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Did the Mural Change the Hallway? (argument)
[1] Last May, the art club painted a colorful mural on the north hallway wall, and students gathered to watch it being finished. [2] Since then, students have written fewer notes on the hallway walls. [3] Therefore, the mural has taught students to respect the building. [4] The custodian's reports list 31 wall notes in the spring before the mural and 12 in the fall after it. [5] Still, other changes happened at the same time, so the mural may not be the only cause.
[6] For one thing, the principal added a lunchtime monitor for that hallway in September. [7] In addition, the school began a campaign against writing on walls, with posters in every classroom. [8] Nevertheless, the mural deserves some credit, because students rarely write on art that classmates made. [9] Hence, the club should be asked to paint a second mural on the south wall, where the paint is chipped.
Draft: Students wrote fewer notes on the walls after the mural. The custodian counted 31 notes in spring. The custodian counted 12 notes in fall. The mural was painted in May.
Esme revises the draft to show how the facts relate and keeps the writer's claim: the mural may have helped. Which revision does?
- After the mural was painted in May, the custodian counted 31 notes in spring and 12 in fall, which shows the mural caused the drop.
- Although the mural was painted in May, the custodian counted 31 notes in spring and 12 in the fall, so students wrote fewer notes.
- Students wrote fewer notes on the walls after the mural. Moreover, the custodian counted 31 notes in spring. Furthermore, the custodian counted 12 in fall. Additionally, the mural was painted in May.
- The custodian counted 31 wall notes in the spring before the mural was painted in May and 12 in the fall after it, so students wrote fewer notes.
Did the Mural Change the Hallway? (argument)
[1] Last May, the art club painted a colorful mural on the north hallway wall, and students gathered to watch it being finished. [2] Since then, students have written fewer notes on the hallway walls. [3] Therefore, the mural has taught students to respect the building. [4] The custodian's reports list 31 wall notes in the spring before the mural and 12 in the fall after it. [5] Still, other changes happened at the same time, so the mural may not be the only cause.
[6] For one thing, the principal added a lunchtime monitor for that hallway in September. [7] In addition, the school began a campaign against writing on walls, with posters in every classroom. [8] Nevertheless, the mural deserves some credit, because students rarely write on art that classmates made. [9] Hence, the club should be asked to paint a second mural on the south wall, where the paint is chipped.
Bo revises [6] so it links to the doubt in [5] and keeps its content. Which revision does?
- The principal added a lunchtime monitor for that hallway in September, near the lunchroom doors.
- For one thing, the principal added a lunchtime monitor in September, which could also explain the drop.
- In contrast, the principal's lunchtime monitor shows the mural had no effect on the north hallway wall.
- As a result, the principal added a lunchtime monitor for that hallway in September, after the doubts arose.
Kira replaces “Nevertheless” in [8] with “Therefore.” What does the change do to the meaning?
- It makes the writer's claim stronger, because the evidence now leads to it.
- It keeps the meaning, because both words introduce the writer's conclusion.
- It shows the writer now disagrees with the earlier point about the mural.
- It makes the credit follow from the other causes, which reverses the logic.
Jun covers the openers of [7] and [8]. Which pair fits both?
- For example; Hence
- In contrast; Nevertheless
- In addition; Nevertheless
- In addition; Therefore
Why the Tides Rise and Fall (explanation)
[1] Most coasts have two high tides and two low tides each day, and the Moon is the main reason for this rhythm. [2] The Moon's gravity pulls on the ocean, so a bulge of water forms on the side of Earth that faces the Moon. [3] At the same time, a second bulge forms on the opposite side of Earth, where the pull is weaker. [4] Because Earth rotates, a given shore passes through both bulges every day, which produces two high tides.
[5] The Sun also pulls on the ocean, but it is much farther away, so its pull is considerably weaker than the Moon's. [6] Even so, the Sun's effect is large enough for sailors and fishers to notice over the course of a month. [7] When the Sun and Moon line up at new moon and full moon, their pulls combine, and the tides are higher than usual. [8] In contrast, when they pull at right angles during the quarter moons, the two pulls partly cancel, and the tides are smaller. [9] As a result, sailors check a tide table before leaving harbor, because the water depth at the dock changes with the tides.
