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Read the excerpt from an argumentative essay about voting. It does not seem like one vote can make a difference. Every eligible person should vote.Which revision offers the most improvement in sentence fluency?

A
Although it does not seem like one vote can make a difference, every eligible person should vote.
B
It does not seem like one vote can make a difference, although every eligible person should vote.
C
It does not seem like one vote can make a difference because every eligible person should vote.
D
Since it does not seem like one vote can make a difference, every eligible person should vote.
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Read this claim from an argumentative essay about zoos. Zoos help to protect endangered animals, and they are necessary for animal conservation.Which statement best represents a counterclaim to this claim?

A
Removing animals from the wild and placing them in zoos can contribute to the endangerment of their species.
B
Specialists can breed animals at zoos to increase their population.
C
Injured and sick animals can be rescued and rehabilitated at zoos.
D
Zoos can protect endangered animals from hunters, predators, and a variety of natural dangers.
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Look at the MLA citation for an online source.“Let’s Eat for the Health of It.” USDA. The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services, June 2011. Web. .What is missing from this citation?

A
the date the source was accessed
B
the title of the source
C
the date the source was published
D
the name of the publisher
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Read the excerpt from Levitt and Dubner’s Freakonomics.Driving around the parks that encircle Washington, he solicited customers with a simple pitch: early in the morning, he would deliver some bagels and a cash basket to company’s snack room; he would return before lunch to pick up the money and the leftovers. It was an honor-system commerce scheme, and it worked. Within a few years, Feldman was delivering 8,400 bagels a week to 140 companies and earning as much as he had ever made as a research analyst. He had thrown off the shackles of cubicle life and made himself happy.The authors prove Feldman’s success by describing

A
the honor-system scheme
B
his daily routine
C
his work as an analyst
D
the size of his business
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Which is the best example of a thesis statement for an argumentative essay about zoos and animal welfare?

A
Although many people feel that keeping animals captive in zoos is cruel, zoos are necessary for animal conservation and research.
B
Zoos have been around for thousands of years, and each year they draw millions of people to see the variety of animals they house.
C
Many animals die prematurely in zoos because they are exposed to infectious diseases.
D
Animals can be bred at zoos to increase their population and to combat extinction.

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