The paragraph below has been rewritten with greater word variety, with the changes made in bold:
<span>Last summer I read a book that I really enjoyed. It was the first time I have ever been so engaged in a story. The book centered around a man who had been shipwrecked on a deserted island. It was an excellent tale, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes an exciting novel. </span>
Caedmon was a cowherd who later became a monk the excerpt describes him as someone who was once lost and then was found he did not know he had the gift of song until a miracle made him believe that he did.
Answer:
a comma goes in between the diploma and my, then a period at the end.
Explanation:
I can’t wait to get my diploma, my next step is to go to college.
It is effective because it uses a rhetorical device to appeal to logic