Which task are you most likely to do during the first pass of proofreading? check for grammatical errors. look for typographical mistakes. imagine how the audience will respond. check for problems with the writing style. look for issues with language mechanics.

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What is the most important point that the authors make in this paragraph? most enslaved people worked under fair to good conditions. enslaved workers had decent lives if they had fair overseers. plantations often were harsh because of the cruelty of those in charge. men with absolute power can lose the sense of what it means to be good.

Instructions: the following argument argues for advertising to children. read the argument and answer the question that follows: topic and question advertising: should companies be allowed to advertise to children? ineffective argument i think that advertising to children is necessary. how else will we know what we can buy? i think that children are not aware of the products that are available. most children don’t own cars and can’t drive to stores to look around. the only way we know what we can buy is by seeing advertisements on tv. my friend really likes advertisements, too. he said, "how will we know what to buy if we don’t see advertisements? " seriously, children are consumers, too. we know what we like and we ask our parents to buy these products for us. i know that i like certain cereals, but how would i know that if i did not see advertisements? i love those commercials! kids are people, too. why is the argument ineffective? in a paragraph of 7–10 complete sentences, explain why the following parts of the argument are ineffective, and how they can be improved: claim support conclusion clincher point of view transitions