TSIA2 Content and Structure 5

Question 1

Which revision best eliminates wordiness from the sentence: 'Due to the fact that she was tired, she went to bed early'?

Accepted Answer

She went to bed early because she was tired.

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Because she was tired, she went to bed at an early time.

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She was tired, and due to this fact she went to bed.

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Tired she was, and so early she went to bed.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

The impact of social media on academic performance

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The history of the internet

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How to build a social media app

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The biography of a tech entrepreneur

Question 3

When should a writer use a semicolon rather than a comma to join two independent clauses?

Accepted Answer

When the clauses are closely related and no coordinating conjunction is used

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When the clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction like 'and'

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When the second clause is a dependent clause

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When the writer wants to create a list

Question 4

A student writes a narrative essay but includes a paragraph of statistics about the event's historical context. This paragraph:

Accepted Answer

May disrupt the story's flow if not smoothly integrated

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Always strengthens the narrative

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Should replace the personal narrative entirely

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Is required in all narrative essays

Question 5

Which sentence best demonstrates parallel structure?

Accepted Answer

She likes hiking, swimming, and running on trails.

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She likes hiking, to swim, and running on trails.

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She likes to hike, swimming, and runs on trails.

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She likes hike, swim, and to run on trails.

Question 6

In a problem-solution essay about food insecurity, which paragraph order is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Background, problem, solution, call to action

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Solution, then problem description

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Call to action, background, problem, solution

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Solution, call to action, problem, background

Question 7

A student revises an essay and notices two body paragraphs make essentially the same point with different examples. The best revision is to:

Accepted Answer

Combine the strongest elements of both into a single, focused paragraph

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Keep both paragraphs to show more evidence

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Delete both paragraphs entirely

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Add a third paragraph making the same point