Being structure sound 9 pptx

... do the dishes herself for once. 2. Brenda would get herself a new roommate. 3. Brenda would stop being so neat and so regimented. How can you tell that number 3 is the best answer? You have to ... pretty good job of predicting these causes and effects. – ASSUMING CAUSES AND PREDICTING EFFECTS– 1 29 ■ Observe people’s behavior today. If you see people acting particularly happy, sad, or angr...

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... indifferent to it. Also, the sentence structure indicates that the writers have not put much thought into writing this letter; as a result, the sentences sound abrupt and even unappreciative. 2. ... different styles, see how they would sound if the style were altered. Change the level of formality, the degree of description and detail, or the sen- tence structure to create a new style...

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... team is like being under the command of an army general. c. Coach Lerner is a terrible basketball coach. Answer The correct answer is b, “Playing on Coach Lerner’s team is like being under the ... idea, many times, they simply omit that sentence and instead provide a series of clues through structure and language to get their ideas across. Finding an implied main idea is much like findin...

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... REVIEW– 182 Answers 7. Simple, cheerful, and trusting, children are a joy to be around. 8. Being happy is more desirable than being rich. 9. Succeeding as a teacher requires patience, car- ing, and tolerance. Body ... rewrite some of the para- graphs. Then, compare your revisions to the ones you will find on pages 195 and 196 . There are many ways to rewrite the paragraphs; maybe you will...

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... importance or decreasing importance. – BEING STRUCTURALLY SOUND: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER– 86 ■ Look again at the passages you read in Lessons 1–5. What structures do you notice at work in those paragraphs? ■ As ... third person, however, it appears much more objective. – A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE: POINT OF VIEW– 91 P icture this: You are walking along a tree-lined street late in the aftern...

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... third person (“students”); the note never acknowledges that you are a student. As a result, note B sounds more formal or official. The sec- ond-person point of view, however, addresses you personally. ... can’t work for any other audience because of its pronoun. – A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE: POINT OF VIEW– 92 W hat made Sherlock Holmes such a good detective? Was he just much smarter than everyo...

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... time carefully competent is familiar with some knowledge helpful – DICTION: WHAT’S IN A WORD?– 99 Denotation and Connotation Now, suppose sentence A also had another adjective to describe the ... A WORD?– 97 S tyle?” you ask. “What does style have to do with reading comprehension?” Actually, style has a good deal to do with reading comprehension. Just as writers use different structures ....

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... different styles, see how they would sound if the style were altered. Change the level of formality, the degree of description and detail, or the sen- tence structure to create a new style. ■ Do ... dic- tion is so essential to meaning, it had its own lesson in this book. Sentence Structure Looking at sentence structure means looking at the type of sentences the writer has used. Are t...

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... she moved to Springfield in 198 5. She started out as a small business owner and quickly grew her busi- ness until it was one of the major employers in the region. In 199 1, her company was profiled ... citizens. Today, she is being honored with Springfield’s Citi- zen of the Century Award to honor all her cutting- edge efforts on behalf of our community. If any of these terms or ideas sound...

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... team is like being under the command of an army general. c. Coach Lerner is a terrible basketball coach. Answer The correct answer is b, “Playing on Coach Lerner’s team is like being under the ... and acquaintances before diving in and swimming laps. As she swims, her sole focus is the calming sound of her body gliding through the water—a rare moment in her always very social days. Your...

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