Is Literacy Important?

Decent Essays
Yes, it was illustrative paragraph. He details why literacy is important.
It was about five sentences paragraph.
Yes, I think that, but he/she should put a source because he wrote "according to many facts" . so that not his opinion.
There are some grammar issues "contribute" correct (contributes).
" suitable " it become better to be (stable)
Yes, it was coherent and clear. I understand it .Yes, it was coherent and clear. I understand it .
Pay attention to some grammar

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