1) Read The Excerpt From The Speech Below:
"You have raised your voices in an unmistakable chorus, you have cast your votes in historic numbers, you have changed the face of congress, the presidency and the political process itself."
How does the syntax of this excerpt BEST contribute to the speech's overall meaning?
A) The repeated use of the worlds "you have" creates a sense of momentum and growing power.
B) The repeated use of the worlds "you have" reminds the audience that the president have limited power.
C) The use of a list at the end of the sentence reminds the audience that American politics are complex in structure.
D) The use of a list at the end of the sentence creates a sense that the United States' political system is superior.
2)
Read this student response to Clinton's inaugural speech:
Throughout his inaugural speech, Clinton seeks to create a sense of personal responsibility on the part of his listeners. He doesn't want them to just feel like facing foreign and domestic challenges is other people's problem; he demands that the American people understand that they, too , have a hand in shaping the future.
How could the student BEST revise this paragraph?
A) By adding a quotation, the student could better support her topic sentence with a text evidence.
B) By adding a topic sentence, the student could better communicate her main idea.
C) By changing the other of sentences, the student could better move from making a claim to supporting this claim with evidence.
D) By using a more formal tone, the student could better establish herself as a serious scholar.