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Read the following narrative paragraph.

Meryl wanted to go to college to study nursing, and she knew that most of her tuition and room and board expenses would be her responsibility. She did not have a car, so she would live on campus. Knowing that she would have to save money from a young age, Meryl worked several jobs after school, on the weekends, and in the summertime to save up her money for college. Meryl worked in her pool's concession stand, at her local newspaper as a delivery person, in her father's office as an office runner, and for many of her neighborhood's families as a babysitter. Her sisters and her brother also worked, and they worked many of the same jobs that Meryl worked. She worked from the age of 12 until the summer before she was set to leave for college. Meryl saved quite a bit of money, and her family members were incredibly proud of her. When it came time for her to leave for college, Meryl took with her a huge savings and an incredible work ethic—both of which would serve her well in the future.


Which of the following sentences should be removed from the text because they are unnecessary to the narrative and break up the flow of its sequence of actions? Select two that apply.
A.

She did not have a car, so she would live on campus.

B.

Meryl worked in her pool's concession stand, at her local newspaper as a delivery person, in her father's office as an office runner, and for many of her neighborhood's families as a babysitter.

C.

Her sisters and her brother also worked, and they worked many of the same jobs that Meryl worked.

D
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When it came time for her to leave for college, Meryl took with her a huge savings and an incredible work ethic—both of which would serve her well in the future.

All Answers 1

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A and C

- A ("She did not have a car, so she would live on campus.") interrupts the narrative about Meryl saving for college and adds an unrelated detail.
- C ("Her sisters and her brother also worked...") is an unnecessary aside about other people that doesn't advance the sequence of Meryl's actions.