Professor A
ENGL 1301
July 14, 2014
Exercise 35.1
1. Before buying a used car, you should inspect the car, check history, and test drive the car.
2. Three activities I’d like to try are skydiving, zip lining, and jet skiing.
3. Working in a restaurant taught me not only to get along with people but also a smile gets you far in life.
4. We must either leave or go.
5. To pass the time in the waiting room, I read a magazine, looked for change for snacks, and walked the halls.
Exercise 44.1
1. After the concession speech, the senator’s supporters drifted out of the room.
2. To our surprise, the charity auction raised enough money to build a new technology center.
3. Unaware that the microphone was on, the candidates made an offensive comment.
4. Whenever someone rings the doorbell, he dog goes berserk.
5. Therefore, Sasha must take a summer course to receive her diploma.
6. With the fifth century, came the fall of the Roman Empire.
7. A tray of shrimp in one hand and a pile of napkins in the other, the waiter avoided me.
8. Toward the rapids, floated an empty rubber raft.
9. When they woke up, the exhausted campers no longer wanted to hike.
10. Tears in his eyes, Keflezighi won the marathon.
Exercise 44.4
1. The students donated clothing, school supplies, and nonperishable food.
2. The hot humid weather did not stop fans, from flocking to the free outdoor concert.
3. The ball sailed over the fence, across the yard, and through the Wilsons’ window.
4. Several, art historians inspected the Chinese terra-cotta figures.
5. The young athletes’ parents insist on calling every play judging every move, and telling everyone within earshot exactly what is wrong with the team.
Exercise 44.5
1. One must consider the society, as a whole not just its parts.
2. Drinking caffeinated beverages can, in fact, be good for your health.
3. You don’t expect me to read this speech, do you?
4. Coming in ahead of schedule and under budget, it appears, is