English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 5

For each pair of sentences below, write TN beside the statement that is too narrow to be developed into a paragraph. Write OK beside the statement in each pair that could be developed into a paragraph.

1. ____a. I do push-ups and sit-ups each morning.

_____b. Exercising every morning has had positive effects on my health.

2. ___a. José works nine hours a day and then goes to school three hours a night.

_____b. José is an ambitious man.

3. _____a. I started college after being away from school for seven years.

______b. Several of my fears about returning to school have proved to be groundless.

4. ____a. Parts of Walt Disney’s Bambi make the movie frightening for children.

____b. Last summer I visited Disneyland in Anaheim, California.

5. _____a. My brother was depressed yesterday for several reasons.

______b. Yesterday my brother had to pay fifty-two dollars for a motor tune-up.

Step 1 of 5

1.?a.?A

??b.?OK