To check for the definition pattern, ask yourself if the author is

a. explaining why something happened.
b. describing steps that follow one after another.
c. primarily concerned with defining an important term.
d. describing the results of something that happened.


c

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Encierre en un círculo la palabra o frase que mejor completa cada oración.

El profesor Vega enseña en ese (salón de clase, campo, título).

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Read the following paragraph, then answer the questions in complete sentences.

Meet Jérôme Beaubala. He is a doctor. He lives in Toulouse, France, in a big house by himself. He is divorced and has no children. He has two nieces and a nephew. In spite of the fact that he works long hours, he finds time to go to the movies (he really enjoys American movies!) and he loves to go see his favorite groups, Coldplay and REM, in concert. Jérôme has a great sense of humor and he has many friends. He loves to go out. He does not know how to cook, so he always eats out. He has someone who comes to clean his house once a week. He runs marathons and he loves to hike and play sports. La personnalité de Jérôme (make assumptions based on the information above; include at least 2 traits):

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In academic and professional arguments, which mode of evidence do readers expect to be used most often?

a. Emotional b. Factual and logical c. Emotional and factual d. Authority and character of the speaker

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The rhetorical mode called dividing and classifying is correctly defined as which of the following?

a) Dividing is grouping into smaller categories while classifying is sorting into larger categories. b) Division is grouping into larger categories while classifying is sorting into smaller categories. c) Division moves from one category to many while classifying moves from many categories to one. d) Dividing and classifying are methods of organization.

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