D. determine audience and purpose
Answer:
They don't( do not) play volleyball every week.
Your incorrect answers were 3 and 4.
For number 3, the correct answer is b. This is because not language is not necessarily oral (i.e. there are written languages).
For number 4, the correct answer is b. Although comparative linguistics is a branch of historical linguistics, comparative linguistics is specifically concerned with comparing the linguistics of one person/place from the next.
A. plot
The plot is essentially the heart of a story.
Answer:
Tom, James, or Joey are interesting people.
Tom is an interesting person.
James is an interesting person.
Joey is an interesting person.