Writing an E-mail about an Important Issue

Question 1

Imagine that you are writing an e-mail to a government official to ask him or her to provide information to your town about how to conserve water. Which sentence uses an appropriate tone for an e-mail to a government official?

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It would benefit many people to learn how to help protect our environment.

Question 2

Good luck convincing the stubborn library director to listen to your proposal.✔ The library’s director may not be easily convinced to extend library hours.

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✔ The library’s director may not be easily convinced to extend library hours.

Question 3

Use your writing prompt to answer these questions.

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an e-mail; a government or school official; to suggest a solution to a problem

Question 4

✔ a government or school officiala teacher or classmatea close friend or relative

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✔ a government or school official

Question 5

to propose a new form of government✔ to suggest a solution to a problemto explain problems in my community

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✔ to suggest a solution to a problem

Question 6

Each of these sentences is written with a nonobjective tone. Choose the corrected, objective version of each sentence.

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✔ Placing recycle bins in key places around the city will encourage people to recycle.; My great idea for getting lazy people to start recycling is to place recycling bins in key places around the city.: Placing recycle bins in key places around the city will encourage people to recycle.; You’ll have to convince the stubborn director to keep the library open an extra hour each day.: The library’s director may not be easily convinced to extend library hours.

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