Zinger 2: Adding and Organizing Details

Practice A

There is an extraneous sentence in the paragraph. Which of these sentences should be deleted?

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

Practice A

Marcel ended his paragraph abruptly. Which sentence could be added after sentence 5 to bring this paragraph to a more effective close?

• People who saw it wanted to learn more; on March 28, 1997, NASA's article on the Hale-Bopp comet recorded 1.2 million hits in a day--a first for the NASA homepage!

• The sight of the comet attracted a number of both amateur and professional photographers who recorded its presence in our night sky.

Practice A

Which question asks about identifying and extraneous statement?

• 1

• 2

Practice A

Which item asks about selecting a better conclusion?

• 1

• 2

Practice B

Celina wants to replace sentence 3. Which of these sentences would better provide detail that supports the main idea?

• The Galiceños do not have a pinto coat, though some other breeds may have that coloration.

• In his invasion of Mexico in the sixteenth century, Cortes brought into that country the first of these Spanish horses, using them to carry heavy loads and to work in the mines.

• The name of the breed comes from the name of province in Spain at that time.

Practice B

Which of these, added at the beginning of sentence 5, would create an effective transition?

• More importantly

• As a result

• In contrast

Practice B

Which question asks about an effective transition?

• 5

• 6

Practice B

Which question asks about selecting supporting detail?

• 5

• 6

Practice C

Caroline would like to add a quotation to her paragraph to support its main idea. Which of the following could best follow sentence 3 to help accomplish that goal?

• "Some residents have left town and will never return," said the mayor.

• "Between 75% to 85% of the houses have been destroyed," said the mayor.

• "We are starting over and having to rebuild from the basics," said the area Commerce and Tourism CEO.

• "Despite losing six weeks of business, 75% of our businesses should be ready," said the area Commerce and Tourism CEO.

Practice C

Caroline ended her paper abruptly. Which sentence could be added after sentence 4 to bring this paper to a more effective close?

• The festival is definitely a place to see a highly endangered species.

• In the Port Aransas area, visitors will not only see the wild whooping cranes that have returned to their coastal home, but they can admire and support the unbeatable spirit of the residents

• The Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is expecting more than 431 whooping cranes to arrive in the future.

• Visitors should just close their eyes to the dust of rebuilding and focus on the whooping crane population.