Expressions such as “to all practical intents and purposes” are

_____ a. pat expressions.
_____ b. important guideposts for the reader.
_____ c. excessively intellectual.
_____ d. useful when developing an argument.


a. pat expressions.

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De todas formas, ese día yo __________________ (hacerse) vegetariano.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Put the adjectives in parentheses in the correct position in each sentence. Be sure to make the adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number. Follow the model.

C’est un appartement. (beau / spacieux)

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The textbook section most likely to be developed using the classification pattern is a

a. physics textbook section on how tides occur. b. geology textbook section on the theory of plate tectonics. c. chemistry textbook section on the conversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A. d. biology textbook section on four types of ingestive feeders in the animal world.

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Los precios en La Elegancia son...

(a) altos. (b) buenos. (c) muy bajos

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