English Skills 10th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 9

In the following groups, one statement is the general point and the other statements are specifi c support for the point. Identify each point with a P and each statement of support with an S.
EXAMPLE
S My college is only three miles from my house.
S Its on a bus line that passes a block from my house.
S When the weather is good, I can walk to school in about forty-fi ve minutes.
P For me, the college I attend is easy to get to.
EXPLANATION The pointthat the writers college is easy for the writer to get tois strongly supported by the three specifi c details stated.
___________ The library subscribes to more than five hundred magazines and newspapers.
___________ Students have online access to thirty-five academic databases to which the college subscribes.
___________ Several expert librarians are always present to help students locate resources.
___________ Our college library has excellent resources.
___________ The library's DVD collection has recently been expanded.
___________ There are more than 150,000 books in our library.