Practice
Below you will see pairs of sentences. Each pair contains one sentence that would make a good general sentence and another sentence that would make a good specific sentence. Write G before the sentence in each pair that would make a good general sentence. Write S before each sentence that would make a good specific sentence.
 
 
  1. __________  Texas has 267,000 square miles.
2. __________  Texas is so big that you can find many things to do.
  1. __________ A bully is a boy or girl who acts mean or hurtful to others.
2. __________ Bullies sometimes hit, kick, or push to hurt people.
  1. __________ Heavy downpours on Earth's deserts can drastically change the landscape of these regions.
2. __________ Desert plants are mainly ground-hugging shrubs and short woody trees.
  1. __________ Kayaking is one camp sport.
2. __________ Basic push-ups and pull-ups will improve your upper body strength so that you will be better prepared to conquer camp activities.
  1. __________  There are several ways for accurately telling how old fossils are.
2. __________  The animal dies and sinks to the sea floor.