ACCUPLACER Sentence Relationships

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How are the sentences related? A soft drink is a beverage that usually contains carbonated water, some form of sweetener and natural or artificial flavoring.
Soft drinks may also contain caffeine, coloring, or preservatives.

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It expands on the first.

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What does the second sentence do?

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They contradict each another.

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How are the two sentences related?
Freezing rain is the name given to rain that falls when surface temperatures are below freezing.
Freezing rain can be defined as rain that freezes shortly after striking a surface that is at or below freezing.

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It defines what is stated in the first.

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What does the second sentence do?

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It presents an image that contrasts with the one presented in the first.

Front

What does the second sentence do?

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It restates roughly the same information offered in the first sentence.

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How are the two sentences related? Attacks by red wolves on livestock have reached an all-time high.
Wolves are currently on the endangered species list.

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It contradicts the first.

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What does the second sentence do?

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It states an effect.

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These sentences go together because

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The second sentence gives an example of what is talked about in the first.

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How are the two sentences related? The US Interstate a network of U.S. highways connecting the 48 contiguous states and most of the cities with populations above 50,000.
Since Hawaii and Alaska have interstates and yet they do not connect to any other state by a common border; maybe the definition for the Interstate Highway should be redefined.

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It proposes a solution.

Front

What does the second sentence do? English Professors tend to give extremely lengthy reading assignments that can sometimes be too much to handle.

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It makes a contrast.