Draft: The Sun and Moon line up at new moon and full moon. Their pulls combine. The tides are higher. The Sun and Moon pull at right angles during the quarter moons. The tides are smaller.
Ari revises the draft to show how the facts relate and keeps the meaning. Which revision does?
- When the Sun and Moon line up at new moon and full moon, their pulls combine, and so the tides are the highest of the year.
- When the Sun and Moon line up at new moon and full moon, their pulls combine and the tides are higher; at the quarter moons, they pull at right angles, so the tides are smaller.
- The Sun and Moon line up at new moon and full moon. Moreover, their pulls combine. Furthermore, the tides are higher. Additionally, the quarter moons make smaller tides.
- Because the Sun and Moon line up at new moon and full moon, their pulls combine, although the tides are higher at the quarter moons.
Why the Tides Rise and Fall (explanation)
[1] Most coasts have two high tides and two low tides each day, and the Moon is the main reason for this rhythm. [2] The Moon's gravity pulls on the ocean, so a bulge of water forms on the side of Earth that faces the Moon. [3] At the same time, a second bulge forms on the opposite side of Earth, where the pull is weaker. [4] Because Earth rotates, a given shore passes through both bulges every day, which produces two high tides.
[5] The Sun also pulls on the ocean, but it is much farther away, so its pull is considerably weaker than the Moon's. [6] Even so, the Sun's effect is large enough for sailors and fishers to notice over the course of a month. [7] When the Sun and Moon line up at new moon and full moon, their pulls combine, and the tides are higher than usual. [8] In contrast, when they pull at right angles during the quarter moons, the two pulls partly cancel, and the tides are smaller. [9] As a result, sailors check a tide table before leaving harbor, because the water depth at the dock changes with the tides.
Luz revises [5] so it links to paragraph one and keeps its content. Which revision does?
- As a result, the Sun also pulls on the ocean, but it is much farther away, so its pull is weaker.
- In contrast, the Sun is the main cause of the tides because it is much larger than the Moon.
- The Sun also pulls on the ocean, but it is much farther away, so its pull is weaker.
- The Moon is the main cause, but the Sun also pulls on the ocean; it is much farther away, so its pull is weaker.
Milo replaces “In contrast” in [8] with “Likewise.” What does the change do to the meaning?
- It makes the sentence a result of what [7] describes.
- It says quarter-moon tides are like the higher tides, which is false.
- It shows the writer now thinks the quarter moons cause the combined pull.
- It keeps the meaning, because both words connect two kinds of tides.
Pia covers the openers of [6] and [9]. Which pair fits both?
- Even so; As a result
- Similarly; Instead
- Even so; For example
- For example; As a result
A Second Lunch Line (argument)
[1] The Eastgate cafeteria needs a second serving line to move its students through lunch more quickly. [2] Specifically, students wait an average of eleven minutes, and the lunch period lasts only thirty. [3] Granted, a second line would cost about $6,000 in equipment. [4] That said, the district has already approved a grant for cafeteria improvements.
[5] Skeptics also worry that a second line would crowd the room, which is already full at noon. [6] Nonetheless, the floor plan shows an unused corner beside the milk cooler, enough for another counter. [7] Besides, shorter lines would mean less pushing, which the monitors say is the main cause of spilled trays. [8] Ultimately, a second line would give students time to sit and eat before the bell. [9] Without it, many students will keep gulping lunch in ten minutes.
Tala replaces “Granted” in [3] with “Therefore.” What does the change do to the meaning?
- It makes the cost a conclusion from the need, which the writer does not mean.
- It shows the writer now opposes the second line.
- It makes the writer's case stronger by presenting the cost as a benefit.
- It keeps the meaning, because both words introduce a point about the cost.
Zee covers the openers of [3] and [7]. Which pair fits both?
- Granted; Besides
- Granted; Instead
- Therefore; Besides
- For example; Instead