English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 38

For each pair of sentences below, write A beside the sentence that only announces a topic. Write OK beside the sentence that advances an idea about the topic.
1. _____a. This paper will deal with flunking math.
______b. I flunked math last semester for several reasons.
2. _____a. I am going to write about my job as a gas station attendant.
_____b. Working as a gas station attendant was the worst job I ever had.
3. ______a. Obscene phone calls are the subject of this paragraph.
_______b. People should know what to do when they receive an obscene phone call.
4. ______a. In several ways, my college library is inconvenient to use.
______b. This paragraph will deal with the college library.
5. _____a. My paper will discuss the topic of procrastinating.
_____b. The following steps will help you stop procrastinating.