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(1) It's not always convenient to locate a trash can to dispose of waste

properly. (2) It is always worth it. (3) Litter isn't just unattractive; it's also harmful
to the environment and the pocketbook. (4) National Geographic reports that 90%
of seabirds in a recent study were found to have ingested plastic waste products.
(5) Plastics found in the stomachs of birds include shopping bags, bottle caps, and
small bits of partially decomposed plastic particles. (6) In addition to the harmful
effects on wildlife decomposing plastics contaminate the water supply. (7) Water
treatment facilities cannot filter microparticles from the water we drink. (8) To date,
there is no clear evidence that links microparticles to diseases. (9) But given the
negative impacts other foreign materials are known to cause in the human body,
more research needs to be done. (10) Because the threat is real taxpayer dollars
must be spent to dispose of litter that is potentially harmful to the environment and
humans.
What is the correct way to combine sentences 1 and 2?
A It's not always convenient to locate a trash can to dispose of waste properly it is always worth it.
B It's not always convenient to locate a trash can to dispose of waste properly, it is always worth it.
C
Though it's not always convenient to locate a trash can to dispose of waste properly, it is always
worth it.
D Because it's not always convenient to locate a trash can to dispose of waste properly it is always
worth it.
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How should sentence 6 be changed?
A Insert a comma after addition
B Change effects to affects
C Insert a comma after wildlife
D No change is needed.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 8?
A Delete the comma after date
B Change no to not
© Change that to which
D No change should be made in sentence 8.
4
What change should be made in sentence 10?
A Change real to really
B Insert a comma after real
C Change must be spent to must be spending
D Change of to for

1 answer

  1. The correct way to combine sentences 1 and 2 is: C. Though it's not always convenient to locate a trash can to dispose of waste properly, it is always worth it.

  2. Sentence 6 should be changed as follows: A. Insert a comma after addition. (The corrected sentence would read: "In addition, to the harmful effects on wildlife, decomposing plastics contaminate the water supply.")

  3. In sentence 8, the change that should be made is: A. Delete the comma after date. (The corrected sentence would read: "To date there is no clear evidence that links microparticles to diseases.")

  4. The change that should be made in sentence 10 is: B. Insert a comma after real. (The corrected sentence would read: "Because the threat is real, taxpayer dollars must be spent to dispose of litter that is potentially harmful to the environment and humans.")