Makes and are.
Both of these words are plural because that's what we are referring to (pears <u>and</u> cheese, worker<u>s</u>).
<span>A phoneme is a single "unit" of sound. a phoneme means that there is a several words with a diffrent meaning or spelling that sounds the same when spoken. A good example would be the word "not" but also sounds like "caught" but then theres also another words like "thought" they carry the same sound when spoken. but spelled diffrent when said out loud</span>
Based from the website https://www.skillsyouneed.com/ps/assertiveness.html Being assertive means being able to stand up for your own or other people's rights in a calm and positive way, without being either aggressive, or passively accepting wrong.
So to answer your question, no assertive communication does not mean to persuade others to agree with your point of view, it just means to stand up for what you or other people believe in.
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Supporting connective tissue. Hope this helped! [:D]===[
I think I have one in my basement