Why do writers use precise words?(1 point)
Responses
to share their knowledge of synonyms
to share their knowledge of synonyms
to use ideas that are vaguely represented
to use ideas that are vaguely represented
to explain their purpose in writing
to explain their purpose in writing
to describe exactly what they mean in writing
to describe exactly what they mean in writing
Which resource is used to find synonyms?(1 point)
Responses
glossary
glossary
dictionary
dictionary
thesaurus
thesaurus
index
index
thesaurus
Which of the following are usually considered descriptive words?(1 point)
Responses
nouns and pronouns
nouns and pronouns
verbs and adverbs
verbs and adverbs
nouns and verbs
nouns and verbs
adjectives and adverbs
adjectives and adverbs
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Anabelle could see that the immense ship was headed directly for the treacherous rocks.
Which words in the sentence are descriptive?
(1 point)
Responses
rocks and could
rocks and could
directly and ship
directly and ship
immense and treacherous
immense and treacherous
headed and see
immense and treacherous
The people in the parade walked down the street all in step with one another.
Which precise word would best replace the underlined word?
(1 point)
Responses
wandered
wandered
ran
ran
roamed