George Washington was Americas first and greatest president. America was started in 1776 with the Declaration of
Independence. He was born in 1732. He stopped the Whiskey
Rebellion from becoming a war in Pennsylvania. He kept us out of
war in France. His experience
as an army officer helped him avoid
two wars during his presidency. Washington's greatest example
was retiring after only two terms.
1. This paragraph has a sentence that does not belong. To find it, read the topic
sentence again. Which sentence is not about George Washington? Draw a line
through that sentence.

2. One of the remaining sentences seems to be out of order. Underline or draw a circle
around the sentence that should be moved. Draw an arrow to show where you want it
to go.
3. Even after the out-of-place sentence is moved, this paragraph needs revisions. Most of the sentences have the same sentence structure. One way to address this is to combine sentences. How could you combine the first two sentences to improve the clarity of the paragraph.
4. Adding transitions to the beginning of sentences in the paragraph will also improve clarity. Adding a transition word to the last sentence in the paragraph will help call out that it is the conclusion what. word will improve the flow of the paragraph and indicate its conclusion? Edit the final sentence in the space below.