GMGT 1000 Writing Skills for Business: Week 7 Presentation

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary and concepts related to summarizing information in business writing, derived from the GMGT 1000 Writing Skills for Business lecture notes.

Executive Summary

A concise summary of the most important points from a report or proposal, typically one or two pages long.

Evaluative Summary

Also known as a critique; it combines summary with evaluation and opinion regarding the content and style of the original work.

Informative Abstract

A type of abstract that provides details on what research was conducted, the conclusions drawn, and recommendations made.

Descriptive Abstract

A brief summary that indicates the topics discussed in a work without detailing conclusions or methods.

News Release

A summary that announces newsworthy information to the public, including subjects like new products, policies, or events.

Coma Splice

An error occurring when two independent clauses are incorrectly joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction.

Dependent Clause

A clause that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.

Phrase

A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb; does not express a complete thought.

Independent Clause

A clause that contains a subject and a verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence.

Summary

A brief and accurate description of the main points and findings of a report or meeting.

Run-on Sentence

An error where two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation (comma + coordinating conjunction, semicolon, or period) or a conjunction.

Sentence Fragment

An incomplete sentence that does not express a complete thought, often lacking a subject, a verb, or being a dependent clause presented as a full sentence.

Coordinating Conjunction

A word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal grammatical rank, such as 'for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so' (FANBOYS).

Simple Sentence

A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clauses.

Compound Sentence

A sentence consisting of two or more independent clauses, typically joined by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

Complex Sentence

A sentence consisting of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause, typically joined by a subordinating conjunction.

Subordinating Conjunction

A word or phrase that introduces a dependent clause and connects it to an independent clause (e.g., 'although, because, while, if').

Conjunctive Adverb

An adverb that joins two independent clauses together, requiring a semicolon before it and a comma after it (e.g., 'however, therefore, moreover').