For the college-bound individual, few skills are more important than writing. Writing, of course, extends beyond words on a page – it is the effective communication of complex ideas.<span>Writing well becomes increasingly important as students transition from</span><span> </span><span>high school</span><span> </span><span>to</span><span> </span><span>college. Many new college students continue to commit blatant syntax, spelling and grammatical errors that are simply not acceptable in higher education.</span><span>The key writing techniques that students must master include conciseness, clarity, proper grammar and strong reasoning. Students should practice developing these skills in high school in order to be successful once they step into a college classroom.</span><span>These skills can be generally categorized as being either technical or visionary. The most technical skill is grammar. Proper grammar is as important to writing as carpentry is to the construction of a home.</span>
This question is missing the options. I've found the options online, and they are as follows:
[...] Which statement most accurately explains the structure of this passage?
A. The author builds up to the most important idea in the story, which is that the bean lives.
B. The author uses chronological order to show the history of the bean's experiences.
C. The author uses cause and effect to show that the tailor's repair causes the bean to have a black line.
D. The author uses problem and solution to show how the tailor solves the bean's problem of having exploded.
Answer:
The statement that best explains the structure of the passage is:
C. The author uses cause and effect to show that the tailor's repair causes the bean to have a black line.
Explanation:
We must read the full passage before we can choose the best answer. We might be tempted to choose the option that speaks of chronological order, since the author does use it to build the story in the proper sequence.<u> It is only in the end that we get to see the purpose of the passage. When the author says, "The bean thanked him most prettily, but as the tailor used black thread, all beans since then have a black seam," it is revealed that the passage is actually telling us the cause behind the black spot every bean has. The cause is the black thread used by the tailor to mend a bean that had exploded. The effect is the black spot itself. Therefore, the best option is letter C.</u>
simple past: She washed her car.
positive: I am a teacher. She is a student.
negative: I am not a teacher. She is not a student.
interrogative: Would you like coffee? Can you go outside?
