EXERCISE 6.16

16. Refer to the advice under “Select an Appropriate Level of Formality” in “Choosing the Right Words and Phrases,” and revise the following informal sentences to make them moderately formal.

  1. The learning modules were put together by a couple of profs in the department.

  2. If the University of Arizona can’t figure out where to dump its low-level radioactive waste, Uncle Sam could pull the plug on millions of dollars of research grants.