D. But over the past six years, this 15-year-old from Los Angeles has been granted audiences with presidents and prime ministers.
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Why should you include a counterargument in your argumentative essay?
It makes your essay stronger; it lets you argue against/refute it; the rubric asks for it.
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How many reasons should you aim to explain in an essay and why?
Three
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Which revision BEST improves sentence 6?
B. By the time the war ended, everyone in America had fallen in love with the delicious treat.
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Fix the mistake: After five months of scent-detection training Jack quickly and accurately leads his human partners straight to the culprits
Add comma after "training": After five months of scent-detection training, Jack quickly and accurately leads his human partners straight to the culprits.
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Place the comma in the correct place: The dogs help track criminals sniff out explosives, and find missing people.
Place comma after "criminals": The dogs help track criminals, sniff out explosives, and find missing people.
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Correct the mistake: This number must increase, it is shockingly low.
Replace the comma with a semicolon (This number must increase; it is shockingly low. )
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Revise the following sentence so that it is clear and effective: Since you've been gone I can breathe for the first time
Add a comma after "gone" and a period at the end (Since you've been gone, I can breathe for the first time.)
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What change should be made in sentence 6?
B. insert a comma after relatives
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Correct the mistakes, including punctuation for quoted text: In paragraph 10 the author stated Terra danced like there was no tomorrow.
In paragraph 10, the author stated, "Terra danced like there was no tomorrow."
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Correct the mistake(s): After becoming registered voters; many people have exercised their right to vote in every election. In contrast 18-year-olds are eligible to vote, but many choose not to do so.
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Revise the following sentence: Jackie and Emily are so much fun but they are always stressing out about something.
Jackie and Emily are so much fun, but they are always stressing out about something.