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Which sentence or sentences are Which sentence or sentences are irrelevant in a given passage?irrelevant in a given passage?

Supporting SentencesSupporting Sentences

explain and relate to the topic explain and relate to the topic sentencesentence

add detail, embellish exciting ideas, add detail, embellish exciting ideas, offer opinions or quotations, and offer opinions or quotations, and make references to existing work make references to existing work that backs up the thesisthat backs up the thesis

provide reasons and examples that provide reasons and examples that show why the main idea is trueshow why the main idea is true

Read this paragraph.Read this paragraph.

Swimming is really the healthiest Swimming is really the healthiest exercise anyone can do. Running is exercise anyone can do. Running is also a great way to get a body in also a great way to get a body in shape. Jumping rope is healthy too, shape. Jumping rope is healthy too, and it’s a lot of fun. Talking on the and it’s a lot of fun. Talking on the phone with friends can be fun, but you phone with friends can be fun, but you don’t get much exercise. Going to the don’t get much exercise. Going to the movies can be amusing, and if you movies can be amusing, and if you walk there, it might be healthy.walk there, it might be healthy.

Which sentence from the Which sentence from the paragraph is irrelevant and should paragraph is irrelevant and should be deleted?be deleted? Swimming is really the healthiest Swimming is really the healthiest

exercise anyone can do. Running is exercise anyone can do. Running is also a great way to get a body in also a great way to get a body in shape. Jumping rope is healthy too, shape. Jumping rope is healthy too, and it’s a lot of fun. Talking on the and it’s a lot of fun. Talking on the phone with friends can be fun, but you phone with friends can be fun, but you don’t get much exercise. Going to the don’t get much exercise. Going to the movies can be amusing, and if you movies can be amusing, and if you walk there, it might be healthy.walk there, it might be healthy.

Answer:Answer:

Talking on the phone with Talking on the phone with friends can be fun, but friends can be fun, but you don’t get much you don’t get much exercise.exercise.

Why is this the answer?Why is this the answer?

Each supporting sentence Each supporting sentence MUSTMUST relate to the topic relate to the topic sentence!sentence! Swimming is really the healthiest Swimming is really the healthiest

exercise anyone can do.exercise anyone can do. Running is Running is also a great way to get a body in also a great way to get a body in shape. Jumping rope is healthy too, shape. Jumping rope is healthy too, and it’s a lot of fun. Talking on the and it’s a lot of fun. Talking on the phone with friends can be fun, but you phone with friends can be fun, but you don’t get much exercise. Going to the don’t get much exercise. Going to the movies can be amusing, and if you movies can be amusing, and if you walk there, it might be healthy.walk there, it might be healthy.

Does the sentence in yellow Does the sentence in yellow relate? NO!relate? NO!

Swimming is really the healthiest Swimming is really the healthiest exercise anyone can do.exercise anyone can do. Running is Running is also a great way to get a body in also a great way to get a body in shape. Jumping rope is healthy too, shape. Jumping rope is healthy too, and it’s a lot of fun. and it’s a lot of fun. Talking on the Talking on the phone with friends can be fun, but you phone with friends can be fun, but you don’t get much exercise.don’t get much exercise. Going to the Going to the movies can be amusing, and if you movies can be amusing, and if you walk there, it might be healthy.walk there, it might be healthy.

Which sentence from the Which sentence from the paragraph is irrelevant and paragraph is irrelevant and should be deleted?should be deleted?

Scientists have a new theory to explain the Scientists have a new theory to explain the mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years ago. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 ago. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 millions years ago. Using chemical analysis, millions years ago. Using chemical analysis, researchers have determined that a large researchers have determined that a large amount of methane gas was released from amount of methane gas was released from ocean floor sediment. The methane combined ocean floor sediment. The methane combined with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon dioxide. Many ancient creatures died at this dioxide. Many ancient creatures died at this time in history.time in history.

Which sentence from the Which sentence from the paragraph is irrelevant and paragraph is irrelevant and should be deleted?should be deleted?

Scientists have a new theory to explain the Scientists have a new theory to explain the mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years mass extinction of aquatic life 186 million years ago. ago. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 millions years ago.millions years ago. Using chemical analysis, Using chemical analysis, researchers have determined that a large researchers have determined that a large amount of methane gas was released from amount of methane gas was released from ocean floor sediment. The methane combined ocean floor sediment. The methane combined with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon with oxygen in the ocean and formed carbon dioxide. Many ancient creatures died at this dioxide. Many ancient creatures died at this time in history.time in history.