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Which pattern for organizing comparison or contrast paragraphs discusses each point, switching back and forth between subjects?

A) emphatic
B) spatial
C) subject-by-subject
D) point-by-point

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Question 2

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To contrast means to point out _____.

A) arguments
B) similarities
C) differences
D) generalities

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Question 3

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To compare means to point out _____.

Which sentence makes a suitable topic for a comparison or contrast paragraph?

Define the following terms. -contrast

For the pairs of sentences, decide whether they show comparison or contrast. Then,combine the two using an appropriate transition. -Young girls swooned when they listened to songs by Elvis Presley in the fifties. Teenage girls fainted when Michael Jackson performed in the nineties.

Which of the following transitions is not used to show similarities?

Name the patterns used to organize comparison or contrast essays.

In comparison or contrast paragraphs, _____.

Create a topic sentence from the list of details. -Topic sentence $\begin{array}{lll} &{\text { Army Basic Training }} & \text {Marine Corps Boot Camp } \\ \text { Training: } &\text { Soldiers learn survival skills } & \text { Marines practice survival skills and } \\ & \text { and how to use weapons } & \text {how to use various weapons } \\\\ \text { Length: } &\text { Nine weeks } & \text { Ten weeks } \\\\ \text { Instructors: } &\text { Noncommissioned officers } & \text { Noncommissioned officers } \\\end{array}$

Create a topic sentence from the list of details. -Topic sentence $\begin{array}{lll} & \text { Alligators } & \text { Crocodiles } \\ \text { Snout: } & \text { round }& \text { pointed }\\\\ \text { Teeth: } & \text {the fourth tooth fits into a }& \text {the fourth tooth fits into a groove}\\& \text { pocket in the upper jaw }& \text { outside the mouth }\\\\ \text { Head: } & \text { short and flat }& \text {long and narrow }\\\end{array}$

Which of the following is not included in the checklist for revising a comparison or contrast paragraph?

Which of the following is not an effective transition for a comparison paragraph?

For the pairs of sentences, decide whether they show comparison or contrast. Then,combine the two using an appropriate transition. -Rick spends his entire vacation at the beach. Mike goes to the beach on weekends and each day after work.

Which question might a writer ask about the outline for a comparison or contrast paragraph?

For the pairs of sentences, decide whether they show comparison or contrast. Then,combine the two using an appropriate transition. -We had to buy expensive camera equipment for the photography class. We needed only a calculator for the accounting class.

In comparison or contrast paragraphs, _____.

Which pattern for organizing comparison or contrast paragraphs explains the topic sentence by first discussing all the details on one subject and then all the details on the other subject?

Which of the following is not an effective transition for a contrast paragraph?

For the pairs of sentences, decide whether they show comparison or contrast. Then,combine the two using an appropriate transition. -The entertainment section of the Web site gives a brief summary of current movies. Movie critics on television discuss the actors, the plot, and the director in detail.