Across
- 5. "The deputy was shot by me" is an example of this voice.
- 6. Information your audience will find most important should be at the ___ of the page.
- 9. Communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it.
- 12. Writing in this voice makes your documents clearer and more direct.
- 13. Shortened words you're allowed to use in your writing, in which an apostrophe marks omitted letters.
- 14. The first thing your reader should see indicating the content they'll find below it.
- 15. A word or phrase that links ideas smoothly within and between paragraphs.
Down
- 1. The empty space around text that makes material easier to read.
- 2. A type of language you should avoid for clarity, like "heretofore."
- 3. A format that helps you list items clearly and effectively
- 4. Writing that's comprehensive, but brief.
- 7. Words like "you," that help you speak directly to your reader.
- 8. The hidden verb in the sentence, "Complete an application."
- 10. Get to know them before you start to write.
- 11. Short, simple word often preferred over "utilize."