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Transitional expressions show the reader the connection between ideas in paragraphs and
  essays.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ques. 2

Jin writes a paragraph that attempts to persuade his audience to vote in the upcoming election,
  but his teacher says it lacks the details needed to make a strong point. Jin should revise his paragraph for
 
  a. coherence.
  b. unity.
  c. adequate support.
  d. style.
  e. organization.

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Ques. 3

Xavier begins writing a paragraph with the topic sentence, Text messaging while driving
  should be banned in every state. Halfway through his paragraph, he realizes he has strayed from his original idea and begun talking about how fun text messaging is. To revise his paragraph for unity, Xavier should
 
  a. change the topic sentence.
  b. write a strong concluding sentence.
  c. use transitions to connect ideas.
  d. remove any sentences that do not relate to the main idea.
  e. write additional supporting sentences.

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Ques. 4

To revise her paragraph, Sarah checks to make sure all of her sentences support the topic
  sentence. Sarah is revising for
 
  a. organization.
  b. adequate support
  c. style
  d. unity
  e. coherence

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Ques. 5

The difference between revising and editing is
 
  a. revising makes your writing more convincing and precise; editing ensures that your writing is error- free.
  b. revising ensures your writing is error-free; revising makes your writing more convincing
  and precise.
  c. revising ensures that your writing is free of grammatical errors; editing ensures that your writing is free of spelling errors.
  d. revising ensures that your writing is free of spelling errors; editing ensures that your writing is free of grammatical errors.
  e. there is no difference between revising and editing.

(Answer to Q. 1)  true

(Answer to Q. 2)  c

(Answer to Q. 3)  d

(Answer to Q. 4)  d

(Answer to Q. 5)  a

Makes tons more sense now!

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