Great Writing 2: Answer Key for Great Paragraphs, 3rd Ed.
Great Writing 2: Answer Key for Great Paragraphs, 3rd Ed.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 1 Great Writing 2: Activity 5, pp. 7-8
Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answers will vary. Answer Key Writer’s Note, p. 8 UNIT 1 Subjects number of sentences: 12 Activity 1, pp. 2-3
subjects: time, I, I, I, I it I, I, It, seats, It, Answers will vary.
this, we, hands, I, I, they, I, I, I, plane, I, I most common subject: I
Writer’s Note, pp. 3–4 Repetition Simple Past Tense Verbs 10 sentences
verbs: flew, was, can remember, was, had
Braille, letters, people, Braille, character,
wondered, would be, boarded, flew, was,
dots, dots, four, Braille, Louis Braille,
were, was, made, hit, turned, was, did not millions
eat, gave, would not go, cannot tell, was, 3 times
landed, have been, can remember number of verbs: 23 Simple Present Tense Verbs
number of simple present tense verbs: 3 simple present tense
number of simple past tense verbs: 16 invented
The action happened in the past (in the Activity 6, p. 9 1800s). Answers will vary. Activity 2, p. 4 Activity 7, pp. 10–11 Answers will vary.
1. Reasons why parents allow or do not
allow their kids to have a pet. Activity 3, pp. 4–5 2. 9 sentences
1. to explain how to make an egg salad
3. 1; Cats are good pets, but I do not like it sandwich
when they shed hair on the furniture.
2–3. Answers will vary.
4. At some point, most parents have to
decide whether to allow their children to Writer’s Note, p. 6 have pets. 10 sentences 5. 10 lines
verbs: is, boil, Take, let, peel, put, Use, add, 6. indentation Add, Mix, Put, spread, enjoy 7. yes
five sentences begin with a verb
8. In brief, although many children want a
pet, parents are divided on this issue for a Activity 4, pp. 6-7
number of significant reasons. The Answers will vary.
information in both sentences is closely
connected. The concluding sentence restates
the main idea of the topic sentence.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 2 Activity 8, p. 12
4. The products and history of South
1. “Braille”: Braille is a special system of
Carolina make it distinct from the other
writing and reading for blind people. states.
“An Easy Sandwich”: An egg salad
sandwich is one of the easiest and most Example Paragraph 8
delicious foods to make for lunch.
1. Tim Thorpe, the controversial Olympic
“My First Flight”: Although the first time I
athlete. Yes. Jim Thorpe is a controversial
flew on a plane was many years ago, I can
sports figure in sports history.
still remember how afraid I was that day. 2. yes
2. “Braille”: an explanation of Braille 3. yes
“An Easy Sandwich”: how to make an egg
4. Seventy years after his achievements, salad sandwich
Thorpe’s name was finally returned to the
“My First Flight”: a depiction of the fear
list of 1912 Olympic winners. time phrases:
involved in the narrator’s first airplane flight
Seventy years after his achievements, finally 3. yes; yes; yes Example Paragraph 9 Activity 9, pp. 12–19
1. Reasons the writer skips breakfast. Yes. Example Paragraph 5
Like many people, I prefer to skip breakfast. Answers are given. 2. yes 3. yes Example Paragraph 6
4. Although others may not agree with my
1. The importance of Simón Bolívar for
decision, I choose to skip breakfast most of
many South American countries. Yes.
the time. Answers will vary.
Simón Bolívar (1783–1830) was one of
South America’s greatest generals and one Example Paragraph 10
of the most powerful people in world
1. The writer’s experience as a teacher on political history.
his first day of teaching. Yes. I can still
2. No. Spanish is the main language in at
remember a small incident that helped me least twenty-two countries.
relax on my first day of teaching many years 3. yes ago.
4. Although Bolívar’s name is not as well-
2. No. I was wearing a new watch that day,
known outside Latin America, people there too.
remember him as perhaps the most 3. yes
important person in their history.
4. It seems like such a silly thing now, but
the humor of the incident really helped me Example Paragraph 7
relax on the first day of my career.
1. The historic and industrial value of South
5. incident, relax, on my first day of
Carolina. No. Answers will vary. 2. yes 3. yes
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 3
Activity 10, pp. 19–20
millions of tourists visit this country every 1. Answer is given. year.
