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Read the paragraph from a student's draft text.

1Recycling is an important part of protecting the environment. 2People can recycle paper, plastic, and glass to reduce waste in landfills. 3Recycling helps conserve natural resources and saves energy. 4Communities that recycle regularly see a positive impact on their surroundings. 5So next time you finish a soda, think twice before tossing that can in the trash.

Which revision should the student make to add figurative language for a more creative expression of an idea in the paragraph?

Sentence 2: People can recycle paper, plastic, and glass to reduce waste in landfills.

Sentence 3: Recycling helps conserve natural resources and saves energy.

Sentence 4: Communities that recycle regularly see a positive impact on their surroundings.

Sentence 5: Don’t let that soda can become a mountain in a landfill—give it a new life through recycling.


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Replace sentence 5 with the given revision.

Reason: “Don’t let that soda can become a mountain in a landfill—give it a new life through recycling.” uses figurative language (a metaphor/hyperbole and personification) to create a more vivid, creative image and strengthen the call to action, while sentences 2–4 remain clear and factual.