The organizational pattern used in this excerpt is

The essential difference between cohabitation and marriage is commitment. In marriage, the assumption is permanence; in cohabitation, couples agree to remain together for “as long as it works out.” For marriage, individuals make public vows that legally bind them as a couple; for cohabitation, they simply move in together. Marriage requires a judge to authorize its termination, but if a cohabiting relationship sours, the couple separates, telling friends and family that “it didn’t work out.”


a. definition.
b. listing.
c. process.
d. comparison-contrast.


d. comparison-contrast.

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Translate these short sentence into German

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Ci sono due __________ bambini __________. (grasso)

Scrivete la forma corretta dell’aggettivo e mettetelo al posto giusto. (Write the correct form of the adjective, and then place it either before or after the noun.)

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sustained:?

A. ?continued B. ?kept in C. ?referred to D. ?contaminated

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When you review spelling rules, it is important to know the difference between vowels and

consonants. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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