Which term best describes the audience for a written work?

• A. Analyze
• B. Cite
• C. Audience
• D. Argument

Answer: (C)

The central idea is naming who a piece of writing is meant for. The audience is the group of readers a writer aims to reach, and this choice shapes what is written—tone, level of detail, examples, and vocabulary all fit the needs and expectations of those readers. Understanding this term helps you see why a text uses simpler explanations for a general audience or more technical language for specialists. The other words describe actions or parts of writing rather than the people it’s intended for: analyze means to examine in detail, cite means to quote or reference sources, and argument refers to the writer’s claim or stance. So the term that best describes the people for whom the work is written is audience.