Oni has been with her boyfriend for a long time, so one day she said to him, “Listen, I want to talk about when we’re finally going to get married.” Oni’s conversational style is ________.

a. direct.
b. elaborate.
c. presentational.
d. analogical


a. direct.

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While listening to Elsa talk about her accident, Melvin nods his head and says, "uh-huh" and "hmmm." Melvin is __________.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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