revise drafts for coherence, organization, use of simple and compound sentences, and audience
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Tyler would like to add the following detail to the second paragraph (sentences 9–12). Where should Tyler insert this sentence?
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This sentence should not be added to this paragraph.
After sentence 11
After sentence 12
After sentence 10
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What is the BEST way to revise sentence 19?
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My mother shrieked about approaching strange animals, she warned me.
My mother shrieked. As she warned me about approaching strange animals.
My mother shrieked and warned me about approaching strange animals.
My mother shrieked about approaching strange animals that warned me.
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Tyler would like to add the following detail to the second paragraph (sentences 9–12). Where should Tyler insert this sentence?
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What is the BEST way to revise sentence 19?
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Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 23?
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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 34 and 35?
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Tyler wants to add a closing sentence to his paper. Which sentence could BEST follow sentence 40 and help bring his paper to a close?
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Malcolm wants to use a more accurate word than living in sentence 3. Which of the following could BEST replace this word?
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What is the BEST way to revise sentence 12?
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What is the BEST way to revise sentence 9?
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Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 14?
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The meaning of sentence 25 is unclear. Devin can improve this sentence by changing them to —
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Devin needs a topic sentence for the seventh paragraph (sentences 27–31). Which sentence could come just before sentence 27 and help open this paragraph?
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Angela wants to add a sentence that clearly states the topic of her paper. Which of the following should Angela add after sentence 3 to accomplish this goal?
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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 9 and 10?
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The third paragraph (sentences 12–17) is hard to follow because one of the sentences does not belong. Which sentence should Angela delete from this paragraph?
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Which sentence should Angela add after sentence 23 to create the most effective closing for her paper?
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The word contained is not the right word for sentence 6. Which word would better help describe the outside of the hedgehog?
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Roland needs to use a more appropriate transition at the beginning of sentence 8. Which of the following should replace For example?
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Roland would like to add a sentence to the beginning of the fourth paragraph (sentences 11–14) to introduce the ideas in this paragraph. Which of the following would be the BEST sentence to add just before sentence 11?
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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 6 and 7?
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What is the BEST way to revise sentence 9?
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Kenny realizes that there is a sentence in the third paragraph (sentences 11–18) that does not belong. Which sentence should Kenny delete from this paragraph?
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The meaning of sentence 23 is unclear. Kenny can clarify the meaning of this sentence by changing they to —
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Claire wants to strengthen the focus of her story. Which of the following is the BEST replacement for sentence 10?
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The meaning of sentence 12 is unclear. What change can Claire make to improve the clarity of this sentence?
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Which of these sentences can BEST follow and support sentence 15?
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What is the most effective way to combine sentences 24 and 25?
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Claire forgot to include an important detail in the last paragraph (sentences 16–29).
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Claire’s paper ends abruptly and leaves the reader wondering what happens next. Which sentence should Claire add to the end of her paper?
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What is the BEST way to combine sentences 2 and 3?
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Mitchell would like to add the following sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 6–12). Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?
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Mitchell wants to help readers move from the fourth paragraph (sentences 16–23) to the fifth paragraph (sentences 24–26). Which sentence or sentences should Mitchell insert at the beginning of the fifth paragraph, just before sentence 24?
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The meaning of sentence 33 is unclear. It can be clarified by changing it to —
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Derrick has not used the most effective transition at the beginning of sentence 10. Derrick should change As a result to —
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What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 19?
