Which of the following defines expository writing?

a.
writing that attempts to convince the reader to accept a position or argument

b.
writing that tells a story

c.
writing that uses facts to explain

d.
writing that creates a vivid picture of someone or something

D. writing that creates a vivid picture of someone or something

C.  writing that uses facts to explain

Explanation:

The writer explains facts through an expository text. This is the main objective of the text. Facts provide objective information which is needed to support some evidence. Texts on science or technology are generally expository texts for them unfold factual information on theories or experiments. These theories and   experiements have to be explained through facts.

frances ellen watkins harper writing was influenced by: b. the education she received growing up in the north.

she was born in baltimore, maryland, on september 24, 1825. after the death of her parents, her uncle reverend william watkins, a teacher at the academy for negro youth, raised and educated her. she also continued educating herself by accessing a library of the family she worked for, beginning writing poetry afterwards. as a civil rights activist and abolitionist, watkins greatly influenced her life and work.

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