"Improving our sleep habits" is a poorly phrased specific purpose for a speech because it is

A. written as a sentence rather than as a declarative phrase.
B. expressed in figurative language.
C. written as a fragment rather than as a full infinitive phrase.
D. too technical for a classroom speech.
E. written as a statement rather than as a question.


Answer: C

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