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Question 7 • Language Arts 11

Read the paragraph. [1] Cory tried out for his school play, Rumors, by Neil Simon. [2] Cory got the part of “Ken.” [3] Cory attended rehearsal every day after school, and he practiced his lines every night. [4] Cory was fantastic on opening night. [5] Cory made the audience laugh! Why does this paragraph lack sentence variety?

Answer
A
Each sentence begins with the subject.
B
Each sentence begins with the predicate.
C
Each sentence begins with a prepositional phrase.
D
Each sentence begins with a dependent clause.
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