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

Edition 9ISBN: 0073384100
book English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright cover

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

Edition 9ISBN: 0073384100
Exercise 1

About Unity

1. The topic sentence in “Living Alone” is too broad. Circle the topic sentence below that states accurately what the paragraph is about.

?a. Living alone can make one a better person.

?b. Living alone can create feelings of loneliness.

?c. Living alone should be avoided.


2. Which sentence in “Bashing Men” should be eliminated in the interest of paragraph unity? (Write the sentence number here.) ______


3. How many reasons are given to support the topic sentence in each paragraph?

?a. In “Let’s Ban Proms”  ______ one?  ______ two?  ______ three ? _____ four

?b. In “Bashing Men” ______one ?______ two?______ three? ______four

?c. In “Living Alone” ______one ?______ two ______three ?______ four


4. After which sentence in “Let’s Ban Proms” are more specific details needed? ______

About Coherence

5. Which paragraph uses a combination of time and emphatic order to organize its details? _________________________


6. What are the three main transition words in “Living Alone”?

_________?____________?___________

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