EXERCISE 15–1 Sentence variety

EXERCISE 15–1 Sentence variety

Improve sentence variety in each of the following sentences by using the technique suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time.

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1 of 5

The exhibits for insects and spiders are across the hall from the fossils exhibit. [Invert the sentence.]

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Suggested revision: Across the hall from the fossils exhibit are the exhibits for insects and spiders.
EXERCISE 15–1 Sentence variety - Improve sentence variety in each of the following sentences by using the technique suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The exhibits for insects and spiders are across the hall from the fossils exhibit. [Invert the sentence.]

2 of 5

Sayuri becomes a successful geisha after growing up desperately poor in Japan. [Move the adverb phrase to the beginning of the sentence.]

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Suggested revision: After growing up desperately poor in Japan, Sayuri becomes a successful geisha.
EXERCISE 15–1 Sentence variety - Improve sentence variety in each of the following sentences by using the technique suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Sayuri becomes a successful geisha after growing up desperately poor in Japan. [Move the adverb phrase to the beginning of the sentence.]

3 of 5

Researchers have been studying Mount St. Helens for years. They believe that a series of earthquakes in the area may have caused the 1980 eruption. [Combine the sentences into a complex sentence. See also 49a.]

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Suggested revision: Researchers who have been studying Mount St. Helens for years believe that a series of earthquakes in the area may have caused the 1980 eruption.
EXERCISE 15–1 Sentence variety - Improve sentence variety in each of the following sentences by using the technique suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Researchers have been studying Mount St. Helens for years. They believe that a series of earthquakes in the area may have caused the 1980 eruption. [Combine the sentences into a complex sentence. See also 49a.]

4 of 5

Ice cream typically contains 10 percent milk fat. Premium ice cream may contain up to 16 percent milk fat and has considerably less air in the product. [Combine the two sentences as a compound sentence.]

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Suggested revision: Ice cream typically contains 10 percent milk fat, but premium ice cream may contain up to 16 percent milk fat and has considerably less air in the product.
EXERCISE 15–1 Sentence variety - Improve sentence variety in each of the following sentences by using the technique suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Ice cream typically contains 10 percent milk fat. Premium ice cream may contain up to 16 percent milk fat and has considerably less air in the product. [Combine the two sentences as a compound sentence.]

5 of 5

The economy may recover more quickly than expected if home values climb. [Move the adverb clause to the beginning of the sentence.]

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Suggested revision: If home values climb, the economy may recover more quickly than expected.
EXERCISE 15–1 Sentence variety - Improve sentence variety in each of the following sentences by using the technique suggested in brackets. Type your answers in the boxes below. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The economy may recover more quickly than expected if home values climb. [Move the adverb clause to the beginning of the sentence.]

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