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ACT Aspire English: Putting Sentences in a Logical Order
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Which of the following would be the most logical order of sentences in Paragraph 2?

Revising the Order of Sentences
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Which of the following would be the most logical order of sentences in Paragraph 4?

ACT Aspire English: Improving a Paragraph by Adding Details
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The author wants to add the following sentence to the passage: Record companies had a great deal of control over an artist's career because, among...

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ACT Aspire English: Eliminating Redundancy 5 Views


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Choose the best alternative to the text below.
both genetics and environment


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Okay spyros two of twelve here Let's dive right in

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both genetics and environment That's what we're focused on here

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It's the end of paragraph one Let's just skin down

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There won't talk Maybe her anatomy Unpleasant tamberg final apartment

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Remember one another with trade team wanted to herman and

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trading Psychologists have long been interested in personality the pattern

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of attitudes emotions and behaviours that makes each person unique

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One of the major questions that personality psychologist seek to

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answer is whether personality is determined by genetics environment or

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a combination of both genetics and environment All right well

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that sounds a bit repetitive redundant saying same thing over

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and over again Me anyway don't you think so Since

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genetics and environment are already mentioned in the sentence saying

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them again is redundant Yeah Instead weaken just saved both

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like beef since it's clear that referring to both genetics

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and environment So it's clumsy every other way And it

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should read one of the major questions Profound goes examined

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whether personalities determined by genetics environment or a combination of

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both period way more powerful That's it It's deep We're

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done

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Which of the following would be the most logical order of sentences in Paragraph 2?