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Quiz: Distinguishing Statements from NonstatementsDirections: State whether or not each of the following sentences would likely be used as a statement in ordinary circumstances. This quiz is based on the notes at The Structure of Arguments. 1. The shape of our bodies—whether bottom-heavy or thick-in-the-middle — is related to hormone-binding structures on the surface of fat cells.
2. Isn’t the EEG activity of the conditioned rabbit altered by olfactory bulb waveform patterns?
3. Plug the apparatus in and be careful of the high voltage.
4. Most of the matter in the universe cannot be seen.
5. Alzheimer's disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
6. What is so rare as a day in June?
7. Friday is a great day!
8. Be careful what you pretend to be for that is truly what you will become.
9. The parking problem downtown really terrible.
10. Halley's comet is not really anything other than an iceball.
If you have difficulty with this quiz, you might want to review the notes on this topic at The Structure of Arguments.
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