Choose what kind of definition each of the following items illustrates.
To hate is to have an intense hostility or aversion to something generally brought about due to
anger, fear, or a sense of injustice.
a. Extended definition through categorization
b. Simple synonym definition
c. Simple definition by negation
Ques. 2Choose what kind of definition each of the following items illustrates.
Hate is not the same thing as dislike, for if I dislike someone or something, I am not in agreement
with that person or thing, but if I hate someone or something, I have an emotional abhorrence to
that person, idea, action, or object.
a. Extended contrast definition
b. Simple synonym definition
c. Extended exemplification definition
Ques. 3For each of the following items, choose the correct answer.
All definition essays should include the dictionary definition.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 4For each of the following items, choose the correct answer.
The concluding paragraph for a definition essay should
a. redefine the subject in new and unique terms.
b. provide the dictionary definition.
c. flow naturally from the essay's main topic.
Ques. 5For each of the following items, choose the correct answer.
Appropriate transitional expressions for developing a definition essay are unnecessary because
definition writing uses any and all rhetorical modes of development.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 6For each of the following items, choose the correct answer.
The body paragraphs of a definition essay may vary in rhetorical mode.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 7For each of the following items, choose the correct answer.
The thesis statement will also suggest the rhetorical mode of development.
a. True
b. False