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VIII. Effective Sentences (Chapters 38-42)

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Chapter: 38 For Collaboration, Page No 721

Chapter: 38 For Collaboration, Page No 721

Make the following sentences as concise as you can without changing the meaning. Then compare your answers with those of two other students and see whose version uses the fewest number of words.

This activity contains 10 questions.

	I think that people learn the most from personal experience and hard work, not from memorizing dates or facts, and that hard times or failure is a success if you learn something from it and improve.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	In our natural childbirth class, I planned a calm and relaxing natural childbirth plan for my own pregnancy.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	This book contains a significant amount of information on art in history because without a knowledge of art history, one may find it difficult to discern the principles of art which are clearly crucial to an understanding of the aspects of art today.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	I have come to conclude that to serve the purpose of conveying the overall benefit of chemical weapons incineration, the report should maintain an argumentative tone while clarifying the success of chemical weapons incineration and the safety standards followed by those who carry it out, and through this, to contradict any negative views.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Although she was in a family way, she continued in the fulfillment of her familial and employment responsibilities.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	In recent months, research has come to light that bright red, green, yellow, and other colored fruits and vegetables may be instrumental in preventing lung cancer.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	The weather, which was hostile, and the native inhabitants, the Indians, led to the death of most of the expedition members, who died.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	The grassy area, which contains grass and trees, will be turned into a parking lot, so that students can park their cars there.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	During that time period, many people who were car buyers preferred cars that were large in size and bright in color but not of a cheap quality.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Truly, for all intents and purposes, the industrial productivity in America generally depends on various and certain factors which are really usually more psychological in kind than of any true given technological aspect.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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