Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 12

This activity will sharpen your sense of the classifying process. In each of the ten groups, cross out the one item that has not been classified on the same basis as the other three. Also, indicate in the space provided the single principle of classification used for the remaining three items. Note the examples.
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Water
Household pests
a. Cold
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b. Ants
c. Hot
c. Roaches
d. Lukewarm
d. Flies
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
Temperatures
Insects
1.
Eyes
4. Vacation
a. Blue
a. Summer
b. Nearsighted
b. Holiday
c. Brown
c. Seashore
d. Hazel
d. Weekend
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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2.
Mattresses
5. Books
a. Double
a. Novels
b. Twin
b. Biographies
c. Queen
c. Boring
d. Firm
d. Short stories
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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3.
Zoo animals
6. Wallets
a. Flamingo
a. Leather
b. Peacock
b. Plastic
c. Polar bear
c. Stolen
d. Ostrich
d. Fabric
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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7.
Newspaper
9. Exercise
a. Wrapping garbage
a. Running
b. Editorials
b. Swimming
c. Making paper planes
c. Gymnastics
d. Covering floor while painting
d. Fatigue
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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8.
Students
10. Leftovers
a. First-year
a. Cold chicken
b. Transfer
b. Feed to dog
c. Junior
c. Reheat
d. Sophomore
d. Use in a stew
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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