Document for Analysis The following interoffice memo is hard to read. It suffers from numerous writing faults discussed in this chapter.

Your Task.

First, read the memo to see whether you can understand what the writer requests from all Southeast Division employees. Then, discuss why this memo is so hard to read. How long are the sentences? How many passive-voice constructions can you locate? How effective is the paragraphing? Can you spot four dangling or misplaced modifiers? In the next activity you will improve the organization of this message. (Superscript numbers in the following sentences are provided to help you identify problem sentences.)