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What is the most accurate description of the language used in academic texts?
What is the most accurate description of the language used in academic texts?
- Technical and informal
- Casual and conversational
- Emotional and personal
- Formal and objective (correct)
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of academic language?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of academic language?
- Use of technical vocabulary
- Use of the third-person point of view
- Use of contractions (correct)
- Formal tone
What is the primary purpose of using formal and unambiguous language in academic texts?
What is the primary purpose of using formal and unambiguous language in academic texts?
- To make the text more engaging
- To avoid biased or loaded language (correct)
- To use more emotional language
- To convey personal opinions
What type of definition is based on a word's function?
What type of definition is based on a word's function?
Which pattern is used to show that one concept is superior to another?
Which pattern is used to show that one concept is superior to another?
What does the connotation of a word refer to?
What does the connotation of a word refer to?
Which pattern aims to persuade the reader to think or act in a certain way?
Which pattern aims to persuade the reader to think or act in a certain way?
What is the purpose of a problem-solution pattern?
What is the purpose of a problem-solution pattern?
Which type of definition uses words with similar meanings?
Which type of definition uses words with similar meanings?
What does the term 'colloquial' refer to in the context of academic writing?
What does the term 'colloquial' refer to in the context of academic writing?
Which of the following best describes the term 'hedging' in academic writing?
Which of the following best describes the term 'hedging' in academic writing?
What is meant by 'explicit' in the context of academic writing?
What is meant by 'explicit' in the context of academic writing?
Which of the following best describes the use of 'precise' vocabulary in academic writing?
Which of the following best describes the use of 'precise' vocabulary in academic writing?
What does it mean to be 'responsible' in academic writing?
What does it mean to be 'responsible' in academic writing?
Which of the following best describes the use of 'accurate' vocabulary in academic writing?
Which of the following best describes the use of 'accurate' vocabulary in academic writing?
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