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- Greg Malivuk
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- Homework: Look online for examples of five-paragraph essays and read one or two of them. Pay attention to what information is given in the introduction and conclusion paragraphs.
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- statistics = facts with numbers about a large group of people or things
- According to statistics collected by the National Transportation Safety Board, there were 4502 accidents in 2013 caused by drivers who were using their cell phones.
- “who were using their cell phones” is an adjective clause that gives more information about “drivers”
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- John Mayer, who runs the NTSB research department, says that cell phone use is the largest cause of automobile accidents.
- “who runs the NTSB research department” is additional information about “John Mayer”. We use commas because this is extra information about him. It is not needed to identify who we are talking about, because I already told you his name.
- We can’t use “that” after a comma in an adjective clause.
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- Cell phone use is the largest cause of automobile accidents according to John Mayer, who runs the NTSB research department.
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- These days, it seems like everyone has a smartphone that they use 24 hours a day. This includes more and more people who use their phones while driving. A recent survey found that 84% of drivers have used their phones while driving at least once in the past month. In my opinion, using a cell phone is one of the most dangerous things a driver can do and it should be prohibited for several reasons.
- First of all, drivers who use cell phones are far more likely to be involved in accidents. …
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- Homework: look for (or invent) statistics that you can use as additional supporting details in your writing tomorrow
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