Rewrite each of the following sentences according to the requirement in brackets.

Example: The history of English words is the history of our civilization in many ways. (periodic sentence)

In many ways, the history of English words is the history of our civilization.

 I go to medical school. They want me to do that. (simple sentence)

Although Lilliput was such a pretty country, there was trouble and danger there. (loose construction)

Sports play a huge role in a nation’s culture. This is especially true in the United States. (compound sentence)

The size of the student body has diminished this year owing to decreased enrollment. (periodic sentence)

Her father won’t let her go to the party tonight. She’s in a bad mood. (complex sentence)

It was fortunate that the weather last winter was quite mild. (sentence with –ly opener)

Melinda was afraid that the other kids would laugh at her. She kept silent. (sentence with a modifying phrase)

She worked long hours. She saved every penny she could. She denied herself luxuries. She managed to save enough for an education. (sentence with parallel structure)

 My friend has a nine-year-old daughter. She is very clever at sewing. She has made clothes for her baby brother. (long sentence)

The farmers grew worried. Clouds were forming over the mountains- They hoped a wind would blow the clouds south. (compound-complex sentence)

Correct the errors in the following sentences.

Example: After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television. I resolved never to buy that brand again.

After seeing an offensive mouthwash ad on television, I resolved never to buy that brand again.

They rushed to the hospital, they were too late.

Unable to swim any further, a lifeguard came to my rescue.

To chew thoroughly and eating slowly are necessary for good digestion.

It was a long walk. From the library to the dorms.

The plant is a present from a friend that was supposed to flower in the summer.

Choose the best topic sentence from the four options below.

 A. One argument is that no one has the right to take another person’s life.

 B. Citizens believe that society is also responsible for the crime.

 C. Many citizens argue that serious criminals should be executed.

 D. The punishment of criminals has always been a problem for society.

Read the following paragraph and write the topic sentence on the answer sheet.

   All through the long history of the Earth, waves have broken heavily against the land, and tides have pressed forward over the continents, moved back, and then returned. For no two days is the shoreline precisely the same. Not only do the tides advance and retreat in their eternal rhythms, but the level of the sea itself is never at rest. It rises or falls as the large masses of ice melt or grow, as the floor of the deep ocean basins shifts under its increasing load of sediments (沉积物), or as the Earth’s crust along the continental margins changes in adjustment to strain and tension. Today a little more land may be low to the sea, tomorrow a little less. Always the edge of the sea remains a changing boundary.

Read the following paragraph and choose the best topic sentence from the four options that follow.

   To renew a driver’s license, you must send an application approximately five to seven weeks before the expiration date listed on the license. Individuals who fail to renew within three years of the license expiration date are not eligible for a renewal and must repeat the initial licensing process. To renew a license, you must visit a Motor Vehicles Agency. You must present a completed renewal application; your current driver’s license; acceptable proof of age, identification, and address; and proof of social security in the form of a social security card, a state or federal income tax return, a current pay receipt, or a W-2 form. You must also pay the required fee. If all the documents and payment are in order, your photo will be taken and a new license wlil be issued.

A. An applicant should be eligible in order to renew a driver’s license.

B. A completed application is essential for renewing a driver’s license.

C. An applicant should follow the required procedure to renew a driver’s license.

D. A driver’s license must be renewed within three years of the expiration date.