While Reviewing a Draft of a Trip Report Discussing the Importance

question 30

Multiple Choice

While reviewing a draft of a trip report discussing the importance of a presentation she attended, a writer decides that some readers may not know what a particular term means. If she wants to clarify the term briefly and unobtrusively, the writer should use which of the following strategies?

• A) Include a parenthetical definition.
• B) Define the term in an appendix.
• C) Include an extended definition.
• D) Include a sentence definition.

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Definitions:

Ionic Compounds

Chemical compounds composed of ions held together by electrostatic forces termed ionic bonding, typically formed between metals and non-metals.

Transfer of Electrons

A fundamental process in chemistry where electrons move from one atom, ion, or molecule to another, driving various chemical reactions and energy production.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, having no electrical charge and a mass slightly greater than that of protons.

Protons

Positively charged subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's mass and defining the element's atomic number.