Read the rough-draft paragraph.

more than likely, fellow volunteers will have many common interests and ideals. after all, volunteers usually seek opportunities to use their time and talents for issues they care about, and this is often a good starting point for many friendships. as co-volunteers, hours will be spent together learning from one another and inspiring each other while working to achieve a common goal. teaming up with others to solve community problems and making changes for the better, not surprisingly, often leads to long-lasting bonds.

which topic sentence should be added to this body paragraph?
a. local community programs provide opportunities for volunteers to share their expertise
b. volunteering for local community programs enables people to establish new friendships
c. acquaintance made while volunteering for a project are rarely continued beyond the project's conclusion,
d. every community has programs that will gladly accept the services of enthusiastic volunteers.

Comparing and contrasting is a form of

Me which theme is developed by the changing relationship between the narrator and his daughter in this excerpt ? as she grew older, she spent more of her time with girls. so much time indeed did she spend with them that she came no more, as she used to do, to her father’s room. i was scarcely on speaking terms with her. when mini and her father stop communicating, it develops the theme that children should not speak unless spoken to. as mini becomes more independent, it develops the theme that parents must learn to let go as their children grow up. as mini spends more time with friends, it develops the theme that young people are more influenced by peers than by parents. when mini and her father see each other far less often, it develops the theme that absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.