(1) The Mona Lisa was painted by the famed artist Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500s. (2) It is one of the world's most famous
pieces of art. (3) The painting shows a woman wearing a smile and dressed in black. (4) Although no one is exactly certain of the painting's subject, some historians believe it is Lisa Gherardini. (5) Gherardini was the wife of an Italian cloth merchant. (6) The painting is currently housed at the Louvre museum in France, where thousands of people visit it every year. Claire decided to revise the paragraph by combining sentences 1 and 2 in this way:
The Mona Lisa, one of the world's most famous pieces of art, was painted by famed artist Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500s.
Did Claire combine the sentences appropriately for this paragraph?
A. yes, because the new sentence shows the connection between the two ideas
B. no, because shorter sentences improve the quality of the paragraph
C. yes, because longer sentences make the author seem intelligent
D. no, because the information in the sentences is not related
Explanation: This is the only answer that explains exactly what the essay is about. A and D only talk about one branch, not all three. If you use A or D as a topic sentence the reader will think the essay is only about one branch. B talks about the different names of the federal government , not the branches themselves which may lead the reader to think that the essay is about the different names of the federal government.
Answer: text books divide the pages of information into unit chapters lessons in sections to make it easier for you to find what you need and to separate the different information based off time and dates.
