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Business Writing and Document Production
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Business Writing and Document Production
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1. A report summarizing a firm's revenues, expenses, and profits during a reporting period, generally a quarter or a year.

2. The thinking and planning done before a person writes.

3. a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., 'when young' in 'when young, circuses appeal to all of us'

4. A word that takes the place of a noun

5. legally binding records or any documents relating to transactions between businesses and their customers and clients.

6. A financial statement that reports assets, liabilities, and owner's equity on a specific date.

7. The subject of the sentence receives the action.

8. show sources of income as well as describe cash expenses during a certain period of time.

9. Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

10. written or digital communication between two or more parties

11. Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, when.

12. start with an opening sentence followed by supporting statements.

13. a readability formula for determining reading complexity in documents.

14. word used to modify or describe a noun or pronoun, such as 'happy,' 'sad,' or 'pretty.'

15. refers to a set of rules governing the composition of sentences, clauses, phrases, and words.

16. tells the reader what to do or how to act

17. a figure of speech that equates two things not because they actually are the same, but for the sake of comparison or symbolism. States that one thing is another thing.

18. checking for style compliance using a company's style guide

19. an informal report that highlights the most important information

20. ideal for business documents

21. Used for communicating factual information that must be a part of the official record and follow a specific style and format.

22. words to express feelings or emotions.: HELP! OUCH! Yummy! Wow! Yuck! OH GOD!

23. a report that presents suggested solutions to problems

24. a proposal that examines data and answers anticipated questions and feasibility concerns.

25. A longer proposal (from 5 to over 200 pages) organized into many parts that responds to big projects