2. Most countries are in one continent, but
Turkey lies in both Asia and Europe. Activity 12, pp. 23-24
3. The Asian part is much larger than the 1. Answer is given. European part. 2. C; are talking, varies
4. The eight countries that share a border 3. X; stand
with Turkey are Armenia, Azerbaijan, 4. C; might touch
Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, and 5. C; might be seen Syria. 6. C; stand
5. Turkey has coasts on the Mediterranean 7. X; stands/is, might see
Sea and the Black Sea. 8. X; varies
6. Half of Turkey’s land is higher than 9. X; is 1,000 meters. 10. C; is; is
7. In fact, two-thirds of Turkey’s land is higher than 800 meters. Activity 13, pp. 24-25
8. The unique geography of Turkey is one Titles will vary.
reason that millions of tourists visit this
We know that languages vary, but country every year.
other important communication methods
exist. For example, when two people are Writer’s Note, p. 21
talking, the appropriate amount of space
Title of textbook: Great Writing 2: Great
between them varies by culture. In some Paragraphs
cultures, people stand near each other when
Title of Example Paragraph 10: My First
having a conversation. Sometimes these Class as a Teacher
people might touch each other during the
conversation. Not standing near the speaker Activity 11, pp. 21-22
or not touching might be seen as “cold” or Titles will vary.
disinterested behavior. In other cultures,
The geography of the country of
people stand farther apart. If one of the
Turkey is unique. Most countries are in one
speakers stands too close, the other person
continent, but Turkey lies in both Asia and
might see this as aggressive or strange
Europe. The Asian part is much larger than
behavior. The amount of personal space
the European part. The eight countries that
varies from culture to culture. It is also a
share a border with Turkey are Armenia,
form of communication. Just as there is no
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran,
universal language, there is no universal
Iraq, and Syria. Turkey has coasts on the personal space.
Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Half
of Turkey’s land is higher than 1,000 Activity 14, p. 26
meters. In fact, two-thirds of Turkey’s land 1. Answer is given.
is higher than 800 meters. The unique 2. for a recipe
geography of Turkey is one reason that 3. a word
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 4 4. to need
Language Focus, pp. 37–38 5. a specific idea 1. most people live 6. people like it
2. a pair of scissors is 7. to say 3. Laura carries 8. to let 4. method…is 9. to move 5. trees…are 10. afraid, nervous 6. Earth revolves 11. to be worried 12. cannot see Activity 4, pp. 38–39 13. something good
…but she really does not. 14. A1B2C3D4E5 Mimi’s class…begins 15. to see Every day she arrives
…then Mimi has to explain Activity 15, pp. 26-27 Her young students keep 1. Answer is given.
…there are always a few small problems 2. composed
Mimi’s young students do not 3. large 4. avoid Activity 5, p. 40 5. hand 1. afraid 6. banana 2. to forget 7. major 3. inside 8. issue 4. to turn 9. though 5. but 10. of 6. loud voice 7. to give half 8. goal UNIT 2 9. surprise 10. to make Activity 1, p. 31 11. in a circle Answers will vary. 12. need to do 13. children Writer’s Note, p. 32 14. good idea
Best idea from brainstorming seems to be 15. a lot “Make egg salad.” 16. together Activity 2, pp. 33-35 Activity 6, pp. 40-41 Answers will vary. 1. on 2. room Activity 3, p. 36 3. for Answers will vary. 4. list 5. and
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 5 6. out
6. the book An American Education, An 7. on
American Education is an excellent 8. a page number
historical novel. Explanations may vary. 9. deal 10. expensive Activity 3, pp. 48–49
1. Controlling idea: three distinct sections, Activity 7, p. 41
three important skills; Explanation: a listing Answers will vary.
of the three sections and the three skills in the SAT Reasoning Test Activity 8, p. 41
2. Controlling idea: baffled investigators; Answers will vary.
Explanation: what about the crash baffled investigators
3. Controlling idea: educational, fun, and UNIT 3
addictive; Explanation: reasons people do crossword puzzles Activity 1, pp. 44–45
4. Controlling idea: reduce the risk of some 1. c
types of cancer; Explanation: examples of
2. There are many benefits to driving a car
research that suggests these vegetables with a manual transmission.
reduce the risk of some types of cancer. 3. Answer is given.
5. Controlling idea: many advantages;
4. better gas mileage, the driver can start a
Explanation: why renting an apartment is
manual car that has a low battery, greater better than buying a house control of the vehicle
5. a) the first (and potentially most Activity 4, pp. 49–50
important) detail is… b) also, an added point
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
is… c) the last or concluding point is…
1. Research has shown that girls are better at 6. Answers will vary. languages than boys.
2. Cats are better pets than goldfish for Activity 2, p. 46 many reasons.
Answers may vary. Suggested answers:
3. Yesterday was the worst day of my life. 1. Answer is given.
4. Paul Cezanne, the father of modern art,
2. soccer, Soccer is popular for many
made important contributions to the history reasons. of art.
3. Los Angeles, People from many different
5. The current population of Canada is a cultures live in Los Angeles.
reflection of the international background of
4. bilingual dictionaries, Many language its citizens and immigrants.
students prefer bilingual dictionaries to monolingual dictionaries. Activity 5, pp. 50–51
5. perfumes, French perfumes are expensive Answers will vary. for a number of reasons.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 6 Activity 6, pp. 51–52
languages. The population of Malaysia is
Answers will vary. Possible answers are:
about 25 million, but the population of
1. People like sports cars for different
Thailand is about 65 million. Thailand has a reasons.
national king, but Malaysia does not.
