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Chapter Exercises


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Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 What do you call the sequence of activities that leads to a finished piece of writing?
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 ________ means rewriting the draft of the paragraph to make changes in the structure and the order of sentences and content.
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 ________ includes making changes in the choice of words, in the selection of details, in punctuation, and in the patterns and kinds of sentences.
 
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Question 4
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What does it mean to revise your essay?
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 What is the first stage of the writing process discussed in this chapter?
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 Which parts of the writing process may overlap?
 
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Question 7
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Which of the following words are the "question words" used by journalists?
 
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Question 8
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What does it mean to freewrite?
 
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Question 9
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When you put your ideas down in the form of a "tree" of ideas that circle around a common thought, what are you doing?
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 What is the purpose of prewriting?
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 Prewriting includes which of the following?
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 One great way to generate ideas when you prewrite is to cluster, which is when you
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 True or False: When revising, you should always make sure your spelling, punctuation, and word choice are clear before moving on to editing.
   
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 Marking your list of ideas and then clustering the related ideas into separate lists is ________.
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 Which statement below is false?
 
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Question 16
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Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window		 Who could you ask to help you find editing errors in your paper?
 
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Question 17
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Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window		 Which of the following is not listed as an error to catch while proofreading?
 
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Question 18
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Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window		 What is the mission during the prewriting stage of the writing process?
 
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Question 19
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Open Hint for Question 19 in a new window		 Your ________ is made up of the people who will read your writing.
 
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Question 20
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To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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