Analyzing Tone and Identifying Central Ideas: Chief Joseph's speech "An Indian's View of Indian Affairs"
Question 13 • 26/27 ENGLISH 11 A
Read the paragraph. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was born in Hyde Park, New York. He was the thirty-second president of the United States. He was the only president ever to be elected four times. FDR was the president during the Great Depression and World War II. He was the architect of the New Deal. The New Deal was a domestic program that provided economic relief and significant reforms in industry, finance, and housing. Which is the best way to improve this paragraph’s sentence fluency?
Answer
A
Vary the sentence patterns.
B
Shorten the sentences.
C
Correct the sentence fragments.
D
Fix the comma splice.
Explanation
Most sentences follow the same short, straightforward pattern, with a subject followed by a verb and additional information. Combining ideas or varying the sentence openings and structures would make the paragraph flow more smoothly. The best choice is “Vary the sentence patterns”; the paragraph has no fragments or comma splice to correct.
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