For each of the following items, choose the correct answer
In a narrative essay, the thesis should state the point of the story and lay out the essay map.
a. True
b. False
a
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After each paragraph and topic statement, indicate whether the topic stated is too broad, too narrow, or correct by choosing the letter of the correct answer.
The EPA estimates that the Clean Air Act and its amendments will eventually result in the removal of 56 billion pounds of pollution from the air each year, thus measurably reducing lung disease, cancer, and other serious health problems caused by air pollution. Other authorities note that we have already seen improvement in air quality. A number of cities have cleaner air today than they did 30 years ago. Even in southern California, bad air- quality days have dropped to less than 40 days a year, about 60 percent lower than that observed just a decade ago. The topic of this paragraph is the effects of the Clean Air Act in southern California. a. too broad b. too narrow c. the correct topic
I, we, and they are examples of which of the following?
a. Subjective pronouns b. Collective nouns c. Indirect objects d. Direct objects
What comma usage error is contained in the following sentence? I spoke to the
woman, who is the principal of the local elementary school. a) essential element b) nonessential element c) appositive phrase
To check for the definition pattern, ask yourself if the author is
a. explaining why something happened. b. describing steps that follow one after another. c. primarily concerned with defining an important term. d. describing the results of something that happened.