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 5. 
(consequently) The restaurant recently increased the number of servers / Service 
has improved.
 
 
 6. 
(as) The temperature in the room rose / The students became sleepier. 
 
 
D. 
Find the errors in the use of cause / effect transitions or punctuation. 
Make corrections.
 1. 
Marianne overslept, thereby miss the 7:30 a.m. bus.
 2. 
The state raised the maximum speed limit to 75 miles per hour. As result, there was a 
sharp increase in the number of traffic deaths.
 3. 
According to experts, watching too much television the cause of children to withdraw 
from real-life experiences. 
 4. 
In New York City, parking is both scarce and expensive, so, most people take public 
transportation to work.
 5. 
A disease called rickets results in a deficiency of vitamin D. (Note: Rickets is the effect.)
 6. 
Obesity is the effect from poor eating habits, lack of exercise, and genetic factors. 
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CHAPTER 7 QUIZ
A. 
Read the thesis statement and topic sentences for two essays. Write 
B
 for the 
essay that uses block organization. Write 
PP
 for the essay that uses point-by-point 
organization. 
 Essay 1
 Essay 2
Thesis: One way to decide between 
two universities is to evaluate what the 
similarities and differences are before 
making a decision. 
I. The tuition and book costs of University X 
and University Y are almost the same. 
II. Although the tuition is equal, the schools 
differ in location and opportunities for