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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.6 Language Conventions and Usage 351 Views
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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.6 Language Conventions and Usage. Which choice best completes the sentence?
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Thank you We sneak in and here's your smoke dooz
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your brought to you by word choice because we don't
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always want to sound like cavemen just some of the
- 00:11
time All right First read the past blow from a
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letter of complaint Not by cave man Maybe cave man
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Dot com maybe not All right well now collect the
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drop down menu and choose the option that correctly completes
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the sentence and the options air here And they're all
- 00:27
about the company because of it Okay well not all
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languages appropriate for all situation Just like you wouldn't start
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wrapping before the supreme court Uh usually you also wouldn't
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talk like an archbishop at a party right Pretty All
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right Well this question asks us to determine appropriate language
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for a letter of complaint The writer should strive to
- 00:49
sound professional and well reasons And after all he wants
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his complaint heard And while street cred might be important
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if net wire we're talking to a rival gang and
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that's not the case here this word choice is way
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too informal The same goes for answers See although props
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that the writer for trying to keep things so hip
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and young florida All right On the flip side answer
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D is a bit too elevated are complaining Customer is
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not writing a missive to the queen Execute everyone know
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twilight off with their heads Answer V uses an appropriate
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formality of language which will keep the writer sounding informed
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and reasonable and not like a crazy coot yelling about
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his internet So he is the correct answer because using
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good words is good But using a propos elocution is 00:01:35.475 --> [endTime] better Hey
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