2. Dinosaurs differ from modern reptiles in
Malaysia was a British colony, but Thailand three main ways.
was never a British colony. Thus, the fact
3. Exercise can benefit people in several
that two countries are near each other does important ways.
not always mean they are similar.
4. Popcorn is a simple but excellent snack food. Activity 9, pp. 58-59
5. An effective new method for learning
More than one correction may be possible.
foreign language vocabulary has two stages. 1. Answer is given.
2. SF; Most of the flights were canceled due Activity 7, p. 55
to the torrential rains and high winds. 1. correct
3. CS; Computer programs can help students
2. …next to each other,
learn a foreign language. Many students 3. To a certain extent,
use the language programs in the computer 4. correct center. 5. …is growing, 4. C
6. …that attract tourists,
5. CS; Our Family is an internationally 7. However,
known television show, but the quality of 8. correct
the acting is not very high. OR Our Family 9. …about 25 million,
is an internationally known television show. 10. …a national king,
The quality of the acting is not very high.
11. …a British colony,
6. SF; This magazine won several awards 12. Thus,
last year for the content and the style of its stories. Activity 8, p. 56 Titles will vary. Activity 10, p. 60 Malaysia and Thailand are two 1. animal
countries in Southeast Asia. Because they 2. things
are located next to each other, we might 3. known
expect these two nations to share many 4. to stop
similarities. To a certain extent, this is true. 5. to become smaller
Both countries have temperate climates 6. wheels
throughout the year. Thailand’s economy is 7. a thing
growing, and so is Malaysia’s. Malaysia has 8. to buy
miles of beautiful beaches that attract 9. to confuse
tourists, and Thailand does, too. However, 10. four or five things
there are also many differences. Malaysians 11. although
and Thais speak completely different 12. people like it
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 7 13. a danger
3. main idea: my great-grandmother Carla; 14. to eat
controlling ideas: one of the people that I 15. place
most admire; prediction: admirable qualities of my great-grandmother Activity 11, pp. 60-61 1. by Activity 2, pp. 65–66 2. car No written answers. 3. with 4. first Activity 3, p. 67 5. soaring a. TS 2 6. as b. TS 1 7. than c. TS 1 8. of d. TS 2 9. never e. TS 1 10. filling f. TS 1 g. TS 2 Activity 12, p. 61 h. TS 1 Answers will vary. Activity 4, p. 68 Activity 13, p. 62
Answers may vary. Suggested answers: Answers will vary.
1. Answer is given.
2. What are the different kinds of poisonous Activity 14, p. 62 snakes in Texas? Answers will vary.
3. What are the adverse effects of windowless classrooms?
4. How will computer technology eliminate libraries?
5. Why is Quebec City a wonderful place to raise children? UNIT 4
6. What was so memorable about the day you got married? Activity 1, p. 64 Predictions may vary. Activity 5, p. 69
1. main idea: Washington, D.C.; controlling Answers will vary.
ideas: best cities on the east coast;
prediction: reasons and examples showing Activity 6, p. 70
why Washington, D.C., is such a good city Answers will vary. to visit
2. main idea: flight attendant; controlling
ideas: interesting career; prediction:
interesting aspects of being a flight attendant
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 8 Activity 7, pp. 71-73 Example Paragraph 28 Example Paragraph 24
TS: Caring for river turtles is easier than Answers are given. many people think.
Unrelated sentence: If you have a large Example Paragraph 25
turtle, you will need to construct a small
1. good supporting sentence: It tells a reason pond in your backyard.
for using chlorine, which supports the topic
Possible concluding sentence: After you sentence.
have finished these simple steps, your
2. unrelated sentence: No connection
aquarium is ready for your new pet.
between accidental poisoning and maintaining your pool. Example Paragraph 29
3. good supporting sentence: Another step in
TS: There are four easy ways to prepare a maintaining a swimming pool. delicious egg.
Unrelated sentence: Some people believe Example Paragraph 26
that brown eggs taste better than white eggs.
