April 11, 2013
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MCC Students, ENGL 1020
RC Hoover, Instructor, ENGL 1