I. Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the questions below it.
(1) The shuttle Columbia marked the beginning of a new era in space. (2) Early space explorations involved short flight into orbit and eventually to the moon. (3) However scientists was more concerned about whether such flights could be done at all, than about using space for new scientific research. (4) The shuttle meant that a continue link to the world of space could be maintained, and eventual a space station could be constructed. (5) With the Columbia, humans were first able to examine the uses of space itself for scientific purposes.
(Adapted from http://grammar.about.com/od/developingparagraphs/a/samdescpars.htm)
1. Does the paragraph unify? If it does not, which sentence does not support the topic sentence?
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2. Does the paragraph have a topic sentence? If it does, which sentence is it?
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3. There are 5 mistakes in the paragraph. Underline and correct them. One has been done for
you.
i) flight → flights
ii) …………………………………………………………………………………………..
iii) …………………………………………………………………………………………..
iv) …………………………………………………………………………………………..
v) …………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Yes, the paragraph is unified. All sentences discuss the impact of the shuttle Columbia on space exploration and research, supporting the main idea introduced in the first sentence.
2. Does the paragraph have a topic sentence? If it does, which sentence is it?Yes, the topic sentence is: The shuttle Columbia marked the beginning of a new era in space. This sentence introduces the main idea of the paragraph, focusing on the significance of the shuttle Columbia in the context of space exploration.
3. There are 5 mistakes in the paragraph. Underline and correct them. One has been done for you.Here are the corrections for the mistakes:
i) flight → flights (corrected)
ii) scientists → scientists were (add "were")
iii) continue → continuous (adjective form)
iv) eventual → eventually (adverb form)
v) uses → use (to match the plural subject "the uses of space itself")
(1) The shuttle Columbia marked the beginning of a new era in space. (2) Early space explorations involved short flights into orbit and eventually to the moon. (3) However, scientists were more concerned about whether such flights could be done at all than about using space for new scientific research. (4) The shuttle meant that a continuous link to the world of space could be maintained, and eventually a space station could be constructed. (5) With the Columbia, humans were first able to examine the use of space itself for scientific purposes.
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