1. good supporting sentence: First example
Possible concluding sentence: After of how to relax.
preparing eggs in each of the four ways, you
2. good supporting sentence: Another
can decide which method is easiest and most example of how to relax.
delicious for you. (Hint: Restate the main
3. unrelated sentence: the study benefits of
idea, offer a suggestion, give an opinion, or
Baroque music are not related to the topic of make a prediction.) how to relax and fall asleep. Activity 10, p. 80 Activity 8, p. 75 1. it leaves 1. Answer is given. 2. to put in order 2. It 3. large 3. they 4. 739245816 4. it 5. to subtract 5. We 6. went 6. It 7. to see 8. dirt Activity 9, pp. 77–79 9. cheap Example Paragraph 27 10. you own it
TS: When I first started going to college, I 11. a few words
was surprised at all the studying that was 12. in the same way required. 13. to subtract
Unrelated sentence: none. 14. right away
Possible concluding sentence: Although I 15. a place
was surprised at first at the amount of work I
had to do, I managed to change my habits
and become a good college student.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 9 Activity 11, p. 81 Activity 3, p. 86 1. complain Titles will vary. 2. last
There is a lot to know about the sport 3. insect
of hockey. Hockey is popular in many 4. widely
countries, including Canada and the United 5. spot
States. The game is played on ice, and the 6. effects
players wear skates to move around. A 7. logical
hockey player can score a point if he hits a 8. do
special disk called a puck into the goal. 9. vegetables
However, this is not as easy as it seems 10. shallow
because each goal is guarded by a special
player called a goalie. The goalie’s job is to Activity 12, p. 81
keep the puck away from the goal. The next Answers will vary.
time you see a hockey game on television,
perhaps you will be able to follow the action Activity 13, p. 82
better because you have this information. Answers will vary. Activity 4, p. 87 1. Indent the first line UNIT 5
2 & 3.Georgia,
4&5. Alabama, Activity 1, pp. 84–85 6. Carolina
Answers will vary. Possible answers: 7. beverage.
1. There are three important steps to follow 8. Once
if you want to enter a university. 9. Stir
2. The Capilano Bridge is not an ordinary 10. minutes. bridge.
3. I will never forget my first rock concert. Activity 5, p. 87 Titles will vary. Activity 2, p. 86
Sweet tea is a very easy-to-make 1. Indent the first line
drink that is popular in the southern United 2. Canada
States. Almost any restaurant in the states of 3. United States
Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina will 4. The game
serve this cold beverage. To make sweet tea, 5. ice,
you must boil a pot of water. Once the water 6. around.
boils, add one cup of white sugar to the 7. puck
water. Stir the sugar until it dissolves. After
8 & 9. goalie.
that, add four tea bags to the pot of water. 10. goal.
Let the mixture brew for thirty minutes.
When the tea is ready, pour it over ice. This
sweet drink will definitely refresh you!
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 10 Activity 6, p. 88
Example Paragraph 37: It snows a lot in the a. 2, supporting Arctic. b. 5, concluding c. 1, topic Activity 10, p. 92-93 d. 4, supporting
A Great Place to Visit in California e. 3, supporting
When you go to California, San
Diego is a great spot to visit because of the Activity 7, pp. 88-89
many exciting things to see and do there. Titles will vary.
First, you should visit the Gaslamp Quarter.
The art of shipbuilding has some odd
In this historic area, you can easily find
traditions, and one of the most interesting of
great food, fun, and culture. Next, you
all has its roots in Greek and Roman history.
should visit SeaWorld to see the amazing
During ancient Greek and Roman times,
animal shows. After you visit SeaWorld,
when a new ship was built, a small number
you should see a football or baseball game
of coins were left under the mast of the ship.
at Qualcomm Stadium. Finally, you ought to
The shipbuilders did this for a very special
see the animals at the world-famous San
reason. In case of a disaster at sea, the dead
Diego Zoo. If you decide to go to the zoo,
crew needed these coins to pay to get to the
do not forget to see the giant pandas and
afterlife. According to legend, the crew
Hua Mei, the only panda cub in the United
members gave these coins to the ferry
States. If you visit one, two, or all of the San
master Charon to take them across the river
Diego sites, it will certainly be a fun and
Styx to Hades, the land of the dead. It was interesting day!
believed that sailors without money to cross
this river would not be able to take their Activity 11, p. 93
place in the afterlife. Today scientists find
Answers to student questions
evidence of this long-standing tradition in a
1. Should I capitalize “lake”? Yes.
variety of locations, from the decayed 2. Do I need a comma after
remains of old Greek ships to the still active “Unfortunately”? Yes.
frigate USS Constitution.
3. Do I need to put commas in this list of river names? Yes. Activity 8, p. 89
4. Is the verb “prevents” okay with this
1. Shipbuilding traditions.
subject? No, use “prevent.”
