Passing an argument to a function. Challenge takes 2 of 2

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Hi am stuck on the Passing an argument to a function. Challenge takes 2 of 2 
After your newly created returnValue function, create a new variable named echo. Set the value of echo to be the results from calling the returnValue function. When you call the returnValue function, make sure to pass in any string you'd like for the parameter.
This my solution but it fails on the last line of code with the error 
"Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing."
```
function returnValue(make) {
  var cars = make;
  return make;
}
returnValue("Ford");
var echo = returnValue("Your car is a " + make);
```

Jennifer Nordell · Accepted Answer

Keep in mind that challenges want you to follow instructions to the letter.  Here you're doing a little more than they are asking for.  First, inside of your function you create a variable named "cars" which you never use again.  Secondly, you call the returnValue function not once but twice.  The first time it returns "Ford" but is never applied to a variable as a value.  The second time you call it it tries to send the string "Your car is a " plus a variable named "make" which doesn't exist in this scope.  Remember that make only exists inside of the function while it is being executed.  Here was my solution.  Hope it clarifies things!
```javascript
function returnValue(anything) {
  return anything;
}
var echo = returnValue("Write anything here!");
 ```

Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle · Answer

You don't need to create a variable inside the function scope, you just return the parameter right away like this:
javascript
function returnValue(arg_value) {
  return arg_value
};

And for the task number two you have to create a variable named "echo" and assign to it the return value from our function, just like this:
```javascript
function returnValue(argvalue) {
  return argvalue
};
var echo = returnValue("Any string in here");
```
I hope that helps a little bit.

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Passing an argument to a function. Challenge takes 2 of 2

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