Which would be inappropriate and a piece of research writing with a formal tone? a. with careful, consistent training, it is possible to dramatically improve your basketball skills. b. most middle and high school-aged boys said that they wanted to improve their jump shots. c. basketball is often considered the dullest, most boring sport of all. d. dribbling refers to maneuvering of a ball around a defender there a technical maneuvers.

Which of the following resources would best you to correct an awkward sentence structure? a) writing fiction: a guide to narrative craft b) story trumps structure: how to write unforgettable fiction by breaking the rules c) artful sentences d) the artist’s way

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but there is another story as well. information about sugar spread as human knowledge expanded, as great civilizations and cultures exchanged ideas. in fact, while sugar was the direct cause of the expansion of slavery, the global connections that sugar brought about also fostered the most powerful ideas of human freedom. how do the details in this passage support the authors’ purpose? the details about the expansion of sugar inform readers about how widespread the use of sugar was. the details about human knowledge inform readers about how humans learned about sugar. the details about ideas and global connections persuade readers that sugar’s story has multiple consequences. the details about the spread of information about sugar entertain readers with stories of travel.

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