TEST YOURSELF 12

B. 1. Choppy sentences

A. The US has been highly dependent on foreign oil for many years. Alternate sources of energy are only now being sought.

2. A stringy sentence

A. I try to teach my friend things and he keeps forgetting and I feel bad because he's always helping me.

B. Many students attend classes all morning, and then they work all afternoon, and they aslo have to study at night, so they are usually exhausted by the weekend.

3. Comma splices

A. We all watched Titanic, it was a great movie !

B. Susan was overwhelmend with work, however she was able to complete her work before she left the office.

4. Non-parallel structures

A. The teacher wanted to know which country we came from and our future goals

B. The candidate's goals include winning the election, a health program,and education

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITHOUT CHANGING THEIR ORIGINAL MEANING. BEGIN WITH THE GIVEN WORDS.

1. Mrs. Nga keeps this school library. => This school library.............................

2. The acrobats attracted the children. => The children ......................................

3. They are building a new school in this city => A new school.............................

4. She has bought a new book. => A new book......................

5. Children are educated by teachers. => Teachers .............................

Complete with a(n), the or Ø

1. What's the use in taking ...... medicine for ......... cold?
2. Is .... happiness of .... majority more important than .... rights of
..... individual?
3. It's .... long way by .... train to .... north of Scotland.
4. .... philosophers seem to think that .... life is .... mystery.
5. ..... most cars start badly on .... cold mornings.
6. There was .... time when I enjoyed .... skating.
7. Do you have .... reason for ..... arriving late?
8. When I arrive .... home I feel .... sense of .... relief.
9. ..... end of .... book is .... by far .... best part.
10. .... friend always tells me .... answers to ..... homework we have.