Answer and Explanation:
Cleft sentences are used to connect something previously understood to new information or to emphasize something by placing it in a different clause. When we use this type of structure, we are basically dividing a piece of information into two clauses. It is common to use <em>it</em> or <em>wh-</em> words to form the cleft sentence.
1. I don't like a manager who acts like a tyrant. = What I don't like is a manager who acts like a tyrant.
2. We're looking for someone who is a team player. - What we are looking for is someone who is a team player.
3. He would prefer to walk to the theater. - What he would prefer is to walk to the theater.
4. She wrote the most popular mystery novel of the year. - It was she who wrote the most popular mystery novel of the year. / What she wrote was the most popular mystery novel of the year.
5. We saw the most dangerous snake in the world. - What we saw was the most dangerous snake in the world. / It was the most dangerous snake in the world that we saw.
6. She had a terrible case of the flu. - What she had was a terrible case of the flu.
7. I don't understand why someone took my headphones. - What I don't understand is why someone took my headphones.
A. In the play
In is a preposition
Answer:
Explanation:
The answer is B, no the revision disrupts the logical order of the report.
The correct answer is D. In 2008, more than one million American students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities.
Explanation:
In texts, including articles the introduction is commonly the first paragraph in a text that introduces or presents the general topic and the point or points that will be explained during the text. Besides this, it is common the first sentence of an introduction includes a quote, a question, a piece of statistical information or a strong statement that acts as a "hook" catching the readers attention.
Considering this, in the case of the article presented the sentence that beings the introduction is "In 2008, more than one million American students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities" because this is the first sentence in the text and therefore the first sentence in the introduction, besides this, the sentence presents statistical information that as a "hook" for readers and introduces or presents the main topic that is volunteer service.