2. The art of shipbuilding has some odd
Additional error correction
traditions, and one of the most interesting of environment.
all has its roots in Greek and Roman history. Lake
3. To explain how shipbuilders used coins. Unfortunately,
4. Answers will vary. For example, Little, Activity 9, p. 90-91 prevent
Example Paragraph 36: Life is also difficult Without in desert regions. Everglades
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 11 Activity 12, p. 95 UNIT 6
The Best Cook in the World; Florence Folse
is a the best cook; in the world; a spaghetti;
Activity 1, pp. 100–105
the fried fish; the beans; a cooking contest;
Answers to discussion questions before each
the southern Louisiana; the seafood; the red paragraph will vary.
beans; the gumbo; a cookbook Example Paragraph 41 Activity 13, p. 96
1. The dictionary definition of gumbo does 1. not wide
not make it sound as delicious as it really is. 2. bad feeling
2–5. Answers will vary. 3. loud voice 4. across a river Example Paragraph 42 5. you need it
1. According to The American Heritage 6. very old
Dictionary, gossip is a “trivial rumor of a 7. fast
personal nature,” but this definition makes 8. a winner
gossip sound harmless when it is really not. 9. on an animal
2. The writer’s opinion is that gossip is 10. too much water
worse than the definition indicates. The 11. your coffee
writer mentions this in several places: 12. you cannot see it
damage; cannot do anything to answer or 13. a liquid
protect himself or herself; hurt feelings; lost 14. to try to do
career; gossip is much worse. 3. Yes Activity 14, p. 97
4–5. Answers will vary. 1. steep 2. to Example Paragraph 43 3. on
1. The pretzel, which is a salted and glazed 4. seek
biscuit that is shaped like a knot, has an 5. climate interesting history. 6. odd
2. This topic sentence is not a dictionary 7. of definition. 8. building
3–5. Answers will vary. 9. of 10. lights Activity 2, p. 106 1. Answer is given. Activity 15, p. 97
2. “a short . . . purpose,” Answers will vary.
3. “a narcotic . . . addictive,”
4. “extremely . . . rich,” Activity 16, p. 97
5. “parents . . . children,” Answers will vary. 6. Answer is given.
7. announced, “Beginning . . . covering.”
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 12
8. asked, “Where . . . go?” Activity 5, p. 109
9. opponent, “Are . . . out?”
1. Paragraph 44 is generally about a new
10. “I . . . longer,”
method for learning vocabulary.
2. The key-word method, which can help Activity 3, p. 108
foreign language learners remember new a. 5
vocabulary, is gaining popularity among b. 4 teachers and students. c. 1
3. The writer’s main purpose is to explain d. 7
how this new method for learning e. 3 vocabulary works. f. 2
4. Two; the example of a Japanese learner of g. 6
English learning the English word hatchet
by associating it with the Japanese word for Activity 4, pp. 108-109
“eight” (hachi) and the example of an Titles will vary.
English speaker learning the Malay word The key-word method, which can
pintu by using the English words pin and
help foreign language learners remember into.
new vocabulary, is gaining popularity
5. It would be difficult to understand the
among teachers and students. In this
topic because readers are unlikely to have
method, learners first form their own sound
any background knowledge about this topic.
association between the foreign language 6. Answers will vary.
word they are trying to learn and a word in
their native language. In the second stage, Activity 6, p. 112
learners form an image link between the
that features high winds and heavy rains;
target word and the native language word.
noun: storm; that can flood whole towns;
For example, a Japanese learner of English
noun: surge; that have the most hurricanes;
might look at the English word hatchet and
noun: months; who live in a given area;
connect it to the Japanese word hachi
noun: people; that surprised the residents of
(“eight”) because they sound alike. The
Galveston, Texas, in 1900; noun: hurricane.
learner might remember that he or she can
use a hatchet eight times to cut down a tree.
Activity 7, pp. 113–114
Similarly, an English speaker learning Answers will vary.
Malay might remember the word pintu,
which means “door,” by using the English
Activity 8, pp. 116–117
words pin and into. He or she can imagine
Example Paragraph 46: We can see
putting a pin into the door to open it.
patience in a person who is waiting at a
Through these two simple examples, we can
street corner even though it is beginning to
get an idea of how useful this method of drizzle. remembering vocabulary can be.
Example Paragraph 47: Alaska is not a
cold, barren place all the time, and it was not a waste of money.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 13
Example Paragraph 48: In ancient times, UNIT 7
people used clay pottery for plates and bowls.
Activity 1, pp. 122–126
Answers to discussion questions before each Activity 9, p. 118 paragraph will vary. 1. to steal Example Paragraph 49 2. more
1. Eating a mouthwatering taco is not 3. to say no
easy—it requires following specific 4. to repeat something directions. 5. tasteless
2. a. Answer is given. b. Do you want to eat 6. rumors
it alone or in front of others? c. Eat the taco 7. a child
carefully following specific steps. 8. to find a number 3-4. Answers may vary. 9. future 10. safe Example Paragraph 50 11. money
1. Although the process for applying to an 12. to hit
American university is not complicated, it is 13. poor important to follow each step. 14. 1st, 2nd, 3rd
2. Follow certain basic steps in order to 15. shrimp apply successfully.
3. No. It is not the topic of this paragraph. Activity 10, p. 119
4. 8 steps; step 2: Next, write to these 1. of
schools to ask for information, catalogs, and 2. costly
applications. You may also want to visit the 3. area schools’ Web sites. 4. from 5. Answers will vary. 5. keep 6. seemed Example Paragraph 51 7. polite
1. a. Answer is given. b. Pour three small 8. land
cups of water into the pot. c. Heat the water 9. hair
until it boils. d. Remove the water from the 10. example
heat. e. Add three teaspoons of coffee and three teaspoons of sugar. Activity 11, p. 119
2. Gently stir the mixture and return it to the Answers will vary.
heat until you can see foam on top.
