Select the correct answer. How does understanding the characteristics of public speaking affect how you view a speech? OA It helps you understand the purpose of the speech. OB. It teaches you about who the speaker is. OC It helps you determine how effective the speech is OD. It allows you to take better notes on the speech. OE. It helps you become more like the speaker

The basketball crashed against the backboard, and point guard sheena lunged for it. as she snatched the ball out of mid-air, the crowd cheered, chanting encouragement for her team, the monarchs. so far, the game had been a disaster. with 15 seconds left to go in the final quarter, the monarchs were 2 points shy of victory. what main idea do the details in the passage suggest? the point guard sheena was not a very good player. the monarchs had never lost a basketball game. the monarchs were worried about losing. the crowd was not supporting the monarchs.

Which phrase refers to the contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen? situational ironydramatic ironyverbal ironyconflict and resolution

What are the effects of parallel structure in this excerpt? check all that apply. it adds emphasis to the verbs that describe the british government’s oppression. it uses repetition to add power to the colonists’ growing list of grievances. it stresses jefferson’s list of grievances, giving the reader a sense of the amount of time the colonists have been oppressed. it emphasizes that all of these acts were carried out by the same person.