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True or false? The following are all guidelines for writing a clear Definition essay: Choose your word or idea carefully, and give a working definition of it in your thesis statement. Decide how you want to define your term: by synonym, by negation, or by category. Develop your definition with examples. Avoid using other rhetorical strategies—such as description, comparison, or process analysis— in your definition essay. Organize your essay in a logical way.

Why is it important for Marlowe to have Faustus talking to himself?

When going through an Editing checklist, do all of the following apply to Sentences? Does each sentence have a main subject and verb? Do all subjects and verbs agree? Is every noun in a sentence capitalized? Do all pronouns agree with their nouns? Are modifiers as close as possible to the words they modify?

Is this true? Editing consists of seeing your writing again from as many different angles as possible.

Beside the potato salad _____ a large bowl of fruit.

True or false:  The following are the demographic groups you can tailor your speech to, when analyzing your audience Age. Sex and sexual orientation. Race and ethnicity. Education. Religion. Economic status. Group membership.

Neither Mike nor his business partners _____ pleased with the merger.

Identify the form of the underlined verb.   Bridget does very little productive work at the office.

You can organize the ideas in the body of your speech by using different organizational patterns. Which of these has the correct organizational patterns?

Because of their keen vision, many owls _____ their prey at night.