25 points need done ASAP!!!!!

1. What is the effect of varying your sentences when you write?

A.It makes your writing dull.
B.It makes your writing interesting.
C.It makes your writing complicated.

2.Jill is a new college graduate. Jill joined the Peace Corps last week.

Which method would you use to combine the sentences into the sentence: “Jill, a new college graduate, joined the Peace Corps last week”?


A. using compound subjects, verbs, and objects
B. using a comma and a coordinating conjunction
C. inserting words and phrases
D. inserting a semicolon

3.Mateo and I went swimming. We are tired now.

Which combines the sentences using a coordinating conjunction?


A. Mateo and I went swimming; therefore, we are tired now.
B. Mateo and I went swimming, and we are tired now.
C. Mateo and I went swimming; we are tired now.
D. Since Mateo and I went swimming, we are tired now.

4. The topic sentence _____.

A. states your main idea
B. supports your main idea
C. restates your main idea

5. When combining two simple sentences into a compound sentence, use a comma and _____.

A. a subordinate clause
B. an adjective clause
C. an adverb clause
D. a coordinating conjunction

6. Which describes an illustration?

A. It supports your main idea with an example
B. It interprets your main idea and puts it into other words.
C. It states your main idea.

7.The veterinarian said that our puppy is a mastiff, which is one of the largest breeds of dog.

Which kind of support does this sentence give to the topic sentence: “Our puppy will probably grow into a large dog”?


A. It is an illustration.
B. It is a detail.
C. It is a statistic.
D. It is a fact.