Which of the following is the clearest and most effective sentence?
a. john is a man with a sister who is attractive, and they both went to a party together.
b. the party included attractive females of all ages, and one was a sibling of a man known as john.
c. the sister of john was attractive more than others who attended a party.
d. john's sister was the prettiest girl at the party.
student b
incorrect
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5. revision involves
a. checking for correct capitalization.
b. being consistent with paragraph indentation.
c. checking for repeated words and confused words.
d. clarifying purpose and meaning.
student c
incorrect
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13. which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
a. they sang it, then sang it again.
b. with the proper , they'll complete the project early.
c. they tried, although they didn't expect to win.
d. running all the way, he got there early.
student c
incorrect
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The one that would be a good hook for a compare-and-contrast essay is As I bit into the beautiful tomato, I grimaced and resisted the urge to spit it out. This tomato was nothing like the ones I grew up eating out of my grandma's garden.

Explanation:

The question is not complete since it does not provide the options to answer it, here are the options:

A. As I bit into the beautiful tomato, I grimaced. That sharped taste always took me back to that hot summer day in July of 1978.

B. As I bit into that beautiful tomato, I grimaced and resisted the urge to spit it out. Something should be done about the market that thinks it's O.K. to sell terribly underripe tomatoes!

C. As I bit into the beautiful tomato, I grimaced and resisted the urge to spit it out. This tomato was nothing like the ones I grew up eating out of my grandma's garden.

D. None of the above are correct.

A compare-and-contrast essay focuses in finding the similarities and differences between two or more things, then face them and present all the supporting information, then option C is the one that can be developed the best as it offers the chance to compare the tomato in the market with the ones from grandma's house.