Where does this selection belong in the writing process? Introduction I. Hook: you see them everywhere you look, sometimes out p
laying or other times in a house. II. Topic sentence: three areas of information about cats. A. Cats are very intelligent animals. B. Cats give off tail signals. C. Cats are territorial animals. A. brainstorming B. publishing C. reviewing D. outlining E. proofreading
Answer: The selection provided belongs to the process of (D) outlining.
Explanation: The process of outlining follows the brainstorming process and <u>it consists in elaborating a guide in order to organize the information that will be included in each of the sections of a piece of writing.</u> When writing an outline, the author puts numbers and/or letters before each of the elements of these sections, which include summarized information. The selection provided shows the way in which the author pretends to organize the introduction of his piece of writing. Morever,<u> he includes numbers before the elements of the introduction (hook and topic sentence) and letters before the main ideas. </u>
I think this means that the dead wood (useless/burdensome people or things) are the same anywhere they are. So the useless are useless not only in one situation but useless all around.
Explanation:
Example: He cut the "deadwood" from the group. So he is getting rid of the useless people in the group.