There are many types of rain, and they all create a different mood. Spring rain on fields and flowers can feel refreshing. On the other hand, a cold, steady rain in the middle of winter can make you feel a little sad. A thunderstorm might feel frightening, or it might feel exciting. All types of rain are necessary to water the earth’s grasses and plants. No matter where you are, you can use the mood created by rain as an inspiration to start writing. 1. Write the sentence that is the topic sentence of the paragraph. Write the sentence that is irrelevant to the topic and can be eliminated.
2. List four types of grammatical or punctuation errors to look for when you’re proofreading.
3. Complete the following two steps:
1. Define the term *cliché*.
2. Give an example of a cliché. Write one sentence using the cliché and another that replaces the cliché with your own original wording.
4. Name and explain two types of prewriting.
5. Choose **one** of the following prompts. Write a five-sentence paragraph using chronological order and including a topic sentence to explain the steps you would take to complete one of the following tasks.
1. Preparing for a test
2. Preparing to host a party or an event
3. Getting ready for work
4. Cleaning your room or your home
5. Building a snowman, sandcastle, or sculpture
6. Creating a budget
6. Choose **one** of the following topics. Write an eight-sentence paragraph that fully develops the topic.
1. Following instructions is very important.
2. Job-training programs (such as Job Corps) are valuable to both employers and potential employees.
3. Advances in technology have changed the way people interact with each other.
4. A high school diploma is important to my future.
5. For some people, entering the work force is a better choice than going to college.
6. Having strong writing skills will improve both my personal and professional communication.

Answer for Q.1 and both parts of Q.3

Explanation:

1. The sentence 'All types of rain are necessary to water the earth’s grasses and plants. ' It doesn't fit the theme of rain and mood.

3. A cliche is an overused idiom or saying, such as we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.

When I asked about the next step, my teacher said that we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.

When I asked about the next step, my teacher told me to wait until everybody was ready.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

one thousand and one nights, also known as arabian nights is a collection of stories whose basic structure is that of embedded narrative. this technique refers to a main story which works as the common frame - or framing narrative - for the other stories, and then this series of stories which are connected to the main one. this technique can also be referred to as a story within a story. the stories stem from the original tale, some begin and end on their own, some are connected to the previous or following one, by means of questions that are answered in the subsequent tale, or characters which reappear.