Writing an Argumentative Essay about Fire Prevention
Question 3 • TX-English I B-CR
Read the paragraph.Volunteering is a good way to gain skills and work experience. In a recent study, seventy-three percent of employers said they’d hire someone who’d volunteered. Among employees who had volunteered, ninety-four percent said that they’d seen benefits at work. Students looking to improve their resumes should consider volunteering.
Answer
A
The transition “in fact” should be added to the beginning of the sentence to show the similarity among ideas in the paragraph.
B
The transition “as a result” should be added to the beginning of the sentence to sum up the argument in the paragraph.
C
A quotation should replace the sentence to further support the argument in the paragraph.
D
A fact should be added to the sentence to further support the argument in the paragraph.