NOTICE THE VERB IN THE QUESTION. THE QUANTITYSTUDENTS WHO LIVE OUT...

4. Notice the verb in the question. The quantity

students who live out of town. If there are 225

that is by itself on one side of the verb is con-

students who live out of town, how many buses

sidered the is. Place this number over the

are needed?

number next to the of ( ). If a question word

a. 4

is next to an is or of, put a variable in place of

b. 6

the number in that spot. If there is no is or no

c. 8

of, check to see whether one is implied. See

d. 10

whether you can rephrase the question, keep-

e. 11

ing the same meaning, but putting in the miss-

ing two-letter word. If all else fails, check to

make sure the part is over the whole.

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