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GED Reasoning through Language Arts 1.3 Language Conventions and Usage. Which word best completes the sentence?
GED Reasoning through Language Arts 2.5 Language Conventions and Usage. Which choice best completes the sentence?
GED Reasoning through Language Arts 4.5 Language Conventions and Usage. Which choice best completes the sentence?
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
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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
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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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