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

Exercise 1

About Unity

1. Which two sentences in “My Car Accident” do not support the opening idea and so should be omitted? (Write the sentence numbers here.)

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2. Which of the above paragraphs lacks a topic sentence?

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About Support

3. How many separate causes are given in “Why I Stopped Smoking”?

______ four?______ six?______seven?______ eight

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4. How many effects of bringing a new puppy into the house are given in “New Puppy in the House”?

______ one ?______ two ?______ three?______ four

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About Coherence

5. What transition words or phrases are used to introduce the four reasons listed in “My Car Accident”?

______________?______________?______________

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6. In “New Puppy in the House,” what words signal the effect that the author feels may be the most important?

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