What change is needed to this sentence?
my sister had twins at the beginning of january and decided to quit her job.

question 10 options:

a)

no change is needed

b)

add a semicolon after january

c)

add a comma after beginning

d)

add a colon after january

a)  No change is needed.

Explanation:

The sentence shows a sequence of actions, one happening after the other, and as so it requires no pauses. In other words, there is no need for a semicolon, a comma or a colon to be added to the sentence, as it is already complete and correctly punctuated the way it is. Moreover, the two verbs in it ("had" and "decided") have a single subject: "my sister", which means all that appears after the subject is part of the same predicate.

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

you're welcome ; p

use the headings to create an overview of the main points.