Garden for Surrealists & A Pet Like No Other

In "Garden for Surrealists," Arjun needs to establish the thesis of his paper. Which sentence should be added after sentence 4 to create an effective thesis statement?

• James and Gastelum could not have imagined what a remarkable place the garden would one day become.

• James’s home country of England did not offer the kind of climate that orchids need in order to grow outdoors.

• Orchids come in all colors and sizes and are beloved by gardeners all over the world, even though they take some effort to grow.

• Flowers would replace coffee as the crop grown on this large plantation.

In "Garden for Surrealists," Arjun wants to strengthen the transition between the second paragraph (sentences 5–6) and the third paragraph (sentences 7–13). Which sentence should replace sentence 7 to provide a better transition?

• Additionally, the orchid garden of Las Pozas was a failure.

• But what would happen to the orchid garden of Las Pozas?

• Sadly, the orchid garden of Las Pozas was not destined to last.

• The orchid garden of Las Pozas drew a lot of attention.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In "Garden for Surrealists," how should sentence 13 be revised?

• Confronted with the loss of his beloved orchids, to build a surrealist sculpture garden was what James decided to do.

• Confronted with the loss of his beloved orchids, James decided to build a surrealist sculpture garden.

• Confronted with the loss of his beloved orchids, a surrealist sculpture garden was built by James.

• Confronted with the loss of his beloved orchids, building a surrealist sculpture garden was James’s decision.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

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CCSS.RI.8.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In "Garden for Surrealists," Arjun wants to add this sentence to his fifth paragraph (sentences 21–25):

Unfortunately there was not enough revenue from tourism to finance the constant maintenance that the site required.

Where is the most effective place to insert this sentence?

• After sentence 21

• After sentence 22

• After sentence 23

• After sentence 24

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

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In "A Pet Like No Other," what change should be made in sentence 2?

• Change can teach to taught

• Insert a colon after children

• Change responsability to responsibility

• Change to spend to spending

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In "A Pet Like No Other," what change, if any, should be made in sentence 9?

• Insert a comma after WAF

• Change asked to ask

• Insert a comma after father

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In "A Pet Like No Other," how does sentence 18 need to be changed?

• Change sends to sending

• Change Adoption Certificate to adoption certificate

• Change depicting to depicted

• Change animals’ to animals

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In "A Pet Like No Other," what change is needed in sentence 23?

• Change mission to missions

• Change others to them

• Insert a comma after contributing

• Change the comma after programs to a semicolon

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5