Choose the most effective sentence.
(a) whether you like his brand of comedy or not, it is doubtful that jon stewart will disappear from our tv screens anytime soon.
(b) whether you like his brand of comedy or not, jon stewart probably will not disappear from our tv screens anytime soon.
(c) whether you like his brand of comedy or not, there are not many people who think john stewart will disappear from our tv screens anytime soon.

The correct answer is option letter B (Whether you like his brand of comedy or not, Jon Stewart probably will not disappear from our TV screens anytime soon.). As regards effectiveness, the sentence in option letter B is the only sentence that express the idea correctly. By using the construction “whether … or not”, the meaning intended is “it’s not important if” or “it doesn’t matter if”. In this case, the speaker tries to explain that it does not matter if someone likes Jon Stewart’s brand of comedy or not; he will continue appearing on TV screens, he will not disappear. The rest of the options use the Introductory It (A) and the Existential “There” (C) constructions and these constructions do not contribute to the effectiveness of the whole sentence, since they make the sentence wordier and less fluent.

answer; i believe the correct and best answer is (a crime motivated by prejudice); ///good luck

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).