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QuizMultiple Choice

Writing Workshop: Effective Professional Communication

Question 13 • DBN LA 6-CR

Read the excerpt from Angela’s letter to the owner of a web design company where she wants to intern. (1) I think your company is really great. (2) I would be grateful for the opportunity to come in for an interview at your earliest convenience.Which is the best revision of sentence 1?

Answer
A
I think your company seems like a good place to be.
B
I think your company does some nice work on websites.
C
The websites your company has designed are innovative and visionary.
D
The websites your company has designed are cool and fun.

Explanation

In a letter requesting an internship, Angela should use specific, professional language rather than a vague phrase like “really great.” Choice C praises the company’s website designs with precise, formal wording: “innovative and visionary.” The other choices are either vague or use casual language such as “cool and fun.”

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