EXERCISE 23.2
Revise each of these sentences to use formal language consistently. Example:
In Shakespeare’s Othello, Desdemona just lies down like some kind of wimp and accepts her death as inevitable.
In Shakespeare’s Othello, Desdemona simply lies down like a submissive victim and accepts her death as inevitable.The budget office doesn’t want to cough up the cash to replace the drafty windows, but cranking up the heat in the building all winter doesn’t come cheap.
The budget office does not want to pay to replace the drafty windows, but the cost of heating the building should also be considered.Finding all that bling in King Tut’s tomb was one of the biggest archeological scores of the twentieth century.
The discovery of the artifacts in King Tut’s tomb was one of the most important archeological events of the twentieth century.In unfamiliar settings or with people he did not know well, Duncan often came off as kind of snooty, but in reality he was scared to death.
In unfamiliar settings or with people he did not know well, Duncan often appeared cold and distant, but in reality he was terrified.My family lived in Trinidad for the first ten years of my life, and we went through a lot of bad stuff there, but when we came to the United States, we thought we finally had it made.
My family lived in Trinidad for the first ten years of my life, and we experienced many hardships, but when we came to America, we thought our prospects were good.