ENGL 2005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Austin, Texas, Independent Clause
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An independent clause must come before a colon: handling, aim for a professional style. negative ending: problems get in the way. Provide a positive ending for the deadline of december 9, 2011, as long as no problems get in the way. x the final report will be completed in time: as long as no problems get in the way, Also, try to reword in order not to use. Problems. the final report will be completed in time for the deadline of december 4, 2011. completed in time + date positive ending: See p. 131 for a good example of a letter of transmittal. Is yours a letter or memo? the report. First paragraph: give the name of the report, in italics, mention the reason for the report, include the date you agreed to write. Second paragraph: state the purpose of the report, summarize the most important information. find the report satisfactory.