Which sentence isn’t wordy below?
Aluminium is a metal that is very light in weight.
B. The dog was walked by the girls who were twins.
C. Our neighbor who lives in the house next door is friendly.
D. The books you ordered online yesterday will arrive soon.
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1. Which is the thesis statement?
A. Thus, students are learning subject matter and how to write in that disciplinary area by researching and writing assignment essays
B. Secondly, research (Jinx, 2004; Zapper, 2006) clearly demonstrates that students learn the writing conventions of a subject area while they are researching, reading and writing in their discipline
C. Assignment essay tasks are set to assist students to develop mastery of their study subject
D. This activity helps them to "crack the code" of the discipline (Bloggs, 2003, p 44)
2. What will the paragraph discuss?
A. It will discuss how assignment essays develop subject mastery
B. It will discuss how students do research
C. It will discuss how students crack the code
D. It will discuss how students learn about their academic disciplines
3. There are two main points used in the paragraph to develop the position taken in the topic sentence (the success of assignment essays as a learning device). What are they? (choose two)
A. This task helps demonstrate the relevant research
B. This task helps students learn subject matter
C. This task helps students learn the writing conventions of a discipline
D. This task helps students understand meanings of words
4. Find three transitional or signpost words. (choose three)
A. thus
B. while
C. firstly
D. and
E. secondly