Identifying Central Ideas & Appositives

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Which sentence is the BETTER statement of the main idea in the Salem Witch Trials article? Options:

In "The Salem Witch Trials" the writer explores how innocent people can be accused of crimes.

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In “The Salem (and Other) Witch Hunts” by Mike Kubic, the writer explores the causes of the Salem Witch Trials and how this type of hunt has happened again and again.

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In “The Salem (and Other) Witch Hunts” by Mike Kubic, the writer explores the causes of the Salem Witch Trials and how this type of hunt has happened again and again.

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Which is the BETTER sentence to capture the main idea of the Patriot Act article?
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The government's use of the PATRIOT Act was created to protect citizens from dangerous acts of terrorism.

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The government blatantly overstepped its powers and infringed on citizens' rights.

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The government's use of the PATRIOT Act was created to protect citizens from dangerous acts of terrorism.

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Which is a minor detail of article, NOT a main idea?

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Questioning authority is as American as apple pie. From the tax-averse Sons of Liberty in Boston, who defied the Tea Act of 17732 by dumping a shipload of tea into the sea, to pacifist Jeanette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress who on December 8, 1941 cast the sole vote against the U.S. declaration of war on Japan...

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What quote BEST shows the key event that led to resistance to the Patriot Act?

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But after its existence and extent were made public in 2013 by WikiLeaks – an organization that specializes in publishing government secrets – civil rights advocates, editorial writers, social media and prominent law professors launched a vigorous debate about the act’s effect on Americans’ civil liberties.

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What is at the heart of the controversy with the Patriot Act?

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Balancing the need to protect the public while still allowing for people to maintain privacy

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Is the sentence correct or incorrect? "My neighbor, who has an aggressive dog did not, want to build a fence."

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Incorrect

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Identify the appositive in the sentence: "While waiting in line, my mother, a vicious bargain shopper, ripped a coat out of another shopper's hands."

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a vicious bargain shopper

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What is the appositive(s) in the sentence: "Yesterday, Simon and I ate at Tasty's, a small deli near our house."?

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a small deli near our house

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Combine these sentences with an Appositive Phrase: Orson Wells produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars. Orson Wells is a famous actor and film director.

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Orson Wells, a famous actor and film director, produced a radio play based on a story about an invasion from Mars.

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Which of the following sentences is correct?
1. Maggie who loved to eat snow cones was exhausted from her long day at the park.
2. Maggie, who loved snow cones, was exhausted from her day at the park.
3. Maggie, who loved to eat snow cones was exhausted, from her long day at the park.
4. None of the above

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Maggie, who loved snow cones, was exhausted from her day at the park.