To find the main idea of a paragraph, ask yourself:

a. What kinds of details does the author use to support the main idea?
b. What is the author trying to say about the topic?
c. What do I already know about the topic?
d. Is the author qualified to write about the topic?


b. What is the author trying to say about the topic?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Negative phrasing is easier to understand than affirmative phrasing. 2. Visuals in instructions should repeat, restate, or reinforce the prose. 3. Procedures are a type of instructions. 4. A usability study is appropriate for procedures but not instructions. 5. Increasingly, companies offer smaller print manuals and more detailed user instructions on Web sites.

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Where is nonstandard English used in the following sentence? Our homey Trey is such a player.

a) homey b) player c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the above

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Gramática. Write a paragraph (70 words minimum) about a famous person. First write five or more sentences using the present perfect to describe what the person has (or has not) done during his or her career. Then write five formal commands, telling the reader what you think he or she should do to be more (or less) like the famous person. At least two commands should be negative and you should use at least five different verbs. Your paragraph will be graded based on content, grammar, accuracy, and completeness.

What will be an ideal response?

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Felix’s last name:

a. Becker b. Backhaus c. Brockhaus

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