Read this student’s draft. Coastal towns should protect themselves from floods by building sand walls that keep out water from oceans, lakes, and rivers. However, some say that these sand walls are an eyesore. They reduce the value of the homes and buildings that they try to protect because they look bad.

Now, identify a rebuttal that the writer uses to address the counterclaim.

The value of the homes is more important than oceans, lakes, and rivers.
The protection of homes and buildings in coastal towns with sand walls is important.
Sand walls may be ugly, but the protection of people and property is more important.

The answer is C, the last one.

Imagine you have 24 hours to change into any sea creature. which creature would you choose to be? describe what you life would be like during your time under the ocean.

Read these sentences from thr excerpt. what the most dreaded, that i most desired. what he most loved, i most hated. that which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn. which statement best explains why the author uses parallel structure to advance his purpose?

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.