The term style refers to the

a. attitude that a writer expresses about a subject.
b. characteristics that make a piece of writing unique.

c. author's purpose for writing.

d. type of evidence the writer uses.


b

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Me interesa mucho la ________________ porque quiero saber de donde son mis antepasados.

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Although there is a great deal of variation within each gender, on the average men and women discuss a surprisingly different range of topics. The first research on conversational topics was conducted over seventy years ago. Despite the changes in male and female roles since then, the results of several studies are remarkably similar. In these studies, women and men ranging in age from seventeen

to eighty described the range of topics each discussed with friends of the same sex. Certain topics were common to both men and women: work, movies, and television proved to be frequent topics for both groups. Both men and women reserved discussions of sex and sexuality for members of the same sex. The differences between men and women were more striking then the similarities. Female friends spent much more time discussing personal and domestic subjects, relationship problems, family, health and reproductive matters, weight, food and clothing, men, and other women. Men, on the other hand, were more likely to discuss music, current events, sports, business, and other men. Both men and women were equally likely to discuss personal appearance, sex, and dating in same-sex conversations. True to one common stereotype, women were more likely to gossip about close friends and family. By contrast, men spent more time gossiping about sports figures and media personalities. Women's gossip was no more derogatory than men's. These differences can lead to frustration when men and women try to converse with one another. Researchers report that "trivial" is the word often used by both men and women to describe topics discussed by the opposite sex. "I want to talk about important things," a woman might say, "like how we're getting along. All he wants to do is talk about the news or what we'll do this weekend." In the second paragraph, the word trivial means a. vital. b. unimportant. c. interesting. d. unusual.

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Complete the paragraph with the infinitive or present subjunctive of the verbs in parentheses.

Esta noche voy a salir con Pedro. Va a ser nuestra primera cita romántica. Me gustaría ir a un restaurante que conozco, a menos que él no ______________________ (querer)1 ir a cenar. Pero realmente no me importa a cuál restaurante vayamos con tal de que ________________________ (ellos: servir)2 buena comida. En todo caso debemos hacer reservaciones en caso de que ___________________________ (haber)3 mucha gente. Pedro va a llamarme antes de _______________________ (venir)4 a buscarme. Espero que Pedro tenga dinero para ____________________________ (pagar)5 la cuenta. Tengo mi tarjeta de crédito en caso de que él no _________________________ (traer)6 una. Siempre me pongo muy nerviosa antes de _________________________ (salir)7 con un chico por primera vez. Voy a estar muy contenta con tal de que Pedro ___________________________ (besarme)8 al final de la cita esta noche.

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¿Cuáles son los ríos que forman el Gran Chaco?

What will be an ideal response?

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