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English Skills with Readings 8th Edition by John Langan
Edition 8ISBN: 978-0073371689English Skills with Readings 8th Edition by John Langan
Edition 8ISBN: 978-0073371689 Exercise 19
Answer the questions about coherence that follow each of the two paragraphs below.
Why I Bought a Handgun
1 I bought a handgun to keep in my house for several reasons. 2 Most important, I have had a frightening experience with an obscene phone caller. 3 For several weeks, a man has called me once or twice a day, sometimes as late as three in the morning. 4 As soon as I pick up the phone, he whispers something obscene or threatens me by saying, "I'll get you." 5 I decided to buy a gun because crime is increasing in my neighborhood. 6 One neighbors house was burglarized while she was at work; the thieves not only stole her appliances but also threw paint around her living room and slashed her furniture. 7 Not long after this incident, an elderly woman from the apartment house on the corner was mugged on her way to the supermarket. The man grabbed her purse and threw her to the ground, breaking her hip. 'Buying a gun was my response to listening to the nightly news. 10 I t seemed that every news story involved violence of some kind-rapes, murders, muggings, and robberies. 11 I wondered if some of the victims in the stories would still be alive if they had been able to frighten the criminal off with a gun. 12 As time passed, I became more convinced that I should keep a gun in the house.
a. The paragraph should use emphatic order. Write 1 before the reason that seems slightly less important than the other two reasons, 2 before the second-most-important reason, and 3 before the most important reason.
_______ Obscene phone caller
_______ Crime increase in neighborhood
_______ News stories about crime
b. Before which of the three reasons should the transitional words First of all be added ___________
c. Before which of the three reasons could the transition In addition be added ___________
d. Which words show emphasis in sentence 2 __________
e. In sentence 8, to whom does the pronoun her refer ____________
f. How often does the key word gun appear in the paragraph ___________
g. What is a synonym for burglarized in sentence 6 ___________
Why I Bought a Handgun
1 I bought a handgun to keep in my house for several reasons. 2 Most important, I have had a frightening experience with an obscene phone caller. 3 For several weeks, a man has called me once or twice a day, sometimes as late as three in the morning. 4 As soon as I pick up the phone, he whispers something obscene or threatens me by saying, "I'll get you." 5 I decided to buy a gun because crime is increasing in my neighborhood. 6 One neighbors house was burglarized while she was at work; the thieves not only stole her appliances but also threw paint around her living room and slashed her furniture. 7 Not long after this incident, an elderly woman from the apartment house on the corner was mugged on her way to the supermarket. The man grabbed her purse and threw her to the ground, breaking her hip. 'Buying a gun was my response to listening to the nightly news. 10 I t seemed that every news story involved violence of some kind-rapes, murders, muggings, and robberies. 11 I wondered if some of the victims in the stories would still be alive if they had been able to frighten the criminal off with a gun. 12 As time passed, I became more convinced that I should keep a gun in the house.
a. The paragraph should use emphatic order. Write 1 before the reason that seems slightly less important than the other two reasons, 2 before the second-most-important reason, and 3 before the most important reason.
_______ Obscene phone caller
_______ Crime increase in neighborhood
_______ News stories about crime
b. Before which of the three reasons should the transitional words First of all be added ___________
c. Before which of the three reasons could the transition In addition be added ___________
d. Which words show emphasis in sentence 2 __________
e. In sentence 8, to whom does the pronoun her refer ____________
f. How often does the key word gun appear in the paragraph ___________
g. What is a synonym for burglarized in sentence 6 ___________
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