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1. I got an "A": the grade I really had worked for. 2.


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2a. But these numbers tell only part of the story, only theme, only summary, only characters. 2b. But these numbers tell only part of the story, part of the theme, part of the summary, part of the characters.

Pattern 8
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4. Whether you think about basketball or whether you think about soccer, you can only play golf. 5. The basketball coach shouted that the referee was wrong, that the other team's coach was wrong and that he was right. Original: Whether I play games or whether I play soccer, I am happy.

Patterns 1-7:
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Both paragraphs listed below incorporate the patterns studied thus far, however, one of them uses the structures more effectively.

Greening buds, patches of mud, scattered puddles, a birth of color -- spring was on its way. Noel always found this season to be the ripest: thoughts of change and potential circulated through her body. But what made this spring more anticipated than the last? Perhaps it was the knowledge that she was going to be moving back home at the end of the school year. Or perhaps it was the warming air or extra chatter at home or one of a million other things. Whatever it was, she knew this spring was special; it really was going to be a season of change.

Greening buds, patches of mud, scattered puddles, a birth of color -- spring really was on its way. Noel always found this season to be the ripest: knowing of the changes that would soon be thrust upon her made her feel a certain tie to the blossoming fruit trees. She too would be plucked from her current home and shipped off to some far off place. Her endpoint: Lincoln, Nebraska. The plum's endpoint: who knew. It could have been Nebraska or Melbourne or Brittany or Johanesburg. But this was not the first time she had started over on some other side of the world, and it certainly wouldn't be the last. She had learned to look for the small beauties amidst these times of transition, and she knew these harbingers of spring would always find her no matter where she moved.

1. Which would you say is better? Support your answer with specific instances from the text.

I think that the second one is better because it has more detail in it. For example, the first one says, "Perhaps it was the knowledge that she was going to be moving back home at the end of the school year." However, the second one describes how she will be plucked from her home and shipped off. The description was better because it gives a better image and is more entertaining.

2. With the paragraph you decided wasn't as good as the other, then make at least two changes to that paragraph which would improve it.

I would have used more sentence patterns. Also, I would change the specifics to generals so that the reader could infer. That would make it more interesting.

2. Odie and Garfield (my dog and cat) fought over a ribbon. 3. My favorite colors- blue and pink- always attract me to new clothes. 4. Learning the basic skills- agility and running- will help me succeed in any sport. 5. Hyundai (a plant shutdown) shocked the whole community.
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1. Hardware, software, a modem-- all are important components of a computer. 2. Poetry and music, painting and sculpting, drama and dance-- these are categorized under Arts. 3. Sprite or Dr. Pepper, stay home or go play soccer, pizza or hamburger-- these are the hardest choices to make.
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1. Twenty-two students should have done the following: read "My Last Duchess" and the book //Candide,// and they should have written a ten page paper.
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1. I like to throw oranges and peaches and kiwis and mangoes at my sister. 2. I like to play soccer in spring, baseball in summer, football in fall, hockey in winter.
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