dear principal fallows,

(1) i am concerned about the school board’s decision to make every senior participate in 40 hours of community service in order to graduate. (2) although i believe that students should volunteer in their communities, i don’t agree that participation should be required. (3) many teenagers have jobs after school and on the weekends to them save money for college. (4) other students care for their younger siblings. (5) most students are involved in one or more school activities. (6) along with all of these responsibilities, students must still study for class. (7) i understand that the school board wants to show students the importance of volunteerism, but i think that students will find volunteer projects more rewarding when they are not forced to participate. (8) i hope that you will give this matter some thought and consider another course of action.

sincerely,

alexis vargas
which of these revisions makes sentence 5 more specific?
a) most students have after school responsibilities.
b) students complete a number of important tasks after school.
c) students do many different things after their classes have ended each day.
d) most students participate in activities such as sports, drama club, or band.

Read the excerpt from the Pro Walk Web page. Which statement presents an opposing view from the excerpt?

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C

Explanation:

The main idea of Alexis's letter is that she thinks that the volunteer program would cause overworked students even more stress. Alexis's purpose in writing the letter is to argue that the principal that the volunteer program shouldn’t be required.

a. googly eyed

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the term "googly eyed" just sounds humourous to us. : )

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