People tend to describe themselves with words that have positive connotations.

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You listen to a song on your computer. Did you use hardware or software

Which is true about effective business writing? 1. may be unfocused when there are several topics to cover 2. is written with the writer rather than the reader in mind 3. primarily entertains and impresses 4.

Hana's ambivalence about the trip was understandable. She wanted to visit her parents' country of birth, but she was worried that it would be difficult for her family to get back into the country when they came home.

On a Works cited page, which of the following should not be in italics? A) Title of an article B) Title of a periodical C) Title of newspaper D) Title of a non-fiction book

Identify the word or phrase that should be in italics. 1.) Riding the Orient Express toward Istanbul, Tom read the novels of Mark Twain. A.) Orient Express B.) Istanbul C.) Mark Twain D.) none 2.

Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes to show joint ownership? Jenny's and Sam's wedding was joyful. Jennys and Sams' wedding was joyful. Jenny and Sam's wedding was joyful. Jenny's and Sam wedding was joyful.

Which word in the sentence does the underlined phrase modify? In its beak, the robin carries a worm to its babies. A. beak B. worm C. robin D. carries

True or False: The Gutenberg printing press was influential in dispersing information that inspired the Age of Discovery. O O True False

Thus the great house was built. Familiar as it stands in the writer's recollection,-for it has been an object of curiosity with him from boyhood, both as a specimen of the best and stateliest architecture of a long-past epoch, and as the scene of

Which sentence most directly supports the development of the central idea