Ultimate gift chap. 3 & 4 6. “i learned the satisfaction that comes from a simple four-letter word: _ _ _ _.” –red stevens 7. what is jason’s job going to be in alpine, texas? 8. at the end of his task, why did jason not want to leave for home until the next morning? 9. what was jason to do with the $1500 given to him? 10. what caused jason to violate the financial conditions of the task?

The owners reputations are in jeopardy.

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.

In a group discussion, which statement most clearly uses evidence to support a conclusion? a) the author makes some good points, but i feel that he’s ultimately biased. b) the author proves that he’s biased when he uses terms like “silly” and “stupid”. c) the author obviously hates the way fast food tastes, which is why he’s negative. d) the author first criticizes fast food, and then goes in to criticize junk food.