduction - correct answer ✔✔One or more
paragraphs explaining your personal interest in the subject
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main documentation styles used in academic writing? -
correct answer ✔✔Association of American Universities (AAU) style
Which type of documentation style is most often used in the humanities or liberal arts? - correct answer
✔✔MLA (Modern Language Association) style
Which type of documentation style applies to authors, editors, copyrighters, and publishers? - correct
answer ✔✔Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)
Which documentation style has a less rigid guidelines are for citing sources, but includes a list of core
elements for work cited - correct answer ✔✔MLA
Which documentation style used in scientific journals has precise requirements for manuscript layout,
headings, InTEXT citations, and reference list? - correct answer ✔✔APA style
What is the name of the 1026 Paige style guide sometimes known as the editors Bible - correct answer
✔✔The Chicago manual of style
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