6. the addition of which of the following sentences would create an effective paragraph?
planning a party can be an easy task. first, the host should create a guest list. second, decorations for the venue should be planned. third, food should be ordered, keeping the number of guests in mind. (select a, b, c, or d and place here.) finally, once the big day comes and the guests arrive, the host should enjoy the company of family and good friends.

a. fourth, the invitations should be sent.
b. games should be planned.
c. next, the colors of the decorations should be chosen.
d. the host should be sure to have various foods available for guests with different tastes.
student d
incorrect
reference: objective 3

12. which of these is a run-on sentence?
a. before lunch, i played volleyball; after lunch i did again.
b. you and i and the whole team will go.
c. i thought about what he'd said soon i realized he was right.
d. i went home and ate and ate.
student a
incorrect
reference: objective 2

14. john spends time writing down topic ideas for his research project. which step of the writing process is he actively involved in?
a. planning
b. prewriting
c. editing
d. researching
student a
incorrect
reference: objective 5

15. which of the following is a run-on sentence?
a. the players continue to work on both hitting and fielding, allowing them to improve both skill sets.
b. while the rain was drenching at times, the fans were dedicated and refused to leave.
c. the game was tied at halftime; each coach gave his team a pep-talk.
d. the game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous.
student a
incorrect
reference: objective 2

6. Fourth, the invitations should be sent.  

The structure of the paragraph is organized as a numbered list that the host must do in order to have a great party. Each sentence that is part of the list begins with an ordinal number (first, second, third). It would make sense to have the next sentence begin with the word fourth. Also, the only thing left out to planning the party is inviting the guests.

12. C. I thought about what he'd said soon I realized he was right.

There are two independent clauses in this sentence: "I though about what he'd said" and "soon I realized he was right." These two indpendent clauses must be separated with a period or joined together with a semicolon or a comma and a conjunction.

14. Prewriting

John is doing some brainstorming of his topic ideas. Brainstorming is in the prewriting stage because he is still trying to figure out exactly what he wants his topic to be. The planning step would involve creating an outline.  

15. The game will be called if the storm continues, the weather is dangerous.

This sentence is a runon because it has two independent clauses "The game will be called" and "the weather is dangerous". There is a dependent clause as well: "if the storm continues". The two independent clauses are only separated with a comma. This is not enough. There should be a conjunction as well as a comma or a semicolon.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

14 chromosomes

explanation:

sperm cells of the russian dwarf hamster contain 14 chromosomes. how many chromosomes are found in a normal body cell of the russian dwarf hamster? a cell with 20 chromosomes undergoes mitosis.