Category or class

negation
.
That is, the writer could have 
described what a family is 
not:
A family is not a corporation.
A family is not a formal school.
A family is not a religion.
EXERCISE 
2
the study of the structure, properties, and reactions of matter.
is the body of stories in which deities, ancestors, or heroes represent a
culture’s beliefs about natural forces.
consists of long-chain molecules that contain the amide group CONH.
has an indefinite, changeable form and moves by means of pseudopedia.
has three wheels and is usually put into motion by pedaling.
has a short thick stalk and a large head formed by tightly overlapping green
or reddish leaves. It is edible.
is government by the people, exercised directly or through elected
representatives.
is an incombustible and chemically resistant fibrous mineral form of impure
magnesium silicate.
is a small flute pitched an octave above a regular flute.
represents a poet’s sensitivity to experience or imagination and is written in verse
form.
has teaching and research facilities, includes a graduate school and
other professional schools, and offers an undergraduate division.
Sample answers
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When a writer defi nes a concept using negation, the defi nition should be completed 
by stating what the subject actually 
is:
 A family is not a corporation, but it is an economic unit of production and