NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Lesson 3, Section I, Practice Exercise Answer Key and
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B. The goal of Army correspondence is to communicate effectively. (Page 3-1)
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D. The three characteristics of the Army writing style are: action oriented, structure,
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and accuracy. (Page 3-7)
A. Effective style includes short words, short sentences, and active voice writing.
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(Page 3-8)
B. Effective structure includes short paragraphs, one page correspondence, and main
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idea up front. (Page 3-8)
A. AR 25-50 defines effective Army writing as concise, organized, and right to the
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point. (Page 3-7)
C. The primary advantage of the Army writing style is that it saves writing and
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reading time. (Page 3-8)
D. "Incomplete success" is an example of jargon. (Page 3-19)
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B. An active sentence structure looks like this: doer, verb, receiver. (Page 3-10)
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A. The rule: "bottom line up front" positions key information. (Page 3-9)
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Writing Mechanics and Composition
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