3. Next, pour three small cups of water into Activity 12, p. 120
the pot, and heat the water until it boils. Answers will vary.
4. Answers may vary. Sample answer: a.
You need a special pot. b. It takes a long
time to make this coffee. c. You have to pay
careful attention to every step of the process.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 14 Language Focus, p. 127
3. Serving a tennis ball is not difficult.
2. The first step; Next; After; Then; In
4. It is a supporting sentence (for one of the addition; Finally;
steps) to give additional information that
clarifies the aforementioned step. Activity 2, p. 128 a. 5 (no time phrase) Activity 5, p. 130 b. 6, After a. 3, First, c. 4, Just before b. 9, One week later, d. 2, First c. 10 e. 3, At the same time d. 4, this, f. 7, After e. 8 g. 1, following f. 5, temperature, h. 8, preceding g. 1 h. 2 Activity 3, pp. 128-129 i. 6 Titles will vary. j. 7, After that,
Many people think serving in tennis
is difficult, but the following steps show that Activity 6, p. 131
it is quite easy. First, toss the ball with your Titles will vary.
left hand about three feet in the air. The best
Here is a simple science experiment
position for the ball is just to the right of
that proves that plants produce oxygen. For
your head. At the same time, move your
this experiment, you will need a clean quart
racket behind your shoulder with your right
jar with a tight lid, some tape, a goldfish,
hand so that your elbow is pointed toward
some water, and a few green plants. First,
the sky. Just before the ball reaches its peak,
put the water and the plants in the jar. When
begin to swing your racket forward as high
you do this, be sure to leave about an inch of
as you can reach. Hit the ball into the small
empty space. When you are sure that the
box on the opposite side of the net. After
water in the jar is at room temperature, add
you hit the ball, continue swinging your
the fish. Put the lid on as tightly as you can.
racket down and across the front of your
After that, wrap the lid with several layers of
body. After you have completed the serve,
tape so that you are sure that no air can pass
your racket should be near your left knee. If
through it. Keep the jar in a cool place
you are left-handed, you should substitute
indoors, but be sure that it receives some
the words left and right in the preceding
direct sunlight for a few hours each day. directions.
One week later, check the fish. The fact that
the fish is still alive shows that oxygen was Activity 4, p. 129
added. If you look carefully at a plant stem
1. How to serve in tennis
when it is in sunlight, you can see the tiny
2. Many people think serving in tennis is
bubbles of oxygen escaping from the plant.
difficult, but the following steps show that it is quite easy.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 15 Activity 7, p. 132 Activity 1, p. 137 1. a drink Answers will vary. 2. to subtract 3. a high point Activity 2, p. 137 4. soft Answers will vary. 5. to show 6. left↔right
Activity 3, pp. 138–142 7. a metal
Answers to discussion questions before each 8. to investigate paragraph will vary. 9. negative 10. leg Example Paragraph 55 11. to speak
1. Clearly the writer is not too fond to the 12. to remember subway. 13. body
2. Answers may vary. 14. a plant
3. Sight: broken clock showing 4:30; dried
chocolate syrup; messy face; some paper Activity 8, p. 133
trash roll by like a soccer ball; poster; deep, 1. get
blue skies; lone palm tree; sapphire waters 2. blouse Smell: smelly staircase 3. pay
Hearing: crying child; two old men are 4. a problem arguing; little noise 5. elbow
4. Present progressive tense (to make the 6. idea
reader feel like he or she is experiencing the 7. of description). 8. side 9. tiny Example Paragraph 56 10. information
1. The destruction caused by a tornado. 11. lid
2. Simple past tense. Suggested answers: 12. empty
begins, starts, touches, are hurled, rips,
throws, uses, are, are, roar, is, looks, can. Activity 9, p. 133
3. Sight: long, slender tornado descends; Answers will vary.
swirling clouds; funnel, debris, huge trees,
cars flying through the air, ripped the roof Activity 10, p. 134
from an old house, looked so delicate; Answers will vary.
hearing: winds roared like a wild beast.
4. Possible adjectives: long, slender,
swirling, deadly, horrible, old, huge, UNIT 8
ferocious, wild, delicate (Feeling descriptions will vary.)
