Read the following writing prompt. Which answer names and describes a difference
between life in the 1800s and now?
Think of one way that life in the 1800s was different
from the way it is today
There were no television sets in the 1800s like there
are today
In the 1800s, communication was difficult without
phones and the Internet.
O People use computers for so many things today,
including working
O Life in the 1800s was very different from life today
for so many reasons.

Ineed . identify the item that shows sharp and vivid details rather than vague and general ones (put a or b for your answer.) a. my brother doesn’t know the value of money. he buys new things, even though his old ones are still perfectly good. he recently took his girlfriend on a trip. they stayed at a nice hotel and ate all their meals out. while they were there, he proposed marriage to her and gave her an engagement ring. b. my brother bought a new car this year, even though his last car was only three years old and running well. he recently took his girlfriend to hawaii for a week. they stayed at a hilton hotel right on the beach and ate dinner by candlelight in elegant gourmet restaurants. on their last night there, he surprised her with a two-carat diamond ring.