Grade 12 · Reading & language
Synthesize two short accounts practice
Combine agreements and differences without erasing either source's meaning.
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Account A: The delayed start gave us useful preparation time. Account B: The delayed start shortened the discussion too much.
Which synthesis represents both accounts?
- Both support a trial, but they emphasize different benefits.
- They agree on the need for access but propose different routes.
- Both observed more visitors; neither establishes the sole cause.
- The accounts agree about the delay but disagree about its effect.
See the answer & why
The accounts agree about the delay but disagree about its effect.
Both report a delay; their evaluations of it differ.
A little hint: State what both accounts support, then preserve any important difference in emphasis or conditions.
A teaching tip
State what both accounts support, then preserve any important difference in emphasis or conditions.