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Common Core 2.4 Reading Informational Text. What does the word ditch most likely suggest about the type of food being described in the text?
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know which which is which Okay check out the following
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sentence instead of a sandwich burger Drive for a salad
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with some kind of proteins and chicken or beef But
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beware of the sweet sounding vinaigrettes of his sandwiches A
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must ditch the bun and skip the fries or chips
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opting for a side salad or fresh fruit instead and
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here's our question The word ditch has multiple meanings What
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does the word ditch most likely suggest about the type
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of food being described in the text and hear the
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potential answers Okay so we know that many words have
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multiple meanings saw in saw rows and rows writing right
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Seriously if you've ever asked someone if you should take
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it turn left and they responded with right then you
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know we were talking about the word ditch can mean
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many things a swell so like well a trench Ah
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world war that's a ditch But given that this passages
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about snacks not attacks it's probably not the meaning here
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way fallen prey to that on a fair amount of
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times at two a m smacker cats you know the
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passage is suggesting swapping buns and fries for fruits and
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veggies so clearly buns aren't supposed to be added to
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the menu which means we can go ahead and subtract
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a from the answers And because the sentence is implying
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that sounds improves your place buns and fries starches can't
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be the missing puzzle piece in a complete meal They're
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more like that unnecessary extra piece you find stuffed in
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the couch you know like pirates over there everybody now
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ditch can mean throw away as in Please don't ditch
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this informational pamphlets but the focus of the sentences on
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making healthier Choices not more Landfill body In this context
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the authors just suggesting we avoid starch is in favor
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of healthy alternatives which means that sea is the right
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answer Now For our next hama phone we'll discuss the
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night the night fought the foul fowl a thrilling tale
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tail not tale Forget it editor You're gonna have to 00:02:12.536 --> [endTime] write all that on the screen So it's clear
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