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meagbuch

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Which of the following would make a good opening statement for an essay?
 
  a) Recent studies show that more than 50 of Americans have not read a book in the past year.
  b) Americans should be ashamed of how infrequently they read.
  c) People in our society today do not read enough books.
  d) Reading is not valued very highly by Americans.

Question 2

Name two ways to begin an introduction other than giving a startling fact or statistic.
  a)
  b)
 
  What will be an ideal response?



brittrenee

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

Two of the following: a quotation or catchy saying, a personal experience, a question



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