QUIZ

Choose the places in this paragraph where you should pause. Analyze the thought groups, and practice connecting the words within thought groups.

Venture capitalists are important for start-up companies that are not large enough to raise capital in the public markets or stable enough to qualify for direct bank loans. The investors in these companies usually have a great deal of say in how the companies will be run. Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California is seen as a symbol of private capital, just as Wall Street is a symbol of the stock market because of the large number of venture capital companies located there.

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