A student is writing a research report about singer Tony Burrows. Read a paragraph from the draft. Choose the sentence number of the sentence that should be removed to provide a clearer focus throughout the paragraph.
(1) Unless you are a popular music historian or an excellent trivia game player, you have probably never heard of Tony Burrows. (2) He has two children. (3) Burrows is a British singer who had five hit songs in the top 20 when he was the lead singer of five different bands. (4) Four of his hit songs occurred in 1970, with the final hit taking place in 1974. (5) In addition, Burrows served as a session singer for other bands.
A student is writing a recipe for a class project. Read the draft of the recipe.
Did you know baking is actually a chemical reaction? Read the directions about how to
make delicious cupcakes! Start by preheating the oven. Then gather some common
ingredients—flour, sugar, butter, eggs, salt, baking powder, and a liquid like milk. Mix the
dry ingredients. In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients. The last mixing step is to
combine the wet and dry ingredients. Mix everything until your batter is smooth. Plop a
little bit of batter into a muffin tin, a special pan for baking cupcakes and muffins.
______________________________________________________________. Close the oven and watch the muffins bake. It will start slowly, but a chemical reaction is happening in the batter. When the heat of the oven warms the cupcake batter, a chemical reaction causes bubbles to form and the cupcakes to become fluffy little cakes.
Write a transitional sentence or sentences to connect the ideas in the recipe.
A student has written a report about Lake Wappapello State Park. Read the paragraph from
the draft. Choose the sentence numbers of the two sentences that should be removed to
maintain a clearer focus throughout the paragraph.
(1) Lake Wappapello State Park, located in the southeastern part of Missouri, offers a variety of recreational activities to visitors. (2) Guests can both hike and bike on miles of trails. (3) The lake was created in 1938 for flood control. (4) In addition, visitors can enjoy exploring the beach and boating, kayaking, fishing, and swimming in the 1,310 square miles of water that make up the reservoir. (5) Campers will enjoy the two campgrounds, which offer wooded sites with electric and water services. (6) Pets are also not allowed in buildings on the property.
A student is writing an informational essay for science class. Read the excerpt from the essay. Choose the sentence number of the sentence that should be revised to match the formal style of the essay.
(1) Some organisms have the ability to absorb ultraviolet light and radiate it as a colorful glow. (2) The ability to glow has been regularly observed in animals including fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. (3) Surprisingly, mammals that glow in the dark are still new to science. (4)These animals are the coolest glow-in-the-dark critters. (5) They include nocturnal animals such as platypuses, flying squirrels, and opossums. (6) The newest mammal to join the list is a jumping rodent called the springhare. (7) Springhares look like a mix between a kangaroo and a rabbit. (8) They are found in Africa and have short front legs and kangaroo-like hind legs that are used for hopping. (9) Researchers are not sure why mammals like springhares developed the ability to glow or how they use that ability. (10) They think it could be a form of camouflage used to confuse predators that might be sensitive to ultraviolet light.