Ex 2: Recognizing and revising wordiness sentences 1.The reason why he came to Douglas College was because it was inexpensive in price.. He came to Douglas College because it was inexpen[r]
(1)EX1: Directions: Determine whether the following word groups are complete sentences (C), fragments (F), or run-ons (R) Revise them F _1 (no verb phrase) ⇒ The man that I saw yesterday is a doctor R He is not an exceptional student He is only average S To know everything is quite impossible F Because I have no time, I hardly ever go to the cinema R The rainfall this year was abundant./; Therefore, the crops will be plentiful S _6 Having finished her dinner, Joy sat down to an evening of television Ex 2: Recognizing and revising wordiness sentences 1.The reason why he came to Douglas College was because it was inexpensive in price He came to Douglas College because it was inexpensive 2.Despite the fact that she was feeling ill, she came to the conclusion that she would go to work Despite feeling ill, she decided to go to work In my opinion, I think the study of Sociology is very fascinating (I think) Sociology is fascinating The stegosaurus was huge in size The stegosaurus was huge He was happy and joyful about the great gift It is very unusual to find someone who has never told a deliberate lie on purpose (Deliberate means on purpose) In the summer season, many Vancouverites like to picnic in Stanley Park On January 14, in the middle of winter, the weather was freezing cold In order to get the true facts of the case, the lawyer interviewed witnesses 10 Furthermore, Henry VIII also married six different women 11 New Westminster, which was British Columbia’s first capital city, is located on the shores of the Fraser River 12 The computer is sitting on top of the table Ex 3: Correct the sentences After he finish (had) finished ing his homework, the TV was turned on./ After finishing his homework, he turned on the TV Managing his time well, he always completes his work was always completed by the deadline When I visitied ng the dentist, new cavities were never found Though Kriten was only in Grade 3, the school librarian realized that Kristen she could read as well as many junior high students While driving along the narrow Scottish roads in his beat-up Land Rover, he was struck by a great idea struck him Although she was eighty years old, most household chores were still easy for Minnie to perform (2) (3)