Question

Which of the following is not one of the four purposes of a speech?

to persuade
to entertain
to inform
to verbalize

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. To verbalize

Step-by-step explanation:

Texts and also speeches can have four main purposes: to persuade, to entertain, to inform or to explain. To persuade occurs in argumentative texts such as political speeches that aim at convincing the audience; to entertain is common in stories and similar that are told just for pleasure; to inform occurs in news reports or similar that just provide information to the audience; finally, to explain occurs in the case the speaker provides instructions or explains some process or issue. This implies the one that is not one purpose of a speech is to verbalize as this refers to the process of expressing ideas using words, this is part of any speech but not a specific purpose.

Answer 2

D. To verbalize is not one of the four purposes of a speech.

Step-by-step explanation:

Each speech has a specific purpose determined by the speaker; however, there are four general purposes one may consider that are to informe, to entertain, to instruct and to persuade. Although not all speeches confirm strictly the use of these four purposes, this generalization allows us to say that to verbalize is not one the four purposes of a speech.