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1. Which of the following should be added after sentence 9 to help close the 2nd paragraph?
C. The basin was a place that deserved to be saved
2. The meaning of sentence 16 is unclear. What change should Thomas make to improve the clarity of this sentence?
F. Change "all of them" to "our neighbors"
3. Thomas has included an extraneous sentence in the fifth paragraph (sentences 20–24). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?
D. Sentence 23
4. Which of the following sentences should replace sentence 25 to help improve the transition between the 5th and 6th paragraphs??
F. One day my brother and I hiked down the cliffs into the basin to explore the stream.
5. What is the most effective way to revise sentence 32?
A. In late spring the sides of the cliffs echo with the music of tiny tree frogs.
6. What is the best way to revise sentence 36?
J. I saved it, I look after it, and I love it.
Which sentence is the topic sentence in a paragraph?
The first sentence
What is the closing sentence in the paragraph?
The last sentence
What is an extraneous sentence?
The last sentence of a paragraph.
The first sentence of a paragraph.
A sentence that should be deleted because it's off topic.
A sentence that adds extra detail.
What is parallel structure?
an extra, off-topic sentence that should be deleted
repeating the same grammatical structure when writing a list
an argument the writer is making
the main idea of the essay
What is a controlling idea?
an idea a character can't get out of their head
the main idea of the essay
the assigned writing prompt
words that aren't clear in their meaning
What does the transition "for instance" mean?
in addition
first
because
for example
What does the transition "moreover" mean?
also
finally
for example
because
What does the transition "consequently" mean?
second
to put it another way
as a result
the same as
What does the transition "in other words" mean?
for example
because
another way to say this is
in contrast
