Which of the following does your textbook mention as an advantage of extemporaneous delivery?
It allows greater spontaneity than does speaking from a manuscript.
It improves a speaker's ability to articulate difficult words correctly.
It requires only a minimal amount of gesturing by the speaker.
It reduces the likelihood of a speaker making vocalized pauses.
It requires little or no preparation before the speech is delivered.

Read the passage. (1) queen victoria of england remained in mourning for several years after the death of her husband, albert. (2) victoria did not like to be seen in public during that time. (3) she remained in seclusion in the palace and let her son, the prince of wales, represent her at most public functions. (4) she eventually returned to public life after prime minister benjamin disraeli persuaded her to do so. (5) upon her return, victoria showed concern for england’s poor and needy, which endeared her to her subjects. which is the most effective way to vary the sentence patterns in the passage? lengthen sentence 5. start sentences with different parts of speech. invert most of the sentences. combine sentences 3 and 4.