Technical: Complete Quiz 11 – Words
a. Read Chapter 9 of Hicks, English for Journalists (Punctuation) to prepare for this quiz.
b. Complete the quiz so that you get 100% correct (you will be able to make numerous attempts).
c. Reflect on this briefly on your blog
Did you find the questions difficult? Did you have any problems in specific areas?
Short answer: No. I found it all very simple, but perhaps this is due to the extensive work I have put into learning this term. There are some words that, while they are classed as redundant, I will most likely continue to use, because to me, they help the sentence to flow. Here is one such example:
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While technically, (a) is correct, to me it just doesn't flow. Perhaps this is my age or the types of readings I gravitate to? Regardless, it is
References:
Ames, K. 2014. Quiz 11: Words, Course Notes, COMM 11007 Media Writing: CQUniversity e-courses, http://moodle.cqu.edu.au/.
Hicks, W., 2013. English
for journalists. 4th ed. New York: Routledge pp 108-134.
Hi Vicki,
ReplyDeleteI can understand you when it comes to redundant words and how some make the sentence flow.
The redundant word that I struggle with is 'that'...I've been reviewing my work and have seen 'that' is consistently used. :-/
I wish you all the best with your grade and hope you achieve what you hoped for.
Cheers, Anna.
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