Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 36

In the space provided, note how each concluding paragraph ends: with a summary and final thought (write S in the space), with a prediction or recommendation (write P/R), or with a question (write Q).
___________ 1. Even though tens of thousands of people die each year in the U.S. from lung cancer, there are steps that you can take to reduce your risk factors. If you smoke, stop. If others around you smoke, ask them to stop or leave when they start. Your life is too valuable to have it ended by this disease.
___________ 2. My father spent thirty years smoking three packs of cigarettes a day, a habit that he thought was more harmful to his wallet than to his lungs. Sadly, he could have lived longer if not for lung cancer. But did my father think that his "light" cigarettes would take such a heavy toll No.
___________ 3. Lung cancer, then, can spread to the esophagus, the trachea, and the heart. Although an operation to remove the tumor is often unlikely, there are treatments available to control its spread. More research, however, is needed to find a cure. As the saying goes, "Where there is a will, there is a way."