Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Education and Communications: [header] How to write an interesting article [title] Do your research. [step] The first step to writing any article is to research your topic. Whether you have been assigned a topic or you are choosing it for yourself, you need to find out everything there is to know about your topic.

Ending1: You need to learn about your topic well in advance of writing it. Without researching, your article will not be beneficial to your audience, so researching about your topic could only cause your article to fail. Ending2: [substeps] A good place to start is at the library. Ask the librarian directly whether these stacks are free enough to walk through. Ending3: [substeps] Research is an impulsive way of thinking. As you write down a topic, make a note of it every so often. Ending4: [substeps] The right kind of research for you will depend upon the kind of article you are writing, for example, if you are writing a news article, you will probably want to get out there and interview people who are related to the story. If you are writing about fitness trends, however, you may be able to do all of your research online.

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