Atrip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life. a sailboat glistening on the horizon provides a mental escape to faraway places. the rhythm of the ocean beating against the sand is sedating music to a troubled mind. a slow, gentle breeze can relax your tensions. you should always be careful to avoid overexposure to the sun at the beach. a. write the sentence that is the topic sentence of the paragraph. b. write the sentence that is unrelated to the topic and can be eliminated. list four things to look for when you’re proofreading. complete the following two steps: a. define the term cliché. b. use a cliché in a sentence that you create. name and explain two types of prewriting. choose one of the prompts listed below. write a five-sentence paragraph using chronological order and including a topic sentence to explain the steps that you would take to complete one of the following tasks. a. preparing for a test b. preparing to host a party or an event c. getting ready for work d. cleaning your room or your home e. building a snowman, sandcastle, or sculpture f. creating a budget choose one of the following topics. write an eight-sentence paragraph that fully develops the topic. a. following instructions is very important. b. job training programs (such as job corps) are valuable to both employers and potential employees. c. advances in technology are making people less social. d. a high school diploma is important to my future. e. college is not for everyone. f. drunk driving can be stopped.

A-The pressures of everyday life in the city today are unbearable.However, a sailing trip could soften the effects of such a lifestyle.

B-You should always be careful to avoid overexposure to the sun at the beach.

List four things you look for when you are proofreading.

1-Check spelling

2-Check punctuation

3-Check  the use of appropriate vocabulary

4-Check cohesion and coherence.

a-Cliché: a sentence or phrase that has become  too popular, has lost originality  and it is overused .

b-Prewriting type 1 : Brainstorming.You get a blank sheet of paper and write all the words and expressions that come to you head.

Prewriting type 2: After the Brainstorm ,circle words or expressions and number them so as to put them in the same or different paragraphs.

a.Preparing for a test

It is of outmost importance to have all you need to study when you prapare for a test.Choose the right place in the house, where noone will disturb.Have your laptop charged and your battery with you.Have all the notes you have taken down at school.Have a copybook and pens and highlighters to help you mark what is mostm important in the notes you have.

c-Advances in technology are making people less social.

If we think of social networking as an stepforward  in technology ,we could be surprised about its drawbacks.Most people, no matter the age , find it very hard to introduce themselves to someone they fancy.What is more, most find it really difficult to encounter someone they like.In turn , they use the internet and take advantage of social network.They publish a good phopto and start conversations and even meet people this way.As a result, when in the steet or worse, when invited to parties, they do not mingle, they do not talk.In addition, they   prefer staying at home witjh the safety of the keyboard to start a conversatio.Then this solation is making people less social.

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his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.