Question

In 150-250 words, describe three different situations when it would be beneficial for you to use reference materials (dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary) in your own academic life. Be specific in your explanations and explain why you would choose each of the different references for different reasons.

Answer 1

-For a dictionary you would use it when you come across a word while reading books, magazines, or an article on your phone if you see a word you cannot pronounce or do not understand.

-If your using a thesaurus then you should use it to find synonyms for any word except slang as far as I know. A thesaurus can help you find words similar in meaning to JOY which would be: Happy, Joyful, Cheerful etc.

- A glossary is for when your reading a book and you don't understand some words. You open the book then proceed to the back of the book where you will find a lot of words with definitions a lot like dictionaries.

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