The primary purpose of a description is to
a. explain why the writer supports a belief or action.
b. lend support for a particular viewpoint.
c. make an idea practical and understandable.
d. help the reader create a mental picture.
d. help the reader create a mental picture.
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El trabajo del ropavejero, de la lavandera y del escribano son trabajos poco comunes que encontramos en algunos pueblos de Latinoamérica.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements is not an argument?
a. New Yorkers weathered the storm well because most people heeded the advice of emergency officials. b. There were a few holdouts, however, who refused to leave their homes along the water's edge. c. The mayor warned that search and rescue teams would not use valuable resources in order to rescue people who deliberately failed to follow mandatory evacuation orders. d. Emergency preparedness costs a lot of money, but the cost is worth it when you consider what happens when a city is not prepared such as the levees breaking in New Orleans during hurricane Katrina.
What is the main message of the New York Department of Health ad?
a. that smoking is very expensive b. that smoking can cause immediate and permanent health problems c. that second-hand smoke can cause immediate and permanent health problems
How does Treacy describe his mother?
a. as a leech who lives off of his work b. as a hurricane of destruction c. as an intimidating field of energy