The conclusion of a cause-and-effect essay should not recap the main point
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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_______________ auraient pu voyager plus quand elles étaient jeunes.
a. Claire et Julie b. Julie
Read each sentence carefully and select the letter of the correct form of the verb
After working several hours at the writing lab, Sam (finished, was finishing) his essay. A) finished B) was finishing
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions after the paragraph.
The United States has not made a mistake by admitting millions of immigrants since the law was changed in 1965. Indeed, America’s liberal immigration policy is one of our proudest public accomplishments. But America’s liberal immigration policy is more likely to find continued acceptance among most Americans and keep the nativists at bay if the immigration preference system is changed to assure a fairer and more nationally diverse pool of immigrants. So let’s not turn our backs on one of the most successful American ideas. Let’s get it right. —Peter Salins 1. What is the paragraph’s topic sentence? Does Salins state his opinion about a certain issue? Is this opinion debatable? 2. Whom do you think the author is addressing in this paragraph? How did you come to this conclusion? 3. What evidence does the paragraph provide to support the topic sentence? How would you classify it? Evidence Type ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ 4. How is the evidence in this paragraph organized: general to particular, particular to general, from one extreme to another? ______________________________________
In The Hunger Games, why does the Capitol hold the games?
a. to keep the districts under its control against rebellion b. to keep the districts happy c. to offer human sacrifices to the gods d. to control the size of the population