Question

rita often receives feedback that her writing is hard to follow and readers dont know what she is trying to communicate to them. what writing problem is rita having, and how can she improve it?

rita has a problem with sentence structures, which she can address by reviewing how to write direct sentences and how to avoid sentence fragments and run-ons.

rita has a problem with wordiness, which she can address by ensuring each sentence in the body of her paragraphs are short and repeat the key idea of the topic sentence.

rita has a problem with organization, which she can address by using a sentence outline to organize her ideas before she starts writing.

rita has a problem with coherency, which she can address by ensuring each sentence in the body of her paragraphs reinforces and relates to the key idea of the topic sentence.

Explanation:

Analyze the student's writing feedback

The feedback states that Rita's writing is "hard to follow" and readers "don't know what she is trying to communicate." This indicates a lack of logical flow and connection between ideas, which is a core issue of coherency.

Evaluate the options

• Option 1 focuses on sentence structures (fragments and run-ons), which relates to grammar rather than overall flow of communication.
• Option 2 suggests repeating the key idea in short sentences, which leads to redundant and poor writing style.
• Option 3 suggests a sentence outline, which helps organization but does not directly address paragraph-level sentence relationships.
• Option 4 correctly identifies "coherency" as the problem and offers a valid solution: ensuring every sentence in a paragraph body relates back to and reinforces the main topic sentence.

Answer:

• (A) Rita has a problem with sentence structures, which she can address by reviewing how to write direct sentences and how to avoid sentence fragments and run-ons.
• (B) Rita has a problem with wordiness, which she can address by ensuring each sentence in the body of her paragraphs are short and repeat the key idea of the topic sentence.
• (C) Rita has a problem with organization, which she can address by using a sentence outline to organize her ideas before she starts writing.
• (D) Rita has a problem with coherency, which she can address by ensuring each sentence in the body of her paragraphs reinforces and relates to the key idea of the topic sentence. (Correct answer)