Part One - PROF. JONES



Sentence Clarity WorksheetPart OneUse transitional words to clarify the following sentences. Use your best judgement as to how to structure the sentences (one sentence or many, for example):Then I attended Morris Junior High. A junior high that was a bad experience. I left there after studying for 2 years. My teachers did not help me learn at all.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from. It was difficult to distinguish between them.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Add a subordinate clause somewhere to the sentence:Seoul faces an increasing risk of rising sea levels due to its position by a large river that runs directly to the sea.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A few of the less serious students went to the restaurant after class to partake in the festivities of the season rather than study for the test.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Keeping in mind parallel constructions, create a sentence using the following sequences:Effects of climate change:Rising sea levelsMelting polar ice capsIncreased food instability__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Steps for starting a successful business:Finding the right niche in a communitySecure proper investment moneyFinding the best way to advertise within the community__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part TwoUse the sentence, identify the noun strings, and rewrite the sentence to reduce the amount of nouns:The municipal solid waste classification methodology remains only theoretical; it has not been put into practice yet.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The draft laboratory animal rights protection regulations are too restraining to allow for unrestrained research.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Change some of the nouns into verbs and rewrite the sentence:The production of the resolution was unsuccessful.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________This paper gives an analysis of the water problem and offers a solution.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rewrite the sentence without double negatives while keeping the same meaning:The climate’s changes have not been unprecedented if one looks back at prehistoric times.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________He didn’t have no more time to deal with the hospital staff. Additionally, the nurse couldn’t find nothing to alleviate his pain.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part ThreeFind the verb conjugations of “to be” in the sentence and change some of them to other verbs:The point of infrastructure inspections is to provide a city with reliable data. Without this data, cities are at risk of having failing infrastructure. These factors can lead to fatalities.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________One similarity between Vietnam and South Korea is the culture. The culture of both countries is based on Confucianism. Additionally, China is, historically, very influential in both countries.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rewrite the sentence to create a clearer understanding of the meaning:Publishing, peer reviews, and ethical reviews are important functions for any respectable journal. Potential authors should keep these in mind when conducting research.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hospital visits can be very costly for patients as well as hospitals and insurance companies. They often have to offset costs by accepting government subsidies.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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