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EXERCISE FOR WRITING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES
INTRUCTION: To answer each of the following tasks, click the text box below “Type your answer here”. When finished, save it with your own name-and-class extension (e.g. “Exercise-Effective-Sentence.NguyenVanA-12ece.docx”. Finally, upload to the Assignment of your e-learning system or save it onto a USB for class correction.
1. Refer to the advice on pages 225-28 and rewrite each of the following sentences in the form of a list.
a. The causes of burnout can be studied from three perspectives: physiological—the roles of sleep, diet, and physical fatigue; psychological—the roles of guilt, fear, jealousy, and frustration; environmental—the role of the physical surroundings at home and at work.
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b. There are several problems with the online registration system used at Dickerson University. First, lists of closed sections cannot be updated as often as necessary. Second, students who want to register in a closed section must be assigned to a special terminal. Third, the computer staff is not trained to handle student problems. Fourth, the Computer Center's own terminals cannot be used on the system; therefore, the university has to rent 15 extra terminals to handle registration.
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2. The following sentences might be too long for some readers. Refer to the advice on page 229 and break each sentence into two or more sentences.
a. If we get the contract, we must be ready by June 1 with the necessary personnel and equipment to get the job done, so with this in mind a staff meeting, which all group managers are expected to attend, is scheduled for February 12.
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b. Once we get the results of the stress tests on the 125-Z fiberglass mix, we will have a better idea of where we stand in terms of our time constraints, because if the mix isn't suitable we will really have to hurry to find and test a replacement by the Phase 1 deadline
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INTRUCTION: To answer each of the following tasks, click the text box below “Type your answer here”. When finished, save it with your own name-and-class extension (e.g. “Exercise-Effective-Sentence.NguyenVanA-12ece.docx”. Finally, upload to the Assignment of your e-learning system or save it onto a USB for class correction.
1. Refer to the advice on pages 225-28 and rewrite each of the following sentences in the form of a list.
a. The causes of burnout can be studied from three perspectives: physiological—the roles of sleep, diet, and physical fatigue; psychological—the roles of guilt, fear, jealousy, and frustration; environmental—the role of the physical surroundings at home and at work.
Type your answer here:
b. There are several problems with the online registration system used at Dickerson University. First, lists of closed sections cannot be updated as often as necessary. Second, students who want to register in a closed section must be assigned to a special terminal. Third, the computer staff is not trained to handle student problems. Fourth, the Computer Center's own terminals cannot be used on the system; therefore, the university has to rent 15 extra terminals to handle registration.
Type your answer here:
2. The following sentences might be too long for some readers. Refer to the advice on page 229 and break each sentence into two or more sentences.
a. If we get the contract, we must be ready by June 1 with the necessary personnel and equipment to get the job done, so with this in mind a staff meeting, which all group managers are expected to attend, is scheduled for February 12.
Type your answer here:
b. Once we get the results of the stress tests on the 125-Z fiberglass mix, we will have a better idea of where we stand in terms of our time constraints, because if the mix isn't suitable we will really have to hurry to find and test a replacement by the Phase 1 deadline
Type your