11/21/22, 9:29 PM LPE2501 SCL 3

LPE2501 SCL 3 Total points 15/15

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ex03687@student.upm.edu.my

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Nanthini Vijeyan

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EX03687

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Supporting Sentences and Supporting Details

Choose the best answer for the following questions.

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What are supporting sentences? * 1/1

The sentences at the end of a paragraph.

The sentences at the beginning of a paragraph.

The sentences that come after a topic sentence, making up the body of a
paragraph.

What do supporting sentences do? * 1/1

They provide the topic of the paragraph.

They summarise the information and make conclusions.

They develop and support the main idea of the paragraph.

Which sentence is a supporting sentence in a paragraph on 'The *1/1

Importance of Recycling'?

Clean jars before recycling them.

There are many landfills available for waste.

Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

How do you write supporting details? * 1/1

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You should provide a story.

You should provide only examples.

You should provide supporting facts, details and examples.

How do you write supporting details? * 1/1

You should provide a story.

You should provide only examples.

You should provide supporting facts, details and examples.

What does NOT fully define supporting details? * 1/1

Supporting details inform the reader what to expect in the paragraph.

Supporting details are sentences related to the topic sentence and its controlling
idea.

Supporting details provide information that supports and explains the topic of the
paragraph.

Supporting details must be written with in-text citations. Decide if this *1/1
information is TRUE or FALSE.

True

False

Types of supporting details include: * 1/1

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Unity and Cohesive devices

Facts, Statistics, Quotations, Examples

Narrative, Persuasive, Description, Expository

What type of supporting detail is being used in the following excerpt?         *1/1
                                                                        [Ice is water frozen into a solid
state. Depending on the presence of impurities  such as particles of soil
or bubbles of air, it can appear transparent or a more or     less opaque
bluish-white color (Science Digest, 2016). ]

Fact

Example

Quotation

What type of supporting detail is being used in the following excerpt?         *1/1
                                                               [“Change will not come if we wait for
some other person or some other time” (Obama, 2012, p. 55). ]

Fact

Example

Quotation

What type of supporting detail is being used in the following excerpt?         *1/1
                                                            [Western Trade Union (2014) mentions
that one example of the most visible positive effects of globalisation in
India is the flow of foreign capital. A lot of companies have directly
invested in India, by starting production units in India. ]

Fact
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Example

Quotation

Decide whether the following statement is a supporting sentence or *1/1

supporting detail.                                 [Another advantage of the internet is
that people can practice foreign languages by conversing with friends in
other countries.]

Supporting detail

Supporting sentences

Decide whether the following statement is a supporting sentence or *1/1

supporting detail.                           [Land ownership is important in today’s
market, but this decision has important consequences – both positive
and negative (Levinson, 2016). ]

Supporting detail

Supporting sentences

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

Title: College Campuses: Criminal Activity and Violence                                                  

    

College campuses can be the site of criminal activity and violence, so they require
the same level of caution and awareness that would be needed in other situations.
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the same level of caution and awareness that would be needed in other situations.
Keep in mind that 80% of campus crimes are committed by one student against
another student. Also, alcohol or drug use is involved in 90% of campus felonies
(Harvard Tribunal, 2015). Drinking or drug use can affect judgment and lower
inhibitions, so students should always be cautious.                                                      

Which of these are supporting details in the paragraph? There may be *1/1
more       than one answer.

College campuses can be the site of criminal activity and violence, so they require
the same level of caution and awareness that would be needed in other situations.

Keep in mind that 80% of campus crimes are committed by one student against
another student.

Also, alcohol or drug use is involved in 90% of campus felonies.

Drinking or drug use can affect judgment and lower inhibitions, so students should
always be cautious.

The purpose of the supporting details in the paragraph is to ______. * 1/1

suggest ways of making college campuses safer

contrast college campuses with other places.

explain why people need to be alert to possible criminal activity and violence on
college campuses.

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