Creating a Coherent Argument

Multiple Choice

Dogs make excellent pets because they are loyal, loving, and can provide companionship. They can be trained to do a variety of tasks, such as fetching, sitting, and even protecting their owners. In addition, dogs encourage physical activity, as they need regular walks and playtime. Their ability to sense human emotions also makes them great emotional support animals.

• Easy to follow

• Confusing

Multiple Choice

Dogs are pets because running and playing outside is fun. Also, many people like their ears, and sometimes they bark. If you look at a dog, it might be brown, which is a nice color. Dogs can eat food, and when it’s sunny, they might roll in the grass. It’s important to know that dogs exist.

• Easy to follow

• Confusing

Open Ended

Revise the paragraph below in a way that builds meaning and coherence. Use pronouns and synonyms to connect ideas, and use a variety of sentence patterns:

CPR is a lifesaving technique done in emergency situations. You may think you know how to do CPR. You may think so because you have seen CPR done on television shows. Those shows are fiction. The ability to successfully perform CPR in a real-life situation takes skill and practice. The ability to perform CPR has more to do with knowledge than with anything else.

Multiple Choice

Which revision of the text is best?

These beliefs and media portrayals of peer pressure are wrong.

• However, these beliefs and media portrayals of peer pressure are wrong.

• Although these beliefs and media portrayals of peer pressure are wrong.

• As a result, these beliefs and media portrayals of peer pressure are wrong.

Multiple Choice

Which revision of the text is best?

Peer pressure is not always a bad thing. Peer pressure can have a positive effect on our lives.

• Peer pressure is not always a bad thing, and peer pressure can have a positive effect on our lives.

• Peer pressure is not always a bad thing. As a result, it can have a positive effect on our lives.

• Peer pressure is not always a bad thing; in fact, peer pressure can have a positive effect on our lives.

Multiple Choice

Which revision of the text is best?

Peer pressure can lead us to make decisions that are good for our bodies.

• First of all, peer pressure can lead us to make decisions that are good for our bodies.

• Peer pressure can lead us to make decisions that are good for our bodies, and that is a benefit.

• Nevertheless, peer pressure can lead us to make decisions that are good for our bodies.