IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to outline a novel
Determine the opening scene.
A narrative outline can help you break down the plot of your novel and make it easier for you to keep track of each element of the plot. Start by determining your novel's opening scene.
OPTIONS:
- This scene should establish character, setting, and a conflict or problem that is plaguing your main character. The opening scene will be the start of your first act and help to immerse your reader in your story.
- Begin with a topic, setting, or moment. If your novel is about something currently happening, such as a new civil war, it should already have a very large opening scene.
- How does it open? What does it look like? How does the plot stand out? This first stage can help you to understand your overall plot to your novel. You may have to outline the beginning and concluding points of your novel based on a short, basic outline.
- If you are writing a rhetorical essay for a homework assignment, the opening scene might be to explain why a math problem needs to be solved in geometry. Perhaps the main character needs to impress a teacher so the lesson is clear and inconclusive for the students.

OUT: This scene should establish character, setting, and a conflict or problem that is plaguing your main character. The opening scene will be the start of your first act and help to immerse your reader in your story.

IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to get rid of a scab
Make sure the scab is not oozing.
Before you can properly dress a wound or scab, it should be dry. If your wound is oozing blood, place some sterile non-adhering gauze on it.
OPTIONS:
- If it soaks through the gauze, don't remove it. Removing it can restart bleeding by pulling off the healing tissue.
- The gauze will avoid soaking in blood and leaving you with a clean scab. Avoid applying a bandage to blood on a scab once it has dried.
- You can also apply corn syrup on top of the area. The gauze should cover the wound completely, so no blood soaks into it, though it will not bleed through if it has.
- Make sure there is no dripping liquid onto the surface or the area will not stay intact. You should also avoid touching the wound, as it is your medical job to protect it and heal.

OUT: If it soaks through the gauze, don't remove it. Removing it can restart bleeding by pulling off the healing tissue.

IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
Another man pulls the spring board out of the way. A large crowd watches from the stands in the gym. the gymnast
OPTIONS:
- mounts the beam, landing on her feet and following the people around.
- does a parallel bar routine.
- goes across the bar and out the other side.
- gains her composure and holds a pose.

OUT:
does a parallel bar routine.