Reаd аnd chооse the primаry purpоse of each sentence: to inform (I), persuade (P), or entertain (E). Chimpanzees, gorillas, and elephants are among the few animals that can recognize themselves in mirrors. This duck walks into a drugstore and he says, “Gimme some Chapstick and put it on my bill.” Parents should carefully monitor their children’s use of the internet. I never knew what real happiness was until I got married—then it was too late. Because of their brilliant direction, great acting, and powerful insights into the nature of American life, the Godfather I and II movies should be considered among the best American movies of all time. About 65 million years ago, the last dinosaurs vanished in a mass extinction which coincided with a direct hit by an asteroid the size of Mount Everest.
Reаd eаch sentence аnd identify facts with an F, оpiniоns with an O, and оne combination of fact and opinion with an F+O. The average American creates 4.4 pounds of garbage daily. As an incentive to reduce solid waste, Americans should be charged for trash pickup based upon the amount of garbage they generate. Notre Dame’s Knute Rockne was the greatest college football coach of all time. The first college football game was played between teams from Princeton and Rutgers Universities on November 6, 1869. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy set a goal for the United States to achieve before the end of the decade: land a man on the moon and bring him back alive. It’s a shame that billions of dollars are still being spent on human spaceflights while there are so many problems on Earth that need to be addressed. People who insist on purchasing purebred dogs and cats when there are so many mixed-breed animals available for adoption are being selfish. There are currently close to 500 recognized breeds of dogs and 80 breeds of cats. Ernest Hemingway was famous as a rugged outdoorsman as well as a writer. Ernest Hemingway was wrong to write favorably about bullfighting, since killing bulls for sport is cruel. Ernest Hemingway, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954, was the greatest American writer of the 20th century. Since 1994, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded more than 30 billion dollars to charity. Rich people must follow the lead of Bill and Melinda Gates and donate a large portion of their fortunes to charity. The term “marriage” should apply only to unions between a man and a woman. In 2015, the United States Supreme Court gave same-sex couples the right to marry. The March 2003 invasion of Iraq was the worst foreign policy blunder in American history. In March 2003, the United States invaded Iraq and, within months, toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein. People would be better off if they reduced their consumption of coffee and other caffeinated beverages. Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world. For more than half a century, Ritalin has been prescribed to help children and adults manage symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).