ASAPRead the excerpt from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.
Which sentence transitions readers from one idea to
another?
A sudden gust muffled the voices below, then picked
up into a steady wind. It took hold of my T-shirt and
whistled through the tower rungs. Reaching over, I
removed a bent piece of wire that locked the
machine's spinning wheel in place. Once released, the
wheel and arms began to turn. They spun slowly at
first, then faster and faster, until the force of their
motion rocked the tower. My knees buckled, but I held
"It took hold of my T-shirt and whistled through the
tower rungs."
O "Reaching over, I removed a bent piece of wire that
locked the machine's spinning wheel in place."
O "They spun slowly at first, then faster and faster,
until the force of their motion rocked the tower."
O "My knees buckled, but I held on."
on.