Question 1: What is Conventional Superstructure for Instructions and why is it important in Technical English?
Conventional Superstructure for Instructions The conventional superstructure forinstructions contains five elements o Introduction o Description of the equipment (if the instructions are for running a piece of equipment) o Theory of operations o Lists of material and equipment o Guide to trouble shooting The simplest instructions contain only directions. Most complex instructions contain some or all of the other five elements, the selection depending upon the aims of the writer and the needs of the readers. Many instructions also contain elements found in longer communications such as reports and proposals. Among these elements are cover, title page, table of contents, appendixes, list of references, glossary, list of symbols and index. Because these elements are not particular to instructions,