A student has been assigned the following task in her history class: read the chapter on the civil rights movement, answer the questions at the end of the chapter, and then write an essay. What should this person do first?
a. Read the chapter from beginning to end and write a summary.
b. Skim the chapter, taking special note of titles and headings, bold or italic print, and create questions based on these features.
c. Annotate the chapter.
d. Turn directly to the end-of-chapter questions and look up the answers.
b
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A characteristic of informal writing is
A) absence of contractions like don't and can't. B) few clichés. C) popular expressions like Can you believe that? D) carefully constructed sentences with no fragments.
Marie has purchased a brand that she has purchased before. However, the first time she used this brand, the product failed and she was dissatisfied. Unfortunately, the second time she purchased this brand, the same thing happened. She's frustrated and wants her money back, but she doesn't feel as though she has any control over this situation. She's decided that she just needs to accept this poor quality and not expect so much from the next product she purchases. Marie can be described as a(n)
A. individualist. B. fatalist. C. collectivist. D. cooperativist. E. other-oriented consumer.
¿En qué colaboran los costarricenses y su gobierno?
What will be an ideal response?
How is diction related to an essay’s level of formality?
a. Diction and an essay’s level of formality are not related in any way. b. Diction, such as slang terms, can make an essay appear to be more formal. c. Diction can affect the style and tone of an essay, while the level of formality is not affected by diction. d. Diction can affect the level of formality by making the essay more formal or informal, depending on the writer’s word choice.