1. Each example below has been taken from a different short story byEudora Welty. Select the letter of the choice that indicates whichsentence-combining strategy best applies to the example:Off in the thick of the woods came a fairy sound, followed by atremulous silence, a holding apart of the air.a. varying the length of sentencesb. varying the structure of sentencesc. using parallelism for emphasisd. using interruption for emphasise. using unusual patterns for emphasis2. Each example below has been taken from a different short story byEudora Welty. Select the letter of the choice that indicates whichsentence-combining strategy best applies to the example:Night fell. The darkness was thin, like some sleazy dress that hasbeen worn and worn for many winters and always lets the coldthrough to the bones.a. varying the length of sentencesb. varying the structure of sentencesc. using parallelism for emphasisd. using interruption for emphasise. using unusual patterns for emphasis3. Each example below has been taken from a different short story byEudora Welty. Select the letter of the choice that indicates whichsentence-combining strategy best applies to the example:Her middy blouse was trimmed in a becoming red, her anchor wasalways loose, and her red silk lacers were actually ladies'shoestrings dipped in pokeberry juice.a. varying the length of sentencesb. varying the structure of sentencesc. using parallelism for emphasisd. using interruption for emphasise. using unusual patterns for emphasis4. Each example below has been taken from a different short story byEudora Welty. Select the letter of the choice that indicates whichsentence-combining strategy best applies to the example:He listened, lying stretched and pointed in the four directions.His heart pumping the secret anticipation that parted his lips, hefell into space and floated.a. varying the length of sentencesb. varying the structure of sentencesc. using parallelism for emphasisd. using interruption for emphasise. using unusual patterns for emphasis5. Each example below has been taken from a different short story byEudora Welty. Select the letter of the choice that indicates whichsentence-combining strategy best applies to the example:It was two-thirty in the afternoon, after an enormous dinner atwhich we had company--six girls, chattering almost like ready-madebridesmaids--ending with wonderful black, bitter, moist chocolatepie under mountains of meringue, and black, bitter coffee.a. varying the length of sentencesb. varying the structure of sentencesc. using parallelism for emphasisd. using interruption for emphasise. using unusual patterns for emphasis6. Read the following group of sentences. Then select the letter ofthe choice that best combines them without changing the originalmeaning:It was during the early 1500s. Two kinds of revolutions broke out.One was a religious revolution. The other was scientific.a. It was during the early 1500s, and two kinds (religious andscientific) of revolutions broke out.b. Two kinds of revolutions, one religious and the otherscientific, broke out; it was during the 1500s.c. During the early 1500s, two kinds of revolutions--religious andscientific--broke out.7. Read the following group of sentences. Then select the letter ofthe choice that best combines them without changing the originalmeaning:The scientific revolution developed slowly. The scientificrevolution went nearly unnoticed for one hundred years.a. The scientific revolution, developing slowly, went nearlyunnoticed for one hundred years.b. Although the scientific revolution developed slowly, it wentnearly unnoticed for one hundred years.c. The scientific revolution developing slowly, it went nearlyunnoticed for one hundred years.8. Read the following group of sentences. Then select the letter ofthe choice that best combines them without changing the originalmeaning:The religious revolution spread quickly. The religious revolutionwas called the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation splitEurope into Catholic and Protestant states.a. The religious revolution or Protestant Reformation, spread soquickly that it split Europe into Catholic and Protestant states.b. Spreading quickly, the religious revolution split Europe intoCatholic and Protestant states, it was called the ProtestantReformation.c. The religious revolution, called the Protestant Reformation,spread quickly, splitting Europe into Catholic and Protestantstates.9. Read the following group of sentences. Then select the letter ofthe choice that best combines them without changing the originalmeaning:The morning sun fell across her bed. The sun gently woke her up.The sun coaxed her to begin the day.a. Having fallen across her bed, the morning sun was gently wakingher up after it coaxed her to begin the day.b. The morning sun fell across her bed, gently waking her andcoaxing her to begin the day.c. Falling across her bed, the morning sun was gently waking her up,and then it coaxed her to begin the day.10. Read the following group of sentences. Then select the letter ofthe choice that best combines them without changing the originalmeaning:She yawned. She stretched. She opened her eyes. She squinted. Thesunlight made her squint.a. She yawned, stretched, opened her eyes--and immediately squintedwhen the sunlight hit them.b. Yawning and stretching, she opened her eyes when the sunlightmade her squint.c. When the sunlight made her squint, she yawned, stretched, andopened her eyes.11. Read the following group of sentences. Then select the letter ofthe choice that best combines them without changing the originalmeaning:She still felt tired. She rolled over. Then she pulled the coversover her head. The covers were heavy.a. She was still feeling tired, rolled over, and pulling the heavycovers over her head.b. She still felt tired, she rolled over, pulling the heavy coversover her head.c. Still feeling tired, she rolled over and pulled the heavy coversover her head.12. Read the following group of sentences. Then select the letter ofthe choice that best combines them without changing the originalmeaning:The boy stepped up to the plate. He stepped nervously. He glancedat the crowd. He gulped. He was gripping the bat.a. Gripping the bat, the boy nervously stepped up to the plate,glanced at the crowd, and gulped.b. The boy, he was nervous and gripping the bat stepped up to theplate, and gulped, glancing at the crowd.c. While glancing at the crowd, the boy nervously stepped up to theplate gulped and gripping the bat.13. Read the following group of sentences. Then select the letter ofthe choice that best combines them without changing the originalmeaning:His palms were sweaty. He wiped his palms on his pants. He stalledfor time. He adjusted his helmet. His pants were grass-stained.a. His palms were sweaty, and he wiped them on grass-stained pants,ajusted his helmet, and he stalled for time.b. He stalled for time and wiping his sweaty palms on his grass-stained pants, adjusting his helmet.c. He wiped his sweaty palms on his grass-stained pants, and,stalling for time, he adjusted his helmet.

Select an adult to study (someone who is a prominent person, singer/actor, politician, athlete, or someone in the news)Prepare a 700-1000 word paper in which assess the following issues:What family issues or support systems may have influenced this person's learning style and behaviors?Select two theories of learning and apply them to the person you selected to studyHow does each theory explain their behavior, ideas, and achievements? Why?