Read the topic sentence and choose the point that interferes with the unity of the paragraph. Topic sentence: If I had to give up one modern convenience, I would get rid of my telephone.
A: Without a phone, I would waste less time chatting.
B: My telephone is a vital link to emergency services.
C: Getting rid of my phone would eliminate interruptions from salespeople.
A: Without a phone, I would waste less time chatting.
B: My telephone is a vital link to emergency services.
C: Getting rid of my phone would eliminate interruptions from salespeople.
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- I'll give you my telephone number in case you want to get in touch with me. A: will B: should C: would D: need
- Please choose the grammatically right sentences from the following four sentences. A: Since I get my smart phone, I spend too much time texting my friends, I hardly ever send e-mails anymore. B: Since I get my smart phone, I hardly ever send e-mails. Instead, I spend too much time texting my friends. C: Hardly do I email my friends since I get my smart phone. D: Since I get my smart phone, I don't e-mail my friend, I spend too much time texting them.
- __________ in my brother’s position, I would have hung up the phone in the middle of the conversation. A: had I have been B: Have I been C: Had I been D: If I have been
- In the following lists, choose the letter beside the sentence that does not develop the controlling idea which appears in the topic sentences. TOPIC SENTENCE: I easily give up doing my homework. A: I always start to feel hungry and go into the kitchen for a snack. B: I'll leave my studying to investigate any noise I hear. C: While I study, I try to listen to the radio with one ear. D: for me, physics is the hardest subject.
- 中国大学MOOC: __________ in my brother’s position, I would have hung up the phone in the middle of the conversation.