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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.
Exercise S4-5
Shifts: mood and voice, questions and quotations
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Edit the following sentences to make the verbs consistent in mood and voice and to eliminate distracting shifts from indirect to direct questions or quotations. Type your answers in the boxes below.
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Suggested revision: An incredibly talented musician, Ray Charles mastered R&B, soul, and gospel styles. He even performed country music well.
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Suggested revision: Environmentalists point out that shrimp farming in Southeast Asia is polluting water and making farmlands useless. They warn that governments must act before it is too late.
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Suggested revision: We observed the samples for five days before we detected any growth. Or The samples were observed for five days before any growth was detected.
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Suggested revision: In his famous soliloquy, Hamlet contemplates whether death would be preferable to his difficult life and, if so, whether he is capable of committing suicide.
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Suggested revision: The lawyer told the judge that Miranda Hale was innocent and asked that she be allowed to prove the allegations false. Or The lawyer told the judge, "Miranda Hale is innocent. Please allow her to prove the allegations false."