speech that gives facts or details about people, ideas, objects, events, places, or procedures serves what purpose

informing

entertaining

persuading

Which statement best describes the cause of the Salem Witch Trials? A group of young men were accused of badly abusing some wild dogs. A group of old men were accused of holding several séances with the devil.

What is the Mournful wail that gives douglass the topic for his speech?

Logical fallacies, like circular reasoning, are easy to spot. True or False

Which is an example of a complex sentence? A. Because he likes pizza, Mark keeps the phone numbers of several pizza places handy. B. John does not like to swim, and he is not fond of heights. C.

Identify each phrase: Rattling and sputtering, the old car that Martina had crept up the hill. A. rattling and sputtering, that Martina had, up the hill

Amy excels at writing down and memorizing speeches. But she gets very self-conscious when she's onstage delivering a speech.

A common grammar mistake is to mix up 'who's' and 'whose'. Which of these sentences is incorrect? 1. whose clothes are these? 2. who's going to the party tonight? 3. Can you tell me who's got my jacket? 4. Who's book do these belong to?

Which does NOT describe how much the man can eat or drink? A) lived a man as big as a barge. B) Washed it down with a tanker of milk C) His mouth could drink the entire river D) For dinner he would eat a trillion beans

What is the suffix of moaned

351 Which sentence has an error using a commonly confused word? That puppy is too cute to be believed! She refused to except his engagement proposal.