Read this paragraph; then answer the questions. Improving your handwriting may provide you with some opportunities you would not otherwise have. Good penmanship allows you to demonstrate that you are neat and accurate. You are also considerate of your readers and want them to receive your message. Through your legible writing you can "talk" to people far away in distance and in time.

State the main idea of the paragraph.

Good penmanship helps you to be polite.
Good penmanship allows you to talk more effectively.
Good penmanship provides you with opportunities.

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the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

where are the multiple choice answers?