Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 5

About Unity
1. Which sentence in the paragraph about Karla should be omitted in the interest of paragraph unity ( Write the sentence number here. ) __________
About Support
2. Label as sight, touch, hearing, or smell all the sensory details in the following sentences taken from the two paragraphs. The first sentence is done for you as an example.
a. Only an sound tells visitors that living creatures are inside.
b. Because so many animals are crammed together, the normally pleasant, slightly milky smell of the puppies and kittens is sour and strong.
c. Her slender hands are tipped with long, polished nails.
3. After which sentence in " A Depressing Place " are specific details needed __________
About Coherence
4. The writer of " Karla " organizes the details by observing Karla in an orderly way. Which of Karla ' s features is described first __________ Which is described last __________ Check the method of spatial organization that best describes the paragraph:
_______ Interior to exterior
_______ Near to far
_______ Top to bottom