Read this paragraph from Carmen’s argument: (Claim:) There should be a cap, or limit, on the salaries of professional athletes. (Reason:) Restricting the amount of money athletes can make will lead to various benefits for sports fans. (Reason:) Another benefit would be better competition at sporting events because team managers could focus more on acquiring athletes with special talents rather than on how much the player will cost. (Evidence:) If teams limit players’ salaries, they can reduce the cost of a ticket. (Evidence:) This would make games more affordable for fans.

How can Carmen improve the organization and clarity of her reasons and evidence?

A.

Rewrite the claim sentence to include the reasons.

B.

Add an explanation of how the evidence supports the reasons.

C.

Group each reason with the evidence and explanation that support it.

D.

Present all the reasons together at the beginning and then explain all the evidence.

Tori is writing a literary analysis of the novel little women. read the following claim statement she wrote about the story. in little women, louisa may alcott uses figurative language to readers understand the feelings and experiences of the central characters. which quote from the story can tori use as evidence to support her claim? a. “she knew it very well, for it was that beautiful old story of the best life ever lived, and jo felt that it was a true guidebook for any pilgrim going on a long journey.” b. “‘and so nice of annie moffat not to forget her promise. a whole fortnight of fun will be regularly splendid,’ replied jo, looking like a windmill as she folded skirts with her long arms.” c. “‘rather a pleasant year on the whole! ’ said meg, smiling at the fire, and congratulating herself on having treated mr. brooke with dignity.” d. “‘what are you thinking of, beth? ’ asked jo, when amy had her father and told about her ring.”