Describing with the Five Senses, p. 136 Answers will vary.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 16 Example Paragraph 57 Example Paragraph 59
1. The paragraph describes how the writer’s
12 Adjectives: 1) important, 2) sluggish, 3)
mother cared for her rose garden.
brown, 4) Scrawny, 5) limited, 6) dirty, 7)
2. Answers may vary, but it is likely that all
old, 8) gray, 9) brittle, 10) adequate, 11)
of the sentences are necessary. One sentence wild, 12) polluted
that might be considered optional is “He told
her that she treated the garden as if it were a
1. Example Paragraph 58: the vital quality
human being, perhaps even her best friend”
of the Blue River; Example Paragraph 59:
because it does not give a lot of new
the polluted quality of the Blue Rive information.
2. The Blue River is attractive and full of
3. a. While she was walking, she would rip
life (important, fresh, clear, wide, colorful,
out any weeds that threatened her delicate
abundant, beautiful, tall, shade, green,
beauties. b. Any unwanted pests were healthy, wild, sweet, grassy) quickly killed.
3. The Blue River is unappealing and
polluted (sluggish, brown, scrawny, Activity 4, p. 145
struggle, limited, dirty, old, gray, wild, 1. Answer is given. polluted)
2. adjectives: yellow; C
4. abundant/limited, green/gray,
3. adjectives: old; on the old blackboard
healthy/dying, healthy/brittle, clear/polluted.
4. adjectives: best, long; a long letter
5. adjectives: five, black, police; C Activity 8, p. 150
6. adjectives: great, cold; a great place Answers will vary.
7. adjectives: large, new, one-dollar; C
8. adjectives: gourmet, spicy, delicious; C Activity 9, pp. 150-151
9. adjectives: rough, stucco, busy, railway, Answers will vary. antique; C
10. adjectives: Egyptian, excellent, ancient; Activity 10, p. 153 an excellent example Answers will vary. Activity 5, p. 145 Activity 11, p. 153-157 Answers will vary.
Answers to discussion questions before each paragraph will vary. Activity 6, p. 146 Example Paragraph 61 Answers will vary. 1. b 2. a Activity 7, pp. 148-149
3. 32 [My living room may be small, but it is Example Paragraph 58
tidy and well organized. (1) On the right,
13 Adjectives: 1) important, 2) fresh, 3)
there is a wooden bookcase (2) with four
clear, 4) wide, 5) Colorful, 6) abundant, 7)
shelves. (3) On top of the bookcase is a
beautiful, 8) tall, 9) green, 10) healthy, 11)
small lamp (4) with a blue base and a Wild, 12) sweet, 13) grassy
matching lampshade. The first and third
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 17
shelves are filled (5) with carefully Activity 12, p. 158
arranged books. (6) On the second shelf,
of the most interesting people
there is an antique clock (7) with faded in my lawyer’s office
numbers (8) on its face. The bottom shelf
on the difficult work days
has a few newspapers. (9) On the opposite by listening
side (10) of the room is a television set (11)
to their perplexing legal questions
with nothing (12) on top of it. (13) Between around his neck
the television and the bookcase is a large to his eyeglasses
sofa. A fat, striped cat (14) with long among the piles
whiskers is curled up (15) in a ball (16) on of thick folders
the right side (17) of the sofa. Lying (18) on his uncluttered desk
to the left (19) of my cat is a single sock on the right side
that the cat probably brought (20) from
of his crisp white cotton shirt
another room. Directly (21) in front of the at the law firm
sofa, there is a long coffee table (22) with from his business trips
short legs. (23) On the right side (24) of around the globe
this table lie two magazines. They are of a kind.
stacked one (25) on top of the other.
Perhaps the most striking item (26) in the Comma errors
room is the beautiful beach painting (27) 1) that we all have,
above the sofa. This extraordinary painting
2) Around his neck [no comma] is
shows a peaceful beach scene (28) with a 3) cotton shirt,
sailboat (29) on the right, (30) far from the
beach. Although it is a small room, Activity 13, p. 159
everything (31) in my living room is (32) in 1. a town its place.] 2. can break easily
4. carefully arranged books, a few 3. to remember
newspapers, an old television with nothing 4. high
on top of it, magazines stacked one on top of 5. negative
the other, peaceful beach scene, everything 6. 13, 12, 11, 10 is in its place 7. to tear
5. the left side of the room with the 8. a circle
television could be described in greater 9. always
detail. Additional sentences will vary. 10. a liquid 11. negative Example Paragraph 62 12. to make fun of 1. d 13. exact 2. a 14. your head
3. a) the tablet is in her left hand b) the 15. loud
statue stands on a 150 foot tall pedestal, c)
the torch is in her raised right hand
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 18 Activity 14, p. 160 Example Paragraph 65 1. worker
1. No matter how much my friends try to 2. of
convince me that I should text them more 3. wonderful
often, I prefer calling to texting. 4. body
2. I prefer, I do not care, I really like, I want, 5. come my preferred mode 6. photo
3–4. Answers will vary. 7. plan 8. office Example Paragraph 66 9. hair
1. The author thinks mandatory school 10. with uniforms are a good thing. 11. broken
2. Everyone will be equal. Getting ready for 12. of
school will be easier. Students will perform better at school.
Activity 15, pp. 160-161
3. School uniforms take away personal Answers will vary. freedom. Activity 16, p. 161 Activity 2, p. 167 Answers will vary.
Good topic sentences: 2, 4, 5, and 8. Activity 3, p. 168 UNIT 9 1. Answer is given. 2. Answer is given.
Activity 1, pp. 163–166 3. opinion
Answers to discussion questions before each 4. fact paragraph will vary. 5. opinion 6. fact Example Paragraph 64 7. opinion
1. Because cell phones and driving are a 8. opinion
deadly mix, I am in favor of a ban on cell 9. fact phone use by drivers. 10. opinion
2. The author believes that using cell phones
while driving should be banned. Activity 4, p. 169
3. a. Thousands of drivers are killed every Fact
year because of cell phone use while
1. Each year, thousands of drivers are killed
driving. b. Many other innocent people are
because they are talking on cell phones
also killed. c. A great deal of damage also
instead of watching the road while they are
occurs because of careless drivers using cell driving. phones.
2. A wide range of countries has already put 4. Answers will vary.
this ban into effect, including Australia,
Brazil, Japan, Russia, and Turkey.
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 19 Opinion
4. logically (ADV); logic (N); logical (ADJ)
1. This first reason should be enough to
5. finance (N) / (V); financially (ADV);
support a ban on cell phones when driving… financial (ADJ)
2. To me, banning cell phones while driving
6. sweetly (ADV); sweetness (N); sweet is common sense. (ADJ); sweeten (V)
7. simplicity (N); simply (ADV); simple Activity 5, p. 170 (ADJ); simplify (V) a. 5, F
8. equality (N); equal (ADJ) / (V); equalize b. 2, F (V); equally (ADV) c. 4, F
9. benefit (N) / (V); beneficial (ADJ); d. 6, O beneficially (ADV) e. 1, O
10. freedom (N); freely (ADV); free (ADJ) / f. 3, F (V)
Activity 6, pp. 170–171 Activity 8, pp. 172-173 Titles will vary. 1. X, believe
Although many people enjoy playing 2. C
in the sun, parents should make sure that 3. X, beneficial
their children put on sunscreen before going 4. X, freely
outside. Too much time in the sun can cause 5. C
severe skin damage, especially in young 6. X, simple
children. The most serious example of this is 7. X, sweet
skin cancer. This disease, which can be 8. X, logic
deadly if it is not treated quickly, is a direct 9. C
result of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. 10. C
The damage of these rays may not be seen
immediately in children, but adults who Activity 9, p. 174
spent a lot of time in the sun when they were 1. evident
children have a much higher chance of 2. required
developing skin cancer than adults who did 3. to take
not spend time in the sun. In conclusion, the 4. to design, plan
information in this paragraph is enough 5. an opinion
evidence to persuade parents not to let their 6. to divide
children play outside in the sun without 7. to prohibit sunscreen. 8. negative 9. it is certain Activity 7, p. 172 10. a problem 1. Answers are given. 11. to minimize
2. believe (V); belief (N); believable (ADJ) 12. work
3. illegality (N); illegal (ADJ); illegally 13. completely (ADV) 14. a trip 15. to persuade
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Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs, 3rd ed. Answer Key 20
Activity 10, pp. 174-175 Example Paragraph 70 1. but also
1. My most embarrassing moment happened 2. from
when I was working in a Mexican restaurant. 3. all
2. Her skirt came off in front of the 4. offer restaurant customers. 5. on 3. b 6. than 4. a 7. communication 5. a 8. damage
6. To tell an embarrassing but funny story. 9. issue 10. doing Example Paragraph 71
1. A lesson on making new friends. Activity 11, p. 175
2. I learned the hard way how to make Answers will vary. friends in a new school.
3. The author was popular at his old school, Activity 12, p. 175
but he had to go to a new school in Florida. Answers will vary.
4. Going to the new school was not easy.
Things were very different. Kids tried to be
friendly, but the author ignored them. UNIT 10
5. The author got lonely and realized that the
new students were just like he was, so he
Activity 1, pp. 179–185
began to make friends with them.
Answers to discussion questions before each 6. Answers will vary. paragraph will vary. Activity 2, p. 185 Example Paragraph 69 My Best Friend, Luke
1. I will never forget the first time I got lost The Day I Almost Died in New York City.
A Wonderful Day in the Mountains
2. An incredibly large department store in New York City. Activity 3, p. 186
3. The boy is most likely between the ages a. 4 of five and ten. b. 6 4. a c. 2 5. b d. 1 6. a e. 3
7. To tell a story about a time that he was f. 7 afraid. g. 5
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