True or false? The same items can be divided and classified in many different ways. The United States can be divided many different ways—into 50 states, 4 regions (Northeast, Midwest, South, and Pacific), and 6 time zones (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii).
True or false: If you use a direct quotation from another so…
True or false: If you use a direct quotation from another source, you don’t need to put the exact material you want to use in quotation marks.
True or false: Process analysis essays fall into one of two…
True or false: Process analysis essays fall into one of two main types—giving directions or giving information. The first type, giving directions, analyzes how something works; the second type (giving information) tells how to do something.
Revision involves moving ideas around and developing them as…
Revision involves moving ideas around and developing them as fully as you can for your readers; editing is the process of finding and correcting grammar and usage errors.
True or false? Definitions are the building blocks that help…
True or false? Definitions are the building blocks that help us make sure both writer and reader (or speaker and listener) are working from the same basic understanding of terms and ideas.
When the Horse-courser rides the horse into water (even thou…
When the Horse-courser rides the horse into water (even though Faustus warned him not to), what happened to the horse?
True or false? A good definition focuses on what is special…
True or false? A good definition focuses on what is special about a word or an idea and what sets it apart from similar words or concepts.
How many sisters do I have?
How many sisters do I have?
According to your textbook, which term represents “a five-st…
According to your textbook, which term represents “a five-stress line in English verse”?
Why can’t Mephastophilis give Faustus a true wife?
Why can’t Mephastophilis give Faustus a true wife?