Read the excerpt from June’s note to her teacher asking for tutoring.I know you are busy, but I think math stinks, and I was hoping you could tutor me after school for a couple of weeks. Which is the best revision of the underlined portion of the sentence?

June is asking her teacher for help, so the wording should sound respectful and focused on why she needs tutoring. “I need extra help in math” communicates that clearly without insulting the subject. “I really hate math” and “math is hard and annoying” sound more negative and less appropriate for the request.

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