Question
reread the section of the passage and answer the questions that follows.
(6) some students resort to more desperate measures. (7) cheating in the classroom has increased dramatically in recent years. (8) students buy and sell papers that others have written. (9) they hire professionals to write term papers on spec. (10) materials found on the internet are plagiarized. (11) some students even steal tests and answer keys from their teachers' files.
which suggestion offers an effective way to shorten and tighten paragraph 2?
convert sentences 8-11 into a list and attach the list to sentence 7 using a colon.
combine sentences 6 and 7 using a dependent clause.
combine sentences 8 and 9 using a dependent clause.
eliminate sentences 10 and 11.

When mrs. jameson says "it (the desert) won't leave you cold," what does she mean?

Buckminster boy. she glared at him. "lizzie, i swear to you, as sure as i'm standing right here—that's a lie. every bit of it. every single bit." "my granddaddy said it was a lie, too." she leaned her head to one side and looked at him steadily. "so why haven't you been down to the island? " "so only you get to ask questions now? " "yes." she waited. "i haven't been down to the island because my father believes that you were using me to you stay on malaga island." "well," she said slowly. "well." "i didn't believe it, either." the sea breeze lay at their feet panting, hoping they would play with it again. based on what turner and lizzie say, which is the best conclusion that can be drawn? they are angered by the lies the adults have been spreading. neither of them is able to fully trust what the other is claiming. each trusts the other and cares a great deal about their friendship. both are worried about the troubles their friendship may bring.

If you were making a persuasive speech about how students should take creative writing every year they are in school, which sentence would most effectively support that argument?