Selection Test- Ban the Ban!

Mayor Bloomberg wanted to implement the law statewide.

Fruit juice, especially apple juice, has as many calories as soda.

The number of contradictions within the law made it impossible to enact.

People who really wanted more soda could simply buy two smaller drinks.

She believes people are not helpless and will change their behavior as they learn more about the risks of soda.

She sees soda as an addictive substance, so agrees that people struggle when given too many options.

She believes that people are so helpless they need government intervention to make good decisions.

She considers the argument an overstatement but agrees that sugar is difficult to resist.

It’s bad for you, especially in large quantities.

[A]fter years of sacrificing their students’ health to their desire to raise more money, most [schools] have stopped allowing vending machines stocked with sodas.

Soda consumption is already slipping nationwide.

Let’s not forget that scientists and even governments have at times pushed people … into eating high levels of refined carbohydrates and sugars…. .

The ban that Bloomberg proposed includes so many problems that it would have been impossible to enact.

Bloomberg attempts to address a real problem but has overstepped his authority in trying to eliminate people’s choices.

Soda is known to be bad for health and a contributor to obesity, but it is a legal substance and should be available to consumers.

The government should step in when dangerous situations that affect innocent people are legal, but drinking too much soda is not dangerous.

[Soda]’s bad for you, especially in large quantities. The evidence against it mounts on a semi-regular basis.

Bloomberg is … interfering in a basic, private transaction involving a perfectly legal substance.

The inherent contradictions … were a good part of why earlier this week a judge stopped the new rules from being implemented.

That still leaves the question of whether governments or their leaders can begin dictating the look of an individual’s meal.…

New York will become a boring place to live.

Obesity will become unmanageable in the United States.

People will be forced to eat unsalted and unbuttered popcorn at the movies.

The government will take away people’s freedoms, including freedom of speech.

goals

beliefs

friends

tools

to stop kids from fighting over a toy

to show interest in a new hobby or activity

to ask an adult for permission to do something

to question whether a person is telling the truth

I respect being given information that enables me to make an informed decision.

I agree wholeheartedly that obesity is an issue that needs to be addressed.

Remember the days when New York was a really cool and fun place to live?

Well, it is our responsibility to fight back, too.

She finds the politician supporting it admirable.

She does not think it will be very helpful.

She thinks it is a worthy goal of government.

She believes it is full of inconsistencies.

[I]t’s wrong for one man, even an elected official and even a well-meaning one at that, to dictate to people how big a cup of sugary soda they’re allowed.

[A]fter years of sacrificing their students’ health to their desire to raise more money, most [schools] have stopped allowing vending machines stocked with sodas.

Bloomberg is playing nanny in the worst sort of way by interfering in a basic, private transaction involving a perfectly legal substance.

Convenience stores such as 7-Eleven are overseen by the state and would be exempt, but a Burger King across the street would be restricted.

take out forcibly

draw a landscape

pack something too full

place something outside

Kevin volunteers at the local animal shelter on Saturday mornings.

While he is there, he helps feed the dogs and take them for walks.

Some dogs love to play with Kevin, but others are a little shy at first.

Kevin is busy, but he continues to volunteer because the dogs need his help.

simple

compound

complex

compound-complex

It has one independent clause with a subject and a verb.

It has two independent clauses joined by a semicolon.

It has one independent clause and one dependent clause.

It has two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

pass the law Mayor Bloomberg proposed

improve the law that Mayor Bloomberg proposed

provide the public with information that will help them choose wisely

allow food corporations to determine the sizes of sugary drinks available

Banning smoking in public places was necessary and fair.

People should be given information to help them make smarter decisions.

People sometimes make choices that are not in their best interests.

The government should sometimes intervene in order to keep people from harming themselves.