10. a. The first-person point of view is reflected in
the use of the pronouns us and we.
11. a. The writer says that the shopping mall
will have “dire consequences” for the resi-
dents and then uses the pronouns us and
we—which identifies the writer with the
residents—when listing those dire
consequences.
12. c. The effects the writer includes here are all
very serious, especially the third effect—
displacement. The writer has chosen the word
“dire” to emphasize that seriousness.
13. c. The passage avoids any unnecessary descrip-
tion or details and uses formal rather than
casual language.
14. b. Each sentence explains a negative effect that
the shopping mall will have on the residents
and the negativity of this passage is height-
ened by the word “dire” and the phrase
“avoided at all costs.” Though the shopping
mall itself might be described as threatening,
(choice c), the writer is not “threatening”
anybody.
How did you do? Once again, congratulations if
you got them all correct. If not, this table tells you what
to do.
IF YOU MISSED: THEN STUDY: Question 7 Lesson 2 Question 8 Lesson 3 Question 9 Lessons 7 and 9 Question 10 Lesson 11 Question 11 Lesson 11 Question 12 Lesson 12 Question 13 Lesson 13 Question 14 Lesson 14 – W O R D P O W E R : P U T T I N G I T A L L T O G E T H E R – 1 1 5 ■
Review the Skill Building sections from Lessons 6–14. Try any Skill Builders you didn’t do.
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Write a paragraph about what you’ve learned in the last two weeks about structure and language. Begin
your paragraph with a clear topic sentence, such as “I’ve learned a lot about how writers use structure
and language.” Then, write several sentences that support or explain your assertion. Try to use at least
one new vocabulary word in your paragraph.
