Pay As You Throw

Miguel wants his first sentence to clearly 1 identify the topic of his essay. What is the most effective way for him to rewrite sentences 1 and 2?

• A. The cost of trash collection is an unnecessary strain on Fairview’s budget, with which it has struggled.

• B. The town of Fairview has been struggling with its budget, and one unnecessary strain is the cost of trash collection.

• C. The cost of trash collection is an unnecessary strain on town budgets; Fairview has been struggling with its budget.

• D. The town of Fairview has an unnecessary strain on its budget; the cost of trash collection is causing a struggle.

What is the best way for Miguel to improve the organization of sentences 5–8?

• F. Switch sentences 6 and 7

• G. Switch sentences 7 and 8

• H. Move sentence 5 so that it follows sentence 7

• J. Move sentence 8 so that it follows sentence 5

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Miguel wants to add a supporting detail after sentence 10. What would be the most effective fact for him to add?

• A. The impact of PAYT varies considerably from town to town, but it is generally always positive.

• B. I have a friend whose family started recycling much more after their town started using PAYT.

• C. The towns of Lexington and Milford have been successfully using PAYT programs for the past 12 years.

• D. PAYT programs in Lexington and Milford have shown waste reductions of 14 and 18 percent, respectively.

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To connect to the ideas in sentence 13, which transition word or phrase should Miguel insert at the beginning of sentence 14?

• F. First

• G. However

• H. Therefore

• J. In the meantime

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To clarify his meaning, what is the most effective way for Miguel to revise sentence 17?

• A. Expanding the hours is one way to handle this problem.

• B. One way to handle this problem is to expand the hours, or make them longer.

• C. One way is to expand the hours, keeping the transfer station open longer to handle this problem.

• D. One way to handle this problem is to expand the hours when the transfer station is open.

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Miguel wants to end his essay with a call to action. What would be the most effective sentence for him to add after sentence 21?

• F. Ask your family if they have any ideas to alleviate the town’s budget crisis.

• G. Visit other towns that support PAYT and see if you notice a difference.

• H. Attend the town council meeting tonight and listen to the issues discussed.

• J. Contact your town council member today and urge him or her to support PAYT.