Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank and answer the question that follows. Peter (to MIEP). Maybe Mouschi went back to our house . . . they say that cats . . . Do you ever get over there . . . ? I mean . . . do you suppose you could . . . ?

Miep. I’ll try, Peter. The first minute I get, I’ll try. But I’m afraid, with him gone a week . . .

Dussel. Make up your mind, already someone has had a nice big dinner from that cat!

[PETER is furious, inarticulate. He starts toward DUSSEL as if to hit him. MR. FRANK stops him. MRS. FRANK speaks quickly to ease the situation.]

What is the meaning of the word "inarticulate" as it is used in this passage?

combative
talkative
angry
speechless

The answer is D)

Explanation:

The answer is D because the meaning of inarticulative is ¨unable to speak¨ so speechless.

Sentence fragments should be avoided when writing

Explanation:

Sentence Fragments are incomplete sentences. They are group of words that look somewhat like a complete sentence but they are not. More often than not, fragments are always disconnected from the main clause.

An example is:

"Discovered the cure for the disease."

The text alone makes no sense because it leaves the readers with thought of "who discovered the cure for the disease?"

When writing formally, you should avoid sentence fragments completely. There's no penalty for using them but in actual sense, they lack the clarity of complete sentences, and they sound less professional.

A better way to present the example above is

"The scientists discovered the cure for the disease."