In Business Writing, Sentences Should Be Kept Relatively Short and Compact

question 58

Multiple Choice

In business writing, sentences should be kept relatively short and compact. A reasonable sentence length in the business context would be in the range of

• A) eight to fourteen words.
• B) twenty to thirty words.
• C) twenty-five to thirty words.
• D) fifteen to twenty words.

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Definitions:

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Forces from within individuals that stimulate and drive them to achieve goals.

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