He had hair implants; it looked very natural. Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The author states that going to college with the idea of getting a better job is not unreasonable. Sally was fired from her job. Can you drive to the doctor’s office? Then insert a logical joining word (and, or, but, for, or so) and a logical dependent word (because, since, when, or although). HINT lan71866_ch24_p334-338.indd 336 No words should be abbreviated in item 1. 9/4/09 2:13:52 PM Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. Take the “foot in the door technique.” One person gets another to 31 agree to a small commitment, like a down payment or signing a petition. i. Ever since first grade, I have been good at math. Not even the smart kids are raising their hands. . 8. to connect 4. 5. Do they volunteer at community food pantries, at hospitals, or at pet shelters? (example: Aaron’s) 4. We will go today straight to show you all the answers of Word Villas Level 183. What does Penn mean by “topple your base” in paragraph 3? a. Write sentences using affect and effect. Using Transitions ACTIVITY 19 The following paragraphs use listing order or time order. Word Mansion Level 183 Answers. Differences would be tolerated, and even welcomed. Stretching reduces muscle stiffness, decreases the possibility of injury, and it’s a good method to gradually increase the heart rate. Two evenings after the incident with the report card, Mother came 30 home about an hour before our bedtime. I thought my prayers were answered when my mother decided to 6 move during the summer before sixth grade. . between 9. stamps . An important difference between writing and talking is that in writing we absolutely must __________________ any statement we make. Apart from reading Golf Digest and Popular Mechanics, there isn’t much to do except guess the number of contagious diseases represented in the windowless room. Following are two of the many items that can be used in a series: adjectives and verbs. Finally, go to bed at a reasonable and regular time each evening. Keisha needed a little break from studying so 3. Miho taking her English and math placement tests before she received a call from the hospital about her father. 3. As I waited patiently, the receptionist called out, “Fritzy, Fritzy!” Everyone looked around, but no one stood up. make Correct: There were many résumés for the supervisor to read. e. Some doctors schedule appointments in a way that ensures long lines, to make it appear that they are especially skillful. 3. Second, it expresses the writer’s attitude or opinion or idea about the topic. Here, for example, are some of the details generated by the author of “New Puppy in the House” to back up her supporting points. ______________________________________________________________ 9. To clarify the organization, Mike adds at the beginning of the first supporting point the transitional phrase “_____________” and he sets off the third supporting point with the word “_____________.” Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Finally, draw two lines under the correct verb in parentheses. d. pleasantly. HINT In item 1, attach the added-detail fragment to the preceding sentence. He’s applying for a part-time construction job and needs to submit a cover letter with his application form. It is inexcusable. 4. Until the first of the year, worker in all department will not be permitted any overtime. Acquiring balance and mobility• doesn’t always come easy, but it is worth your time and attention. The thesis statement, like a topic sentence, should have a keyword or keywords reflecting your attitude about the subject. 4. Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Emily asked “Why is it so hard to remember your dreams the next day?” “I am so tired after work” Lily said “that I fall asleep right away.” 6. lan71866_ch35_p436-482.indd 444 9/4/09 1:51:54 PM Goals and Values 445 3. AIM. The following is a paragraph written by a student named Mike Cornell about his worst job. Answering the questions below will help you check your knowledge. The campus seemed busy on the first day of school; the parking lot was packed with cars, the bookstore was crammed with students buying textbooks, and the cafeteria was crowd with students buying coffee before their first class. . unanimous . Isaiah is confident that the trucking company will hire him he has a valid CDL license and a clean traffic abstract. Support: Does the site contain valuable information, and is that information presented in an effective way? ABOUT SENTENCE SKILLS ✔ ✔ Have you avoided wordiness? The receptionist penciled me in for next Friday. . 7. 5. 2. Paragraph 5 contains a fragment and a run-on. Still other selections are devoted to a celebration of human goals and values; one essay, for example, examines the often difficult, yet rewarding relationship between father and child. About Structure 5. . lan71866_ch02_p016-043.indd 38 9/4/09 12:26:40 PM CHAPTER 2 Editing and Proofreading The Writing Process 39 REVIEW ACTIVITY 8 When you have your almost-final draft of the paragraph, proofread it as follows: 1. b. distant. In light of the fact that I am on a diet, I have stopped eating between meals. Instead of making a sandwich on wholegrain bread, we order a three-topping pizza with extra cheese. These women were still interested in sex. Almost everyone has some degree of trouble with irregular verbs. 7. Or: When you are trying to lose weight, avoid all snacks. Make sure to discuss each of the reasons you give. pot . Using Part 3 of this book, check your paragraph for mistakes in grammar, punctuation, and usage. b. often missed work and stayed out late at bars. lan71866_ch36_p483-536.indd 531 9/4/09 1:51:17 PM 532 PART 4 Readings for Writers FIGURE 1.1 Choosing College These are the most frequently cited reasons that first-year college students gave for why they enrolled in college when asked in a national survey. These words are all action verbs; they tell what is happening in each sentence. 10. If not, what ways have you learned so far to correct the problem? The injustices 20 they endured enraged me; their personal struggles overwhelmed me. First, through close reading, you will learn how to recognize the main idea or point of a selection and how to identify and evaluate the supporting material that develops that main idea. . The article was about a talking parrot who frightened away a thief. The change is yours’. She’s outraged at the growing number of homeless people in her city and has decided to write a letter to the editor of the newspaper to bring attention to the problem. When it grew dark or we got tired, Curtis and I would finally go inside 29 and watch TV. She sensed that the real focus of her writing should be what she did by herself to relax, and then she thought suddenly that the best time of her week was Thursday after school. 6. To set off the exact words of a speaker or writer 2. In fact, she gave almost everything she has. The prisoner walked toward the electric chair—grinning. You have something fine or good here: an expression, a detail, an idea. The noun leg is the object of the preposition up. Mixed martial arts (MMA) is an evolution of different fighting techniques. Think about your own writing. For example, “Me went shopping yesterday” does not sound right; “I went shopping yesterday” does. 4. 10 Writing as a Process of Discovery 12 Keeping a Journal 13 2. Following are a few possible topic sentences for this assignment: Fear of crime among the elderly could be eased by a program providing young people to accompany them on their errands. . 1. Eva washed her hair, blew it dry, and parted it in the middle. Dumas uses many similes and metaphors to provide both variety and color. Pepsis . Does the paragraph use time order or emphatic order to organize details? The ’s goes with the owner or possessor (in the examples given, Uwem, Travis, mother, and pitcher). • Who, whose, whom, and which can also be used to ask questions. 8. . These folks were probably not the pride of Poughkeepsie, but they were refreshingly nonjudgmental. Do you think Barrett is objective in her treatment of Moore? . Then rewrite it, using a comma and a joining word to correctly join the complete thoughts. And that’s a first-class shame. a. Iranian immigrants have had difficulty adjusting to America. Topic sentence: Sabrina has such a positive outlook on life. Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Here are some examples: I became a good swimmer. 9He is slow to forget a cruel remark, a careless joke, or an unfriendly slight. Adding Commas ACTIVITY 10 Place commas where needed. partys . The word impending in “Pretty Rosa described her romances and her impending wedding to a handsome field worker” (paragraph 17) means a. upcoming. When I was a kid, 6 reading for me was slow and tedious.• My eyes walked over words like a snail trudging• through mud. Here is the essay that resulted. 4. a. Then reread it with a critical eye and have a friend or classmate read it as well. Simple Plurals Apostrophes 349 ACTIVITY 8 In the spaces provided under each sentence, add the one apostrophe needed and explain why the other words ending in s are simple plurals. MySpace isn’t that much easier to use than Friendster, or than other 12 shared-user-content sites like Flickr (photo sharing), del.icio.us (bookmarks), or Digg (tech news). . Here are two sample topic sentences: Even though I knew it was wrong, I went along with some friends who shoplifted at the mall. Actually, the structural/economic foundation for such proposals as 21 I’ve roughly outlined is already laid. What does this reason tell us about her? party parties county counties baby babies city cities • Some words ending in f change the f to v and add -es in the plural. b. similarities. My wife is Jewish; I am Roman Catholic. Shy people tend to avoid eye contact. 3Saunter in nonchalantly and try to find a seat next to a friend. lan71866_ch12_p231-240.indd 240 9/4/09 12:41:16 PM INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. The players are confident that the league championship is theirs. 9. Understanding the Paragraph ACTIVITY 1 Each group of sentences in the following activity could be written as a short paragraph. thinks Activity 7: Creating Sentences (page 237) CHAPTER 13: Consistent Verb Tense 1. trail of bloodstains leads 2. clothes in the hall closet take Introductory Activity (page 241) 3. basket of fancy fruit and nuts was Mistakes in verb tense: Alex discovers . . I grabbed a metal bar on the roof of the subway car as the train lurched into the station. We stopped working that soil and our business died, but I was hooked on reading. 10. You must become one with the details in love or hate. lan71866_APB_p597-608.indd 601 9/4/09 2:31:14 PM 602 APPENDIX B ESL Pointers However, verbs for mental states, the senses, possession, and inclusion are normally not used in the progressive tense. The store manager (who, whom) I spoke to on the phone said that I could return the unopened merchandise. It is estimated that the average meal travels well over 1,200 miles by truck, ship, and/or plane before it reaches your dining room table. 3. The time spent on developing a logical outline is invaluable, though. Why might researchers view the use of such tactics in this area as “especially controversial”? lan71866_ch37_p537-584.indd 558 9/4/09 1:50:46 PM Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. • Nicole’s skin was blemished and sun damaged. 5. We all stared at the man in the front row of the theater with curly purple hair. If the words were removed from the sentence, we would no longer know which woman won the sweepstakes. Fill in the blanks: A of aspirin wonders for Sue’s arthritis. Division-Classification 117 Two Paragraphs to Consider 117 Writing a Division-Classification Paragraph 9. . lan71866_ch24_p334-338.indd 334 9/4/09 2:09:49 PM CHAPTER 24 Numbers and Abbreviations 335 Ray struck out fifteen batters in Sunday’s softball game. 2. Here are a few transition words of the sort that show spatial relationships. So when the people sent their children back to the South, to the 8 grandmothers, to the grandfathers, to Sister and Bubba, they sent them to be looked after, I believe, because of the northern disappointment. Commas after Introductory Material Use a comma to set off introductory material. Which paragraph lacks a topic sentence? My husband is much more sentimental than me. ✔ Has the writer included details that appeal to as many senses as possible? Which of the following would make the best alternative title for this selection? ACTIVITY 9 Using Adverbs Fill in each blank with any appropriate adverb. (was). New fathers should receive at least two weeks of “paternity leave.” 9. 1. Fill in the blanks: My dog is very smart; she can I any new trick her in just minutes. For example, you might describe what our countryside, lakes, and oceans might look like if we continue to use plastic containers that do not degrade naturally. a. Denny’s; the 4. decreased; auto 2. wedding; it 5. ancient; it 3. class; her lan71866_APE_p619-636.indd 621 5. Factory loud and dirty Office clean and quiet Factory full of machines, hunks of metal, tools Office full of desks, files, computers Factory smelled of motor oil Office smelled of new carpet Windows in factory too high and grimy to look out of Office had clean windows onto street 2. How many syllables are in the word antonym? Requirement 1: lan71866_ch36_p483-536.indd 523 9/4/09 1:51:14 PM 524 PART 4 Readings for Writers Requirement 2: Requirement 3: Requirement 4: About Structure 5. WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Assignment 1: Writing a Paragraph In paragraph 1, Her says that she never thought her father would enjoy playing with his children. The author agrees with Kurt Andersen, who believes that these sites have become popular because anyone can contribute to them. Then rewrite it, using a period and a capital letter to separate the thoughts into two sentences. • In the sports bar, Tanner placed a bet on his favorite basketball team. In the third pair, (a, b) is correct because the pronoun point of view should not be shifted unnecessarily. 10The most difficult aspect of our cultural differences is the way our family is structured. So animals should be called cows and dogs, not “moo-moos” and “bowwows.” Parents should be consistent when disciplining children. a. c. distance. You would know just how to film the information given in the second set of sentences. The metal ice cube trays froze to the bottom of the freezer. 5. Before which of the three reasons should the transitional words first of all be added? 10. 3Some of the kids hide out behind stacks of bookcases; others indulge in continual adolescent flirting games. But I had a dream that would cost a lot of money—college. LEG. A sample syllabus is provided in the Instructor’s Manual (available in the Exploring Writing Online Learning Center at www.mhhe .com/langan). ; trees, Activity 6: Using Quotations in Titles (page 360) 1. Why do you think the photographer chose to take the picture from this particular angle? Watching television gave the old man something to do he didn’t have many visitors anymore. Each time you write something—even if it’s only a few words—make a record of it in your journal or notebook. Mars planet 4. pill Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. ▲ For more information about the three Rs, visit www.epa.gov/msw/reduce.htm ▲ To learn how to find a new home for something you no longer need, visit www.freecycle.org Discarded packaging materials make up about one-third of the waste clog- 4 ging our landfills. • What seem to be other important points in the selection? “Listen, man,” Clyde said, “what’s this thing you have for my wife? Point: ____________________________________________________________ Support: Keeps family awake at night 1. WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Assignment 1: Writing a Paragraph Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. While still weak with the flu, Virgil visited the old house. • Raymond refuses to drink from a public water fountain. Poor working conditions Copyright © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. First Word in a Sentence or Direct Quotation Our company has begun laying people off. 4. quiet 2. Some writers still follow the traditional practice of using his to refer to both men and women. d. The persuasion researcher Robert Cialdini spent a three-year sabbatical learning the tricks taught in dozens of sales training programs. Using an apostrophe to show a contraction, write a sentence about something at school or work that you feel is wrong and needs to be changed. The answer is not German shepherd, as it unintentionally seems to be, but Tony. ALIEN. The trainer removed a nail from the horse hoof. Now that you have a sense of the whole, prepare a short outline of the selection by answering the following questions on a sheet of paper: • What is the main idea? 3. Five are irregular verbs and will probably not sound right when you try to add -d or -ed. Four Steps Four Bases 1. His parents were worried because he had an older girlfriend, a best friend who was arrested for armed robbery, and older friends who were school dropouts. 5. Decide on a logical subject and do one of the following: 1. Is that so much to expect for six bucks, I ask, now engulfed by a cloud of self-pity. 2. Maureen asked, “will you split a piece of cheesecake with me?” Numbers and Abbreviations 42. In what ways? b. many older people wear Ace bandages. 7They should make students separate themselves—at least by one seat—during an exam. Some adverbs do not end in -ly. Cross out each misspelled word and write the correct spelling in the spaces provided. They’re easy to use, and they don’t tell you what to do. What follows is a list of subject and object pronouns: lan71866_ch16_p263-274.indd 263 9/4/09 12:42:48 PM 264 PART 3 Sentence Skills Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns I me you you (no change) he him she her it it (no change) we us they them Subject Pronouns Subject pronouns are subjects of verbs. Sentences activity 11 in each case ( who, which links to comedian Pablo Francisco try each pronoun circling. 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