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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which statement is most accurate regarding the speaking-writing connection? A. To own a word, speak it. B. The words used by writers are not normally used in speaking. C. To own a word, write it over and over again. D. Written words seldom reflect the words people use when they speak.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Destinymasha @Devil_Pup_USMC @beccaboo333 @CrazyCountryGirl

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

D. Written words seldom reflect the words people use when they speak. --Definitely :}

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

when we write --its not necessarily something we could say -- or would say rather

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohhh sorry D. was wrong so next best answer?

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

well - the most similar is B

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay thank you. 2 more???

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Read the word in parentheses; then decide which of these sentences most effectively translates an abstract concept into a mental picture. A. B. (Studious) Lucy lay on her bed reading a back issue of National Geographic. C. (Rumors) Whispers of doubt filled the empty halls like the reek of boiled cabbage. D. (Freedom) On her twenty-first birthday, Lola declared herself a woman.

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

B - STUDIOUS has nothing to do with a magazine C- RUMORS have nothing to do with whispers of doubt D - is the most reasonable :}

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay thank you 1 more..

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

yup

OpenStudy (anonymous):

When using direct quotations in your writing, which of the following should be placed outside the set of quotation marks? A. Semicolon B. Period C. D. Question mark

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

probably a comma?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C. Comma Was wrong..

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

then period?

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

oh duh ^^ lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay anddddd...... thats it I will tell you how I did.

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sadly I still got all 3 wrong.. 1.A. 2.C. 3.A.

OpenStudy (destinymasha):

;/

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeps.

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