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What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

• The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
• Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.

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Which conclusion best matches this topic sentence? Sea World, an amusement park in San Diego, is a wonderful place for families.

• Shamu is a smart whale. 
• Sea World is clearly not a great place to visit.
• If you’re ever in San Diego, Sea World is one place you’ll want to visit. 
• This ends my paragraph on Sea World. 

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To shape, or create

• combine
• develop
• analyze
• support

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Why should you include background information after your attention grabber?

• To make sure the reader knows you are answering the prompt

• To make sure the reader knows what you are arguing about and why

• To provide proof or evidence

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What is considered to be background information?

• What topic you are talking about

• Why you are talking about this topic

• What two sides people are arguing about

• Who this topic might affect

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A concluding sentence should...

• To summarize what you have said

• Add a final thought about the topic, and use it to transition the next topic.

• To tell the reader what you will be talking about

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This trait is the internal structure of the piece of writing. It holds the whole thing together. It is sometimes referred to as the skeleton or the framework of the piece.

• Sentence Fluency

• Organization

• Word Choice

• Presentation

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What's the best way to combine these sentences?:

You need to work harder.

You'll get fired.

• You need to work harder; meanwhile, you'll get fired.

• You need to work harder; subsequently, you'll get fired.

• You need to work harder; otherwise, you'll get fired.

• You need to work harder; truly, you'll get fired.

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Tell how

• explain

• describe

• formulate

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To conclude your speech you should

• end abruptly leaving the audience confused

• have a clear ending

• Do a tap dance out the door

• Say "yep, that's it"

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