EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 1 of 10: Which passage would be more effective in a campus newspaper article criticizing the food in the cafeteriaand#8217;s vending machines?
EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 2 of 10: If you were writing an instruction booklet for machinists, which of these sentences would you choose?
EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 4 of 10: Which course description from a student newspaper has more audience appeal? The writerand#8217;s purpose is to encourage students to sign up for a course in Asian literature.
EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 5 of 10: In a business letter promoting the writerand#8217;s company to an audience aware of the companyand#8217;s former problems, which of these sentences is likely to be more effective?
EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 6 of 10: In a brochure to be handed out in a medical office, which passage would be more likely to convince patients to take action?
EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 7 of 10: In a newspaper report on an areaand#8217;s environmental problems, which sentence would better emphasize the reporterand#8217;s discovery that Megalocorp was responsible for polluting the river?
EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 8 of 10: In an essay describing the US presidential election of 2000, which sentence would be more dramatic?
EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 9 of 10: If you were organizing an event at a retirement community, which of these notices would you pin to the bulletin board?
EXERCISE 1and#8211;3 Purpose and audience - 10 of 10: Here are two e-mails that a student drafted to send to a professor to request an extension on a paperand#8217;s due date. Which one shows more consideration for the audience?