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Cowgirls

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A. Who was the first rodeo cowgirls? B.While some of the earliest cowgirls were products of the American

West, where they learned their skills on a ranch or farm, others came from different backgrounds.C.One had

emigrated from Norway, another was a hairdresser from New York, and still another learned to ride horses on a

Georgia plantation.D.Attracted by the excitement, glory, and possible financial rewards, this first group of

daredevil riders and ropers rose to prominence in the first half of the 1900s.

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B. Lucille Mulhall and Bertha Kalpernik were two of the first rodeo cowgirls.(6) As a teenager, Mulhall rode

and put on a roping exhibition in a public celebration where Teddy Roosevelt was a guest.(7) During a visit to

the Mulhall family’s ranch Roosevelt witnessed Lucille’s breathtaking ride on an outlaw horse.(8) Impressed by

her skill and daring, Roosevelt later inviting Mulhall to lead the inaugural procession when he took office as

president of the United States.(9) Kalpernik is believed to be the first cowgirl to ride a bucking horse in serious

competition.(10) Around 1900, she rode 100 miles from Colorado to Wyoming to enter the previously all-male

rodeo.(11) She won on a horse named Tombstone.(12) She rode him all the way back to Colorado! (13) Roy

Rogers named his horse "Trigger" and Gene Autry, another famous singing cowboy, had a horse named

"Champ." (14) A year later, Kalpernik becomes the star performer in a Wild West show and continued

competing in top rodeos held throughout the country.(15) As true pioneers those women and many others are

part of the history and heritage of the West.

Material adapted from Milt Riske.Those Magnificent Cowgirls:A History of the Rodeo

Cowgirl.Cheyenne:Wyoming Publishing, 1983.

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Sentences 11 and 1She won on a horse named Tombstone.She rode him all the way back to Colorado!

The most effective combination of sentences11 and 12 would include which group of words?:

Sentence 6:You needed a surface thermometer and a supply of split hardwood, such as maple or birch.

Which correction should be made to sentence 6?

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Sentences 2 and I will graduate this May from Central Community College.I will graduate with an Associate of

Arts degree in Business Management.

Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of these sentences? If the original is the best way, choose

optionA.

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Sentence 10:If you failed to remit the repayment by the specified date, Revenue Canada is empowered to take

steps to retrieve the overpayment.

Which correction should be made to sentence 10?

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Sentence 1We would be honored by you’re presence.

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