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WRTG A213 Style Exam Name: Julia Kruljac For the following questions, answer as directed. For this exam, you may rephrase as necessary; just be sure the sentences have the same meaning. Submit the exam via Assignments on Blackboard. Total Points Possible: 80 Concision Revise the sentences below for concision. You may also restructure the sentences to your liking. 1. Scientific research generally depends on fully accurate data if it is to offer theories that will allow us, as human beings, to advance into the future in a manner that is, in general, safe and secure to us all. (5 pts.) Scientific research needs accurate data to develop theories that will help humans progress in a safe and secure manner. 2. In spite of the fact that the educational environment is a very significant facet to each and every one of our children in terms of his or her future development, some groups do not support reasonable and fair tax assessments that are required for providing an educational experience at a high level of quality. (5 pts.) Some groups oppose reasonable tax assessments for high-quality education, despite its importance for our children's development. 3. In addition to the need to increase the quality of those courses offered online, those involved in teaching online courses should possibly consider whether their current teaching methods and methodology are appropriate, applicable, and reasonable for cyber online, electronic environments. (5 pts.) In addition to improving the quality of online courses, instructors should consider whether their teaching methods are suitable for a digital environment. Bias Revise the sentences below for bias issues. Feel free to restructure the sentences as necessary. 4. Eskimo girls, ages 20 and above and village residents, were selected because they were epileptics. They were compared to Eskimo boys, ages 20 and above and village residents, from similar Eskimo families. The boys also were selected since they were epileptics. [ Hint: Imagine you are speaking of Inuit Alaskans.] (5 pts.) Select village residents of an Inuit Alaskan tribe, who were 20 years or older diagnosed with epilepsy were selected for comparison against those who were not diagnosed with epilepsy within the community. 5. Mankind must move forward if he is not to be left behind with his predecessors. No matter whether he is handicapped or elderly, mankind must develop new skills to adapt with his changing world. (5 pts.)

WRTG A213 Style Exam 2 Mankind must progress to avoid falling behind. Whether handicapped or elderly, humans must learn new skills to adapt to their changing world. 6. Some of the more interesting emerging literatures from North America can be found in Indian novels. Indian novels often use fragmented timelines and multiple perspectives and narrators, introducing a more organic text. [ Hint: This sentence is not referring to people from India, as suggested by “North America.”] (5 pts.) Indigenous American novels contain some of the most intriguing emerging literatures from North America. These novels frequently employ fragmented timelines as well as multiple perspectives and narrators, resulting in a more organic text. Parallelism 7. Write a sentence using clause-level parallelism or alliteration, being sure to clearly state your choice (either clause-level parallelism or alliteration). Underline the clause-level parallelism or alliteration . (5 pts.) Denali did a duet in the Doggy Dance Duel . (alliteration) 8. Write a sentence using word-level parallelism. Underline the word-level parallelism. (5 pts.) Faith took me to a restaurant and a movie. 9. Correct the following parallelism issue(s): (5 points each for a total of 10 pts.) a. The captive had with him a set of pajamas, socks, and wore a set of binoculars. The captive had pajamas, socks, and a pair of binoculars with him. b. While looking for peace and tranquility, I found only hatred and some really incredibly unhappy attitudes. Instead of finding the tranquility and peace I was looking for, I only encountered hatred and some depressing attitudes. Passive-Active Voice Revise the sentences below by either changing passive to active voice or changing active to passive voice (read the instructions for each exercise well). You may need to “invent” subjects; feel free to restructure any parts of the sentences. (Hopefully, you will chuckle over exercise 12.) 10. Go from passive to active voice.

WRTG A213 Style Exam 3 Once upon a time, a walk through the woods by Little Red Riding Hood to Grandma’s house happened. A jump out of a tree by a mean, old wolf frightened her. (5 pts.) Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood took a walk through the woods to Grandma's house. She was terrified when a mean, old wolf jumped out of a tree. 11. Go from passive to active voice. By early 1945, the Axis nations had been essentially defeated; all that remained was a bloody climax. German borders had been breached, and both Germany and Japan were being bombed around the clock. (5 pts.) The Axis nations were defeated by early 1945, leaving only a bloody finale. The borders of Germany had been breached, and both Germany and Japan were being bombed continuously. 12. Go from active to passive voice ( NOTE : this is a switch from exercise 10 and 11). Clearly, alien beings built the Pyramid at Giza, but scientists on Ancient Aliens, unfortunately, do not know which species created it. They currently believe Martians or Neptunians may have built the pyramid. Scientists have long debated the general date that aliens may have finished the pyramid. (5 pts.) The Pyramids of Giza were clearly built by aliens but the Ancient Aliens scientists cannot determine the species. It is currently believed that either Martians or Neptunians were responsible, and the date of completions has been debated by scientists for quite some time. Nominalizations For the following, you will need to  Bold the nominalizations and underline the verbs in the original exercise.  Convert at least two nominalizations per sentence until they are now reworked as verbs in the sentences (e.g., cooperation to cooperate ).  Revise for wordiness where needed. You may also restructure the sentences if necessary. 13. Bold the nominalizations and underline the verbs in the following exercise: There was a considerable erosion of the land of the farmers in the locale from the floods, which led to a less than beneficial loss of profit for the nation’s farmers. (5 pts.) The floods caused a significant amount of the farmland to erode, resulting in a loss of profit that the nation's farmers did not benefit from. 14. Bold the nominalizations and underline the verbs in the following exercise: The loss of market share to Japan by domestic auto makers resulted in the loss of employment of hundreds of thousands of workers and a decline in domestic auto production. (5 pts.)

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WRTG A213 Style Exam 4 The loss of market share to Japan by domestic auto makers resulted in the disappearance of hundreds of thousands of jobs. 15. Bold the nominalizations and underline the verbs in the following exercise: The success of the merchant marine during World War II met with great admiration by an enthusiastic country. While the merchant marine did not create the war’s ending, it did help provide the war’s end. (5 pts.) The country admired how the merchant marine succeeded during World War II. The merchant marine aided in ending the war.

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