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Read the paragraph and choose what type of paragraph it is. Two Very Different Holidays(1) _________________________________ (2) Halloween is a frightening holiday that is celebrated on October 31 in the United States, whereas Día de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, is a joyful Mexican holiday that is celebrated over two days on November 1 and 2. (3) Although these holidays take place around the same time of year, they have very different origins and traditions. (4) Halloween originated hundreds of years ago in England and Ireland. (5) People dressed up as scary ghosts in order to frighten away bad spirits. (6) In contrast, Día de los Muertos comes from ancient Aztec traditions of honoring ancestors who have died. (7) Unlike Halloween today, where children dress up in costumes and go from house to house in search of candy, Día de los Muertos is a time for families to come together in celebration of lost loved ones. (8) Mexicans decorate their homes in bright colors, have street parties with dancing, and make decorative sugar skulls and sweet breads that look like bones. (9) They also make offerings, called ofrendas, to the deceased, which include food and objects that were once loved by their family members. (10) ________________________

________ for twenty years.

Black people in the South ___________ their seat on buses to white people.

A penguin is a bird, but it ________.

A: Would you like a cup of coffee? B: No, thanks. I ________ coffee.

The plane ________ late because of bad weather. The trains ________ on time.

He ________ to work for his father when he was 13 years old.

Nancy ________ on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. She ________ today because it’s Tuesday.

A comparison / contrast paragraph must focus on either similarities or differences.

​Select the best response to the question.  In which of the following situations is the sterile field disrupted?