Plain English Module 1 Topics Quiz

Inform

Direct

Request

Persuade

All of the above

Dumbed down English using simplistic words.

Straightforward expression, using only as many words as are necessary.

Helps you think clearly.

Enhances your reputation as a thinker and influencer.

Both

Saves time; less back and forth between you and people reviewing your document.

Enhances the reputation of the organization.

Saves printer paper.

Easier and faster to read.

The meaning comes across much more clearly, which means less chance of misunderstanding.

Readers learn new vocabulary

L. Sherman, a professor of English literature at the University of Nebraska

Richard Nixon, President of the United States in 1972

Aristotle and his book on Rhetoric

The degree to which these levels of landuse change have in fact manifested themselves upon the hydrological regime of the river remains unclear.

It is not clear how much impact landuse changes have had on the hydrological regime of the river.