Grammar Sections 23-26

Question 1

From Caribou Ridge, we looked down, and before us lay a beautiful valley.

Answer 1

problem with PoV (change in subject)
… we looked down and saw a beautiful valley.

Question 2

I am studying chemistry, although laboratory work does not especially appeal to me.

Answer 2

problem with PoV (change in subject)
I am studying chemistry, although I do not especially like laboratory work.

Question 3

Because Mary wanted to learn how to sew, a course in home economics was taken by her.

Answer 3

problem with PoV (change in voice)
Because Mary wanted to learn how to sew, she took a course in home economics.

Question 4

Philip pulls over a chair and sat down.

Answer 4

problem with PoV (shift in tense)
Philip pulled over a chair and sat down.

Question 5

Before he leaves the room, he checked the lights.

Answer 5

problem with PoV (shift in tense)
Before he left the room, he checked the lights.

Question 6

If he were in difficulty and was unable to overcome it, would you not help him?

Answer 6

problem with PoV (shift in mood)
If he were un difficulty and WERE unable to overcome it, would you not help him?

Question 7

If one really studies hard and learns how to work, you can succeed in America.

Answer 7

problem with PoV (shift in person)
If one really studies hard and learns how to work, he can succeed in America.

Question 8

We volunteered to go on the mission, realizing that one might never return.

Answer 8

problem with PoV (shift in person)
We volunteered to go on the mission, realizing that we might never return.

Question 9

It is rewarding for men or women to be a nurse.

Answer 9

problem with PoV (shift in number)
It is rewarding for men or women to be nurses.

Question 10

A cat is supposedly one of the most enjoyable pets to own, but they bring with them certain disadvantages.

Answer 10

problem with PoV (shift in number)
A cat is supposedly one of the most enjoyable pets to own, but he brings with him certain disadvantages.

Question 11

Carlos wondered whether he would make the team and will he get to play much.

Answer 11

problem with PoV (shift in indirect to direct discourse)
Carlos wondered whether he would make the team and whether he would get to play much.

Question 12

Avoid shifts from formal to informal and vice versa

Question 13

means using only as many words as are necessary to express an idea correctly, clearly, and effectively

Answer 13

conciseness

Question 14

When we were in Alsace-Lorraine, we saw the Rhine River.

Answer 14

problem with conciseness
In Alsace-Lorraine, we saw the Rhine RIver.

Question 15

Winston Churchill, who was the PM of Great Britain, led his countrymen to victory in WWII.

Answer 15

problem with conciseness
Winston Churchill, PM of Great Britain, led his countrymen to victory in WWII.

Question 16

Tutankhamen’s tombe was discovered in 1922, and it still contained most of its treasures.

Answer 16

problem with conciseness
Tut’s tomb, discovered in 1922, still contained most of its treasures.

Question 17

We wanted to save money, so we bought an economy car.

Answer 17

problem with conciseness
To save money, we bought an economy car.

Question 18

the most emphatic position is at the

Answer 18

end of a sentence

Question 19

a ______________ sentence completes its main thought near the beginning, adding the details at the end.

Answer 19

loose

Question 20

a __________ sentence withholds the completion of its main thought until the end or near the end and places the details at the beginning.

Answer 20

periodic