Great Writing 5th Edition Answer Key

Great Writing 2: Great

Paragraphs, 4th ed.

Answer Key

Unit 1

Activity 1, pages 4–5

1. geography, population, and language

2. Answers will vary.

3. Answers will vary.

Grammar for Writing, pages 6

1. verbs : are, are, are, is, is, is, takes up, is, shares,

is, is, differ, is, live, differ, speak, is, settled,

make.

tense: simple present

2. settled

3. This verb is in the past because it refers to an

action that was completed in 1500.

Writer's Note, page 6

Number of sentences: 14; Brazil: 5 times;

Chile: 2 times

Activity 2, page 6

Answers will vary.

Activity 3, pages 7–8

1. to explain how to make an egg salad sandwich

2. Answers will vary.

Grammar for Writing, page 9

1. 11 sentences

2. is, make, boil, Take, let, peel, put, Use, add,

Add, Mix, Put, spread, follow, enjoy.

3. 5 sentences

4. 4 sentences

Activity 4, page 9

Answers will vary.

Activity 5, pages 10–11

Answers will vary.

Grammar for Writing, page 11

1. 23 verbs: flew, was, can remember, was, had

wondered, would be, boarded, flew, was, were,

was, made, hit, turned, was, did not eat, gave,

would not go, cannot tell, was, landed, have

been, can remember

2. 3 verbs

3. 16 verbs

Activity 6, page 12

Answers will vary.

Activity 7, pages 13–14

1. Reasons why parents allow or do not allow

their children to have a pet.

2. 9 sentences

3. 1; Cats are good pets, but I do not like it when

they shed hair all over.

4. At some point, most parents have to decide

whether to allow their children to have pets.

5. Yes.

6. In brief, although many children want a pet,

parents are divided on this issue for a number

of important reasons. The information in both

sentences is closely connected. The concluding

sentence restates the main idea of the topic

sentence.

Activity 8, pages 14–15

1. "Chile and Brazil": Chile and Brazil are two

important countries in South America.

"An Easy Sandwich": An egg salad sandwich is

one of the easiest and most delicious foods to

make for lunch.

"My First Flight": Although the first time I

flew on a plane was many years ago, I can still

remember how afraid I was that day.

2. Chile and Brazil": The differences between Chile

and Brazil; "An Easy Sandwich": how to make an

egg salad sandwich "My First Flight": a depiction

of the fear involved in the narrator's first airplane

flight

3. Yes; Yes; Yes

Activity 9, pages 15–22

Example Paragraph 5

Answers are given.

Example Paragraph 6

1. The importance of Simón Bolívar for many

South American countries. Yes. Simón Bolívar

(1783–1830) was one of South America's

greatest generals and one of the most powerful

people in world political history.

2. No. Spanish is the principal language in at least

22 countries.

3. Yes.

4. Although Bolívar's name is not as well-known

outside Latin America, people there remember

him as perhaps the most important person in

their history.

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