Chapter 8: Writing Style

Across

1. A method for organizing information in which details come before the main idea of the paragraph; often useful when one must present bad news to the reader.
6. Indicates the subject of the sentence performs the action when action verbs are used; the subject, or noun, of the sentence is doing the action.
7. A word that expresses unpleasant ideas in more pleasant terms.
8. Language specific to a line of work or area of expertise.
9. A method for organizing information in which the topic is followed by descriptive details; it is a very readable format often used in business writing.
11. The environment or setting in which something occurs or is communicated; context is the other words or situation that surround a word, action, or idea and helps clarify meaning.
12. A word's meaning apart from what it explicitly names or describes.
13. The way in which a writer uses language to convey an idea.