Question

24 drag each tile to the correct box. match the sentence to the part of the paragraph it represents. claim evidence commentary the fact that the dragon tightly curls its tail around itself suggests that it, like the princess, is very tense. when she leaves a difficult discussion with the king, the princess’s dragon winds its tail around itself tightly. the princess’s dragon represents her emotions.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence:

1. "The fact that the dragon 'tightly' curls its tail around itself suggests that it, like the princess, is very tense."

This interprets the evidence (dragon’s tail curl) to connect to the claim (dragon represents emotions), so it’s commentary.

1. "When she leaves a 'difficult discussion with the king,' the princess’s dragon 'winds its tail around itself tightly.'"

This provides a specific example (event + dragon’s action) to support the claim, so it’s evidence.

1. "The princess’s dragon represents her emotions."

This is a central assertion (what the writer is arguing), so it’s claim.

Matching:

• "The fact that the dragon 'tightly' curls its tail around itself suggests that it, like the princess, is very tense." → commentary
• "When she leaves a 'difficult discussion with the king,' the princess’s dragon 'winds its tail around itself tightly.'" → evidence
• "The princess’s dragon represents her emotions." → claim

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence:

1. "The fact that the dragon 'tightly' curls its tail around itself suggests that it, like the princess, is very tense."

This interprets the evidence (dragon’s tail curl) to connect to the claim (dragon represents emotions), so it’s commentary.

1. "When she leaves a 'difficult discussion with the king,' the princess’s dragon 'winds its tail around itself tightly.'"

This provides a specific example (event + dragon’s action) to support the claim, so it’s evidence.

1. "The princess’s dragon represents her emotions."

This is a central assertion (what the writer is arguing), so it’s claim.

Matching:

• "The fact that the dragon 'tightly' curls its tail around itself suggests that it, like the princess, is very tense." → commentary
• "When she leaves a 'difficult discussion with the king,' the princess’s dragon 'winds its tail around itself tightly.'" → evidence
• "The princess’s dragon represents her emotions." → claim