English Skills with Readings 7th Edition by John Langan

Exercise 14

About Unity
1. Which two sentences in "My Car Accident" do not support the opening idea and so should be omitted ( Write the sentence numbers here. )
______ ______
2. Which of the above paragraphs lacks a topic sentence
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About Support
3. How many separate causes are given in "Why I Stopped Smoking"
______ four ______ six ______seven ______ eight
4. How many effects of bringing a new puppy into the house are given in "New Puppy in the House"
______ one ______ two ______ three ______ four
About Coherence
5. What transition words or phrases are used to introduce the four reasons listed in "My Car Accident"
______________ ______________ ______________
6. In "New Puppy in the House," what words signal the effect that the author feels may be the most important
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