Question

what is the purpose of research?
○ to take information from multiple sources to identify similarities and discrepancies
○ to investigate a topic to establish facts and reach new conclusions
○ to understand that an action or way of behaving has a significant meaning
○ to present someone elses information as your own without providing citations

question 18
what is the purpose of a frame story?
○ to provide context or background information
○ to tell one or more small stories within the context of a larger story
○ to tell a story in the common language of the people
○ to illustrate the shifts in language during the middle english period

Explanation:

• First question: Research aims to investigate a topic thoroughly. By gathering data, analyzing it, and using various methods, researchers establish facts. Based on these facts, new conclusions can be drawn. This is the core purpose of research. The first option is more about comparing sources (like in a literature review but not the overall purpose), the third is too vague and could apply to many things beyond research, and the fourth is about plagiarism which is unethical and not a purpose of research.
• Second question: A frame story (also known as a frame narrative) is a literary device. It has a main story (the larger story) and within it, there are one or more smaller stories. For example, in The Canterbury Tales, the main story is the pilgrims going to Canterbury, and each pilgrim tells a story (the smaller stories within the frame). The first option is too general (many elements in a story can provide context), the third is about language register (not the purpose of a frame story), and the fourth is about a specific language - related historical aspect (not relevant to the general purpose of a frame story).

Answer:

• For "What is the purpose of research?": to investigate a topic to establish facts and reach new conclusions
• For "What is the purpose of a frame story?": to tell one or more small stories within the context of a larger story