Which sentence is extraneous?

(1) Firstly, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson can be seen as competitive. (2) He is seen this way simply due to the fact that he traveled across America just to win a $50 bet. (3) Virtually everything on the car that could break did at some point. (4) The author used the extremes that he went to just to prove someone wrong to show that he is competitive.

Which sentence is extraneous?

(1) Body paragraphs are hard to write. (2) Introduction paragraphs are actually a favorite of many students. (3) Body paragraphs also have a lot of sentences, making them more difficult to think through. (4) They require quite a bit of practice to remember how to create.

Which sentence below can replace the extraneous sentence 2 in this paragraph?

(1) Body paragraphs are hard to write. (2) Introduction paragraphs are actually a favorite of many students. (3) Body paragraphs also have a lot of sentences, making them more difficult to think through. (4) They require quite a bit of practice to remember how to create.

Which sentence is extraneous?

(1) Listening to music with the lights off is more enjoyable because it allows you to focus on just the sense of hearing. (2) When one has to pay attention to all of the other sense while listening, it makes it much more difficult to fully process all of the sounds in the music. (3) It also means that one can be more or less alert to what is going on around them. (4) In short, listening to music in the dark is superior because you can focus on just one sense.

Which sentence can replace the extraneous sentence 3 in the paragraph below?

(1) Listening to music with the lights off is more enjoyable because it allows you to focus on just the sense of hearing. (2) When one has to pay attention to all of the other senses while listening, it makes it much more difficult to fully process all of the sounds in the music. (3) It also means that one can be more or less alert to what is going on around them. (4) In short, listening to music in the dark is superior because you can focus on just one sense.

Which sentence is extraneous?

(1) Body paragraphs are easy to write. (2) Once one understands the order of the sentences, it is much simpler to put the paragraph together. (3) After much practice, these paragraphs are a breeze to write due to the simple structure of topic sentence, watermelon sentence, seeds, and conclusion. (4) To conclude, these are reasons why body paragraphs are a favorite.

How confident are you with identifying extraneous sentences in body paragraphs?

(1 - not confident at all, 5 - very confident; I could explain it to others)

How confident are you with correcting extraneous sentences in body paragraphs?

(1 - not confident at all, 5 - very confident; I could explain it to others)