Weegy: Writing, form of human communication by means of a set of visible marks that are related, by convention, [ to some particular structural level of language. This definition highlights the fact that writing is in principle the representation of language rather than a direct representation of thought and the fact that spoken language has a number of levels of structure, including sentences, words, syllables, and phonemes (the smallest units of speech used to distinguish one word or morpheme from another), any one of which a writing system can map onto? or represent. Indeed, the history of writing is in part a matter of the discovery and representation of these structural levels of spoken language in the attempt to construct an efficient, general, and economical writing system capable of serving a range of socially valuable functions. Literacy is a matter of competence with a writing system and with the specialized functions that written language serves in a particular society. ] User: _______ sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Weegy: Homophones sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. User: What point of view does the writer use in this sentence? "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." Weegy: In this sentence, "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." The writer use "third-person point of view". (More)

Weegy: Writers carefully select information to prove their point when they want to persuade readers. [ The purpose of persuasion is to influence or convince the audience to adopt a particular belief, opinion, or action. ] User: In the following paragraph, fill in the blank with the word that suggests a high degree of certainty. "Does drinking water help you lose weight? The evidence certainly suggests that weight loss is contingent on lots of different components working together, but there's no denying that drinking water _______ essential for human digestion and cellular health." Weegy: In the paragraph, the word "is" suggests a high degree of certainty. User: Read the following sentence and use context clues to find the correct meaning of the word sedentary. "Doctors recommend that people exercise every day, particularly those who spend many hours doing sedentary activities like reading, watching television, or playing video games." Which of the following correctly defines sedentary? Weegy: "Doctors recommend that people exercise every day, particularly those who spend many hours doing sedentary activities like reading, watching television, or playing video games. The following correctly defines sedentary: To spend much being seated. User: Which of the following is considered a compound-word preposition? Weegy: "Underneath" is considered a compound word preposition. User: _______ are the words around an unknown word that can help you determine the meaning of the unknown word. (More)

Weegy: 2 + 2 = 4 User: Authors have a purpose in mind when they're writing. They write to (More)

Weegy: Fragments: are not complete sentences. User: Read the following sentence and use context clues to find the correct meaning of the word adulation. "With more than $10,000 in scholarship money awarded, Christopher deserved all the adulation he received for his hard work, good grades, and volunteer work." Weegy: With over $10,000 in scholarship money awarded, Christopher deserved all the adulation he received for his hard work, good grades, and volunteer work. [ In this case, ADULATION means: high praise. ] User: Which sentence contains both a relative pronoun and a reflexive pronoun? Weegy: A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun that is preceded or followed by the noun, adjective, adverb or pronoun to which it refers (its antecedent) within the same clause. User: Which tenses need the helping verb to have and take the past participle of the main verb? Weegy: Present participle is: a participle that expresses present action, that in English is formed with the suffix -ing, and that indicates action going on. User: _______ adjectives express complete qualities, so you can't use more or most with such words. (More)

Weegy: You need to include "Last name, First name. [ "Title of Essay." Title of Collection, edited by Editor's Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range of entry." when you give the authors' or editors' names in a work cited citation. ] User: Which of the following is an example of a multimedia source? Weegy: Multimedia refers to content that uses a combination of different content forms. User: Which of the following is an example of a multimedia source? Question 4 options: A) Thesaurus B) Audiobook C) Dictionary D) Encyclopedia Weegy: An audiobook is an example of a multimedia source. User: When using an ellipsis, a space should come _______ the ellipsis. Weegy: When using an ellipsis, a space should come before and after the ellipsis. User: Which of the following provides the organizational structure for an essay? Weegy: Outline provides the organization structure for an essay. User: How should an article be cited if no author is listed? (More)