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(1) The harp is a musical instrument that has an upright triangular frame. (2) Its
strings are positioned perpendicular to the sounding board. (3) Harps are found in
Africa, Europe, North and South America, and a few parts of Asia. (4) Its beautiful
sound, which is capable of stirring great emotion, might bring tears to your eyes.
a. Sentence 1 c. Sentence 3
b. Sentence 2 d. Sentence 4
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1) A solitary, meat-eating creature that makes its home deep in the jungles of New
Guinea, the cassowary hardly seems like a bird at all. 2) It is enormous, weighing up
to 190 pounds. 3) Its plumage is more like hair than feathers; its song is a deep,
menacing rumble; and it has lost the capability of flight. 4) Human beings have long
been fascinated by birds, particularly by their ability to fly.
a. Sentence 1 c. Sentence 3
b. Sentence 2 d. Sentence 4
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1) Story-telling should speak first to the heart and only second to the intellect. 2) It
should, in Isaac Singer's words, "be both clear and profound," and it should also
entertain. 3) Many fine writing programs have sprung up across the United States.
4) The new writer should avoid creating pieces that are deliberately obscure and
impossible to understand except by a small, elite group of other writers.
a. Sentence 1 c. Sentence 3
b. Sentence 2 d. Sentence 4
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1) Although nowadays almost everyone is familiar with the term "on-line," many
people are puzzled as to exactly what it entails. 2) Every day, computers are
dropping in price and becoming more affordable. 3) Getting on-line can be a
frustrating experience, as one makes one's way through complex webs and nets of
information. 4) Indeed, unless one has a good teacher or an excellent guidebook,
one may become hopelessly lost in cyberspace!
a. Sentence 1 c. Sentence 3
b. Sentence 2 d. Sentence 4
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1) Ratatouille is a dish that has grown in popularity over the last few years. 2) It
features eggplant, zucchini, tomato, peppers, and garlic, chopped, mixed together,
and cooked slowly over low heat. 3) Zucchini is a summer squash and has a
smooth, dark green skin. 4) As the vegetables cook slowly, they make their own
broth, which may be extended with a little tomato paste.
a. Sentence 1 c. Sentence 3
b. Sentence 2 d. Sentence 4
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1) An odd behavior associated with sleep and dreaming is somnambulism,
commonly known as sleepwalking. 2) Sleepwalkers suffer from a malfunction in a
brain mechanism that monitors the transition from REM to non-REM sleep. 3) REM
sleep is vitally important to psychological well-being. 4) Sleepwalking episodes
diminish with age and usually cause no serious harm—the worst thing that could
happen would be a fall down the stairs.
a. Sentence 1 c. Sentence 3
b. Sentence 2 d. Sentence 4
Directions:- For each of the following paragraphs, choose the topic sentence
that best fits the rest of the paragraph.
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________________________________________. Residents have been directed to use the
new plastic bins as their primary recycling containers. These new containers will
make picking up recyclables faster and easier.
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___________________________________. Telecommuters produce, on average, 20% more
than if they were to work in an office. Their flexible schedule allows them to balance
both their family and work responsibilities.
a. People who work in offices make up a large part of the U.S. work force.
b. Office workers who telecommute from their own homes are more productive
and have greater flexibility.
c. Many companies now offer their employees benefits that were not available just a
few years ago.
d. One of the biggest problems in corporate America is the lack of skilled office
workers.
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___________________________________. No search of a person's home or personal
effects may be conducted without a written search warrant. This means that a judge
must justify a search before it can be conducted.
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___________________________________ You must imitate as closely as possible the
parents' methods of feeding. First, hold the beak open using thumb and forefinger.
Then, introduce food into the beak with tweezers or an eyedropper.