Analyzing Tone and Identifying Central Ideas: Chief Joseph's speech "An Indian's View of Indian Affairs"
Question 4 • 26/27 ENGLISH 11 A
Read the paragraph.[1] Cory tried out for his school play, Rumors, by Neil Simon. [2] Cory got the part of “Ken.” [3] Cory attended rehearsal every day after school, and he practiced his lines every night. [4] Cory was fantastic on opening night. [5] Cory made the audience laugh!Why does this paragraph lack sentence variety?
Answer
A
Each sentence begins with the subject.
B
Each sentence begins with a dependent clause.
C
Each sentence begins with a prepositional phrase.
D
Each sentence begins with the predicate.
Explanation
Each sentence begins with “Cory,” the subject of the sentence. Because all five sentences start the same way, the paragraph lacks variety in its sentence beginnings. The sentences do not begin with dependent clauses, prepositional phrases, or predicates.
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