Which sentence type is used the most in this student’s passage?
What effect will repeating the same sentence structure most likely have on readers?
Compare your revisions to the model paragraph by completing the following sentence. I made of the same revisions.
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Which sentence type is used the most in this student’s passage?
Rewrite the student passage using the usage rules discussed in this lesson.
My brother and I have always been interested in nature. We like to go outside and look at the plants and animals that live in the woods behind our house. My brother wants to be a biologist and study how animals interact with their environment. He wants to know how pollution affects their health. It is hard to believe he will be leaving for college soon. It will be different without him around.
I made of the same revisions.
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier was a Supreme Court case, and the court ruled on it in January 1988. It was a crippling blow to students’ First Amendment rights, and I am writing to protest it. The court held that school officials have the final say on public school newspapers, and students cannot complain when the paper is published as part of a class. [___] for decisions made for political reasons, principals are allowed to censor student newspapers, and they can get away with it. This censorship is prior restraint, and I do not [___] it.
What effect will repeating the same sentence structure most likely have on readers?
Which of the following revisions did you include while rewriting the passage? Check any of the boxes that apply.
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