Question 156 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Sunil has written this topic sentence for his paper.President Kennedy and the United States decided to race the Soviet Union to land on the moon first. This was part of the Cold War, and the United States had to beat the Russians.How should Sunil revise the topic sentence for clarity?
Answer
b
by changing the first sentence to read, “To land on the moon first, President Kennedy and the United States had to race the Soviet Union.”
b
by changing the first sentence to read, “President Kennedy wanted to land on the moon first and raced the Soviet Union with the United States.”
b
by combining the two sentences to read, “As part of the Cold War, President Kennedy and the United States raced the Soviet Union to reach the moon.”
b
by combining the two sentences to read, “President Kennedy with the United States raced the Soviet Union to land on the moon first, this was part of the Cold War.”
Explanation
The revised sentence should combine the related ideas and clearly state that the space race was part of the Cold War. Choice C does this in one concise sentence: “As part of the Cold War, President Kennedy and the United States raced the Soviet Union to reach the moon.” Choice D creates a run-on sentence, while A and B leave out or confuse the connection between the race and the Cold War.
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