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Technical Writing Questions

(Question No. (1 *
-:Correct the Following Sentences .We received a lot of e-mails supporting the new Policy -1 -Please complete and submit the above by March 1. .We are absolutely certain we can meet the deadline -3 .The accident investigation team needs freedom -4 .This kind of human resources policies are standard -5 .These kinds of human resources policies is standard -6 .We have just received your letter of May 7 about our defective gas grill -7 .The new technician will effect several changes to network security -8 The use of modules in the assembly process has increased production.Modular -9 .Utiliazation has also cut costs .She has an affinity for problem solving -10 2

*** .Every employee must sign his time card -11 *** .Every employee must sign his time card -12 *** .Every employee must sign their time card -13
Although the typical engine runs well in moderate temperatures, they often -14 *** .stall in extreme cold

*** .This kind of retirement plans are best -15


.New shipments arrive most every day -16

.He brought the reports, the memos, also the director's recommendations -17 .Also, he brought a cost analysis to support his proposal -18 .Also, he brought a cost analysis to support his proposal -19 . Ms. Lee values rigid quality-control standards more than Mr. Rosenblum -20 [.Complete the comparison] He lists his hobby as cooking. He is especially fond of cocker spaniels. -21 [.[Add the missing modifier The general manager has denied reports that the plant's recent fuelallocation -22 [cut will be restored. [inappropriate word choice .My boss gave the two of us, Jim and I, the day off -23 [".You would not say, "My boss gave I the day off] The engineers had as much, if not more, influence in planning the program than -24 .the accountants .Style sheets, as such, are useful in designing Web pages -25 .Both General Motors as well as Ford is marketing hybrid vehicles -26 .Both General Motors as well as Ford is marketing hybrid vehicles -27 .Each report averages 20 pages -28 .Wait for awhile before testing the sample -29 .Wait for awhile before testing the sample -30 .When you sign the contract, be sure and keep a copy -31

*** .Between you and I, Joan should be promoted -32 *** .Every employee will have his manager sign his travel voucher -33
A national newspaper reported today that Smith Company's stock will likely -34 *** .rise

*** .A guy in Marketing said the company picnic will start at noon -35
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To succeed in engineering, you must be able both to develop writing skills -36 .and mastering mathematics

*** .We must interface with the Radiology Department -37


The mountains in some areas, such as the Great Smoky Mountains, make -38 (radio transmission difficult. *** (Capitalize the names of all divisions & geographical divisions

*** .We can not meet the deadline specified in the contract -39
.The hearings on computer security centered on access codes -40 He selected instructors whose classes had a slant that was specifically -41 .directed toward students who intended to go into engineering

*** .INCORRECT It was 500 miles to the facility, we arranged to fly -42
.A comma splice can be corrected in several ways .Solution no. (1): It was 500 miles to the facility; we arranged to fly .Solution no. (2): It was 500 miles to the facility, so we arranged to fly .Solution no. (3): It was 500 miles to the facility. we arranged to fly .Solution no. (4): Because

it was 500 miles to the facility, we arranged to fly -

.Corporations that manufacture computers include -43 .The Nicom 3 software is better -44 .A hard-side briefcase offers more protection than fabric -45 .Washington is farther from Boston than Philadelphia -46 The discovery of electricity was one of the great if not the greatest scientific -47 .discoveries in history Agricultural experts advise that storage space is reduced by 40 percent -48 .compared with baled hay .The financial report was carefully documented, and it covered five pages -49 The general consensus of opinion among researchers is that the drug is -50 .ineffective 3

.Please critique his job description -51

*** .A biopsy is when a tissue sample is removed for testing -52 *** .Despite of our best efforts, the plan failed -53
.The corporate policy doesn't hardly cover the problem -54 It was not, as a matter of fact, neither his duty nor his desire to dismiss the -55 *** .employee It was not, as a matter of fact, neither his duty nor his desire to dismiss the -56 *** .employee .She did not neither care about nor notice the error -57 .He left work due to illness -58 The tall woman is a vice president of the company who is standing across -59 *** .the room .The man who he sits at that desk is my boss -60 The sorting machine processes coin (for example pennies, nickels, and etc), -61 .and then packages them for redistribution

*** .There were many files lost when we converted to the new server -62
Due to the fact that the technical staff has a high turnover rate, our training -63 *** .program has suffered It is a fact that our research has improved because we now have a capable -64 *** .technical staff .She was literally the best of the applicants -65 We must get our research program back on course, and we are counting on -66 .you to carry the ball

(Question No. (2 *
-:Write the following Letters .Acceptance Letter for Employment -1

Dear Ms. Castro: I am pleased to accept your offer of $44,500 per year as a Graphic Designer with the Natural History Musewn. After graduation, I plan to leave Pittsburgh on Tuesday, June 2. I should be able to find living accommodations and be ready to report for work on Monday, June 15. If you need to reach me prior to this date, please call me at 412-555-1212 (cell) or contact me by e-mail at jgoodman@aol.com. I look forward to joining the marketing team and working with the excellent support staff I met during the interview. Sincerely,

Joshua Goodman

.Refusal Letter for Employment -2

Dear Mr. Vallone: I enjoyed talking with you about your opening for a manager of aerospace production at your Rockford facility, and I seriously considered your generous offer. After giving the offer careful thought, however, I have decided to accept a management position with a research-and-development firm. I feel that the job I have chosen is better suited to my long term goals. I appreciate your consideration and the time you spent with me. I wish you success in: filling the position. Sincerely,

Robert Mand

*** .A courteous bad-New Message -3

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(Question No. (3 *
-:What is known the following acronyms :American Psychological Association (APA) 1- A P ADocumentation

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (2- IE E EDocumentation: (IEEE


:Modern Language Association *** (MLA) 3- M L ADocumentation

(Question No. (4 *
*** .Write Abstract of the draft in the final year of graduation from college -

Construction of a sewage tunnel for the new urban cities in Greater Cairo The objective of the project is to create networks of sewage to the new urban cities located east of the Nile (Hykestep, chrok, Badr, Opor, And New Cairo). This is done through the collection of wastewater for the cities and address and then work on the possibility of re-used again in the cultivation of the desert. Has been planning the best location of the axis of the tunnel and its design diameter (9 meters) and length (30 km). Was implemented using the blasting operations and the shield method. Conclusion after the completion of the tunnel and use it make sure the success of the project in terms of practical and economic terms of the tunnel now serves million is planned to serve 15 million people until the year .2060

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(Question No. (5 *
*** .Write the use of each form of the following forms in the flowchart -

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