Which option best describes prewriting techniques?

• A. Prewriting Technique
• B. Prewriting Techniques
• C. Transitional Words and Phrases
• D. Bathos

Answer: (B)

Prewriting relies on pulling together several ideas and organizing them before you start drafting. The phrase that best describes this group of activities is “Prewriting Techniques” because it signals multiple methods used in the planning stage, not just one method. Using the singular “Prewriting Technique” would refer to only one method, which doesn’t capture the variety students typically employ to brainstorm, outline, or plan their writing. Transitional words and phrases are tools used to link ideas during writing, usually in drafting or revising, not in the initial planning. Bathos is a literary term describing an anticlimactic shift in tone, which isn’t related to planning before writing.