Choose the true statement about writing an effective personal narrative.
The writer should leave the story's conflict unresolved.
The writer should
... [Show More] introduce settings and characters.
The writer should back up any opinions with support.
The writer should be more reliant on imagery than context.
RATIONALE
Fictional and personal narratives share common characteristics, such as a problem or issue that occurs, an
introduction of setting and characters, a conclusion that resolves the issue, and a balanced use of dialogue and
context.
CONCEPT
Writing Effective Narrative and Descriptive Paragraphs
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Choose the sentence that demonstrates clear and consistent verb tense.
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I had started a load of laundry when I am interrupted by a knock at the door.
He stood in line for three hours and waits to buy tickets for the concert.
I bought a plane ticket to New York and had visited my family for the holidays.
I will go to the farmer's market this weekend and will buy some vegetables.
RATIONALE
Verbs within a sentence should be in the same tense if they
are occurring within the same time frame. In the correct answer ("I will go to the farmer's market this weekend
and will buy some vegetables"), both underlined verbs are in future tense. Note that in the other answer options,
the sentence is representing a singular time frame, but the underlined portions contain a verb shift:
I had started a load of laundry when I am interrupted by a
knock at the door.
He stood in line for three hours and waits to buy tickets for
the concert.
I bought a plane ticket to New York and had visited my family
for the holidays.
CONCEPT
Verb Tense
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As of today, our new security policy is in place. As most of you know, new security badges were distributed last
week. You must have a security badge to access the building from this date forward. The new badge gives you
access to the building Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM. Should you forget your badge, you
can obtain a visitor’s badge for the day at the ground floor security desk.
Analyze the content of the paragraph and determine the likely purpose and audience.
Purpose: to convince employees they should obtain a new security badge
Audience: all building staff
Purpose: to inform employees that the new security policy is in effect
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Audience: all building staff
Purpose: to instruct employees how to obtain a new security badge
Audience: friends at work
Purpose: to describe the new security process
Audience: friends at work
RATIONALE
Audience and purpose can be determined by examining the context of the paragraph. The paragraph isn't highly
formal and doesn't use elevated language; however, the tone is still clearly professional. Therefore, we can
assume the audience is general building staff and not just friends at work.
The paragraph is not taking a stance on the new policy either way and seems to be providing information about
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