Content and Structure Flashcards
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Which revision best eliminates wordiness from the sentence: 'Due to the fact that she was tired, she went to bed early'?
Answer: She went to bed early because she was tired.
'Because' is a concise substitute for the wordy phrase 'due to the fact that,' making the sentence direct and clear.
An essay about the impact of social media on teenagers needs a second body paragraph. The first paragraph covers mental health effects. Which topic best maintains logical flow?
Answer: The impact of social media on academic performance
Academic performance is a closely related effect of social media use, maintaining the essay's thematic focus on teenagers' lives.
When should a writer use a semicolon rather than a comma to join two independent clauses?
Answer: When the clauses are closely related and no coordinating conjunction is used
A semicolon correctly joins two closely related independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
A student writes a narrative essay but includes a paragraph of statistics about the event's historical context. This paragraph:
Answer: May disrupt the story's flow if not smoothly integrated
Inserting analytical or informational content into a narrative can disrupt pacing and coherence unless transitions are carefully constructed.
Which sentence best demonstrates parallel structure?
Answer: She likes hiking, swimming, and running on trails.
Parallel structure requires that items in a series use the same grammatical form; 'hiking, swimming, and running' are all gerunds.
In a problem-solution essay about food insecurity, which paragraph order is most effective?
Answer: Background, problem, solution, call to action
Establishing background and the problem before proposing solutions gives readers the context they need to evaluate the proposed fixes.
A student revises an essay and notices two body paragraphs make essentially the same point with different examples. The best revision is to:
Answer: Combine the strongest elements of both into a single, focused paragraph
Merging redundant paragraphs eliminates repetition and creates a more concise, well-organized essay.