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Paulgarcia83 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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Exercise 18-3
Working individually or with a group, combine the sentences in each numbered item, using techniques of parallelism.

Example: College Scholarships are awarded not only for academic and athletic ability, but there are also scholarships that recognize unusual talents. Other scholarships even award accidents of birth, like left-handedness.
Correction: College scholarships are awarded not only for academic and athletic ability but also unusual talents and even for accidents of birth, like left-handedness.

1. A married couple met at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. They are both left-handed, and they have set up a scholarship for needy left-handed students attending Juniata.

A left-handed married couple met and set up a scholarship for needy left-handed students attending Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

2. Writers who specialize in humor bankroll a student humor writer at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. A horse-racing association sponsors a student sportswriter. The student must attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The Rochester Institute of Technology in New York State is choosing 150 students born on June 12, 1979. Each one is to receive a grant of $1,500 per year. These awards are to be given to select students to honor the school’s 150th anniversary, which was celebrated on June 12, 1979.

To celebrate the school’s 150th anniversary on June 12, 1979, the Rochester Institute of Technology is New York State is choosing 150 students born on June 12, 1979 to honor by giving them each a grant of $1,500 per year.

4. The College of Wooster in Ohio grants generous scholarships to students if they play the bagpipes, a musical instrument native to Scotland. Students playing the traditional Scottish drums and those who excel in Scottish folk dancing also qualify.
The College of Wooster in Ohio grants generous scholarships to students if they play the traditional Scottish drums, excel in Scottish folk dancing, or play the bagpipes, a musical instrument native to Scotland.
5. In return for their scholarships, Wooster’s bagpipers must pipe for the school’s football team. The terms of the scholarships also require the drummers to drum for the team. The dancers have to cheer the athletes from the sidelines.
In return for their scholarships, Wooster’s bagpipers must pipe for the school’s football team, the drummers must drum for the team, and the dancers must cheer for the athletes from the sidelines.


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hey certainly you have done a useful work, but what do you want us to say about it? I wanted to respond you,but sorry I could not undestand your aim from this work,is it my fault that I can not understand you??? please tell me thank you so much

  • hey certainly you have done a useful work, but what do you want us to say about it?
  • I wanted to respond you,but sorry I could not undestand your aim from this work,is it my fault that I can not understand you???
  • please tell me thank you so much
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hey
certainly you have done a useful work, but what do you want us to say about it? I wanted to respond you,but sorry I could not undestand your aim from this work,is it my fault that I can not understand you???
please tell me
thank you so much
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I'm sorry I didn't explain myself. What I need to do is take the numbered sentences and turn them into 1 complete sentence like I did, but I would like someone to look over my work and tell me if they think I am correct or if there needs to be more corrections. Thank you for responding so quickly.
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Good effort. Not an easy thing to do.

1. You haven't managed to bring in the information that they met at this college. I'd bring that in early then move on to the scholarship for left-handers attending at college.

2. There's a lot to pack into a single sentence. Perhaps the phrase 'comedy writers' will help you.

3. You've misplaced the honor. It i

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