Fawcett, Evergreen 9/e STUDENT ANSWER KEY

1 Evergreen : ANSWER Key 1 Fawcett, Evergreen 9/e STUDENT ANSWER KEY UNIT 1 Getting Started CHAPTER 1 Exploring the Writing Process Practice 1 (p. 4) Answers will vary. Practice 2 (p. 4) Answers will vary. Practice 3 (p. 6) Answers will vary. Practice 4 (p. 6) Answers will vary. Practice 5 (p. 6) Answers will vary. Practice 6 (p. 7) Answers will vary. CHAPTER 2 Prewriting to Generate Ideas Practice 1 (p.)

2 9) Answers will vary. Practice 2 (p. 10) Answers will vary. 1. Sample answers: Sometimes I feel closer to my children than to my parents. I m often most content on a rainy day. 2. Answers will vary. Practice 3 (p. 11) Answers will vary. Practice 4 (p. 12) Answers will vary. Practice 5 (p. 14) Answers will vary. Practice 6 (p. 14) Answers will vary. Practice 7 (p. 17) Answers will vary. Practice 8 (p. 17) Answers will vary. Writer s Workshop (p. 18) 1. Y, Y, Y, Y 2. Yes. I woke to a hundred sounds and smells of happiness is interesting.

3 3. Hearing: chirping, sang, sizzle, smell: cut grass, fresh bread, perfume 2011 Cengage Learning. Evergreen : ANSWER Key 2 4. Answers will vary. 5. Answers will vary. 6. Yes, 2 omitted words. UNIT 2 Discovering the Paragraph CHAPTER 3 The Process of Writing Paragraphs Practice 1 (p. 23) Paragraph 1: As the popularity of cellular phones soars, growing numbers of cell users are creating growing piles of toxic trash.

4 Paragraph 2: The summer picnic gave ladies a chance to show off their baking hands. Paragraph 3: Eating sugar can be worse than eating nothing. Practice 2 (p. 24) 1. d 2. e 3. d 4. d 5. a 6. b 7. c 8. c Practice 3 (p. 29) 1. Topic: A low-fat diet Controlling idea: provides many health benefits 2. Topic: Animal Planet Controlling idea: is both entertaining and educational 3. Topic: Our football coach Controlling idea: works to build players self-esteem 4.

5 Topic: This campus Controlling idea: offers many peaceful places where students can relax 5. Topic: My cousin s truck Controlling idea: looks like something out of Star Wars Practice 4 (p. 29) 1. check 2. Rewrite: My two closest friends are alike in three ways. 3. check 4. Rewrite: Child abuse can be reduced through parenting classes. 5. check 2011 Cengage Learning. Evergreen : ANSWER Key 3 Practice 5 (p.)

6 30) 1. Narrowed topic: Overcoming fear of flying Controlling idea: Daryl boosted his career and calmed his nerves Topic sentence: Overcoming his fear of flying boosted Daryl s career and calmed his nerves. 2. Narrowed topic: I dislike Tom Controlling idea: his gossiping is destructive Topic sentence: I dislike Tom because his gossiping is a destructive habit. 3. Narrowed topic: Lack of balance when I worked several jobs Controlling idea: during this time I became less productive Topic sentence: The more hours a week I worked in part-time jobs, the less productive I was at school.

7 Practice 6 (p. 31) Paragraph 1: Animals occasionally rescue human beings. Paragraph 2: Digital photography offers the photographer four advantages. Practice 7 (p. 33) Answers will vary. Practice 8 (p. 34) Answers will vary. Practice 9 (p. 35) Answers will vary. Practice 10 (p. 35) Answers will vary. Practice 11 (p. 37) Answers will vary. Practice 12 (p. 39) Paragraph 1: 6 Paragraph 2: 9 Paragraph 3: 5 Practice 13 (p. 42) Answers will vary. Practice 14 (p.)

8 42) Answers will vary. CHAPTER 4 Achieving Coherence Practice 1 (p. 47) 1. 2, 3, 5, 4, 1 2. 4, 6, 5, 1, 2, 3 3. 5, 1, 3, 4, 2 2011 Cengage Learning. Evergreen : ANSWER Key 4 Practice 2 (p. 50) 1. Top to bottom (or bottom to top): 4, 1, 5, 3, 2 2. Inside to outside (outside to inside): 4 (2), 3 (3), 5 (1), 1 (5), 2 (4) 3. Bottom to top (or top to bottom): 1, 5, 2, 3, 4 Practice 3 (p.

9 54) 1. 3 (2), 1 (4), 2 (3), 4 (1) 2. 1 (3), 3 (1), 2 (2) 3. 3 (2), 1 (4), 4 (1), 2 (3) Practice 4 (p. 56) Underline: my father, intelligent, intelligence, my father s intelligence, problems, my father, intelligent, problems, father s, intelligence Circle: His, he, he, his, they, he, him, my Practice 5 (p. 58) Paragraph 1: bizarre events, eccentric contests, so-called sports, outlandish games Paragraph 2: the first Navajo woman surgeon, the skilled doctor, this pioneering healer Practice 6 (p.

10 60) Answers will vary. Paragraph 1: budding writer, determined storyteller, successful novelist Paragraph 2: sugary beverages, soft drinks, carbonated beverages, soda pop Practice 7 (p. 63) 1. Consequently 2. Then 3. Next 4. for example 5. however 6. Furthermore 7. in contrast 8. Beside 9. For this reason 10. Nevertheless 11. For example 12. Finally Practice 8 (p. 64) For example, frequently, Consequently, later, for instance, in contrast, As a result, In addition, Eventually, Finally, Of course, however, indeed Practice 9 (p.