What is one of the best ways to improve sentence flow in an essay?
a. combine related sentences with transitional words
b. begin all sentences in the same way
c. make sentences a similar length
d. write only complex sentences

The correct answer is A. Combine related sentences with transitional words

Explanation:

In writing the word flow refers to the way ideas and sentences in paragraphs during a text are correctly connected forming a unit. This means a text that flows in one in which the reader feels that the ideas go in a smooth and desirable way which makes the reader understand the text better and enjoy the process of reading. Additionally, text and sentence flow depends on multiple factors including the way topic sentences which are the first sentences in a paragraph are constructed; the use of clear and concise language; avoiding repetition of words in sentence and paragraphs and most important the appropriate of words and phrases or transitions that connect and combine ideas, sentences, and paragraph which guarantees all the parts and connected and the reader can go from one to another without having a gap or disruption that breaks the flow of the text. Considering this the best way to improve sentence flow in an essay is the use of transitional words to combine and connect sentences.

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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)