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Read this excerpt from a passage. "Unfortunately, saving elephants had a negative economic effect on some people. In 1999, in response to pressure from business interests that were losing money because of the ban on the...
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Read paragraphs 10, 11, and 12 from the passage. What is the author's main idea in this excerpt? Focusing on marriage to alleviate poverty is an indirect way to comment on the morality of poor parents. The collapse of ma...
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Read the following prompt: Should social media companies be legally required to reveal the identities of users suspected of a crime? Justify your position. Which essay structure is most appropriate for this prompt? compa...
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Read these sentences. If the snow continues to fall, we will not be able to leave the house. If we cannot leave the house, we will not be able to get more food and supplies. If we cannot get food or supplies, we may die...
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Read this excerpt from a passage. The prosperity of Europe and the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century led to the brisk growth of the ivory trade. Wealthy people clamored for ivory piano keys a...
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Read the following sentence with misplaced modifiers: My favorite toys were Legos and a chemistry set growing up; the most fun of all was using the chemicals to melt the plastic bricks to me. Which revision places the mo...
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Which of the following sentences uses the active voice? The drooping wheat was revived by a long, soaking rain. The corn crop is expected to turn a profit this year. Rows of lettuce wilted in the heat of a late August da...
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Which of the writing prompts below calls for an evaluative thesis? Analyze the roles of exercise and diet in a healthy lifestyle. Compare and contrast the costs and savings of buying and renting a home. Use Shakespeare’s...
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Read the following prompt: Do dress codes or uniforms create a better learning environment in school? Which is the best evaluative thesis for the prompt? A survey of the school district found that a majority of parents a...
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Read this excerpt from a passage. "What is the appropriate age for a new driver to earn a license? Is age 16, the age used by many states, the way to go? Or should the minimum age requirement be 18 years old? Recently, t...
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In which of the following sentences does the writer use a cliché? “Almost everyone agrees that the first printed book was the Diamond Sutra.” “And, for better or worse, almost anyone can publish an e-book and post it on...
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Read this portion of an outline from a passage. Yoga and Pilates: Benefits for Your Mind, Body, and Spirit Origins (Yoga) Ancient; it originated in India over five thousand years ago. (Pilates) A modern invention; it was...
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Read this outline from a passage. Coffee and Tea and the Java and Me Coffee History of coffee Taste profile of coffee Health properties of coffee Caffeine content in coffee Tea History of tea Taste profile of tea Health...
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Read this outline from a section of a passage. I. Overfishing A. Causes of overfishing 1. Take as many fish as you want; throw out or kill what you do not want; do whatever harm you want: these attitudes have all too oft...
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Read this introduction and conclusion to a passage. Introduction The world faces a calamitous food crisis if we do not stop overfishing. According to the United Nations, about one billion people, mostly in developing cou...
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Read this excerpt from a passage. "If you enjoy eating baked fish, shrimp gumbo, crab cakes, or boiled lobster, you’re in luck. Nutritionists say that seafood is healthier to eat than other kinds of animal protein. It is...
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Which sentence uses commas correctly? Soon we will encounter robots at grocery stores, at the bank at home, and at work. Soon, we will encounter robots, at grocery stores, at the bank, at home and at work. Soon we will e...
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Read the following sentence. Often, a consumer is frustrated by scientific studies because blank sometimes contradict one another. Which words belong in the blank? its conclusions our conclusions their conclusions his or...
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Read these sentences. In a democracy, people rule through elected representatives. It is not a government that is run by the ideas of one leader. This is an example of a formal definition. an extended definition. an info...
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Which of the following is a formal definition? A genetically modified organism is one whose genes have been altered. Genes from one species are inserted into a second species. The goal of this process is to introduce a d...
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Read the following sentence. “In factories, robots perform hazardous tasks; in homes, they vacuum the floor.” What is the meaning of the word hazardous? simple effortless unsafe reliable
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Read this sentence. Bob's new classmate is pushy. He insisted that Bob show him around school and would not leave him alone until he did. What is the connotative meaning of the word pushy as it is used in the sentence? a...
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Which of the following is an informal definition of twizzle? Half the fun of watching the Olympics is becoming an expert in weird sports lingo like "twizzle" (spinning across the ice on one skate) and "piste" (downhill s...
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Read the following sentence. At that pre-dawn hour, she felt so exhausted—as she does much of the time. What is the denotative meaning of the word exhausted as it is used in the sentence? Excited to learn and become invo...
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Use this dictionary entry to answer the question. aut- (root): self; self-acting [Greek] What does the word automation mean in this sentence? “There was a time when robots and home automation were just a fantasy.” the pr...
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