"Improving our sleep habits" is a poorly phrased specific purpose for a speech because it is
A) too technical for a classroom speech.
B) written as a sentence rather than a declarative phrase.
C) expressed in figurative language.
D) written as a fragment rather than a full infinitive phrase.
E) written as a statement rather than a question.

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The phrase "Improving our sleep habits" is a fragment and not a full infinitive phrase, which would typically start with "To" and include a verb, such as "To improve our sleep habits."

"Improving Our Sleep Habits" Is a Poorly Phrased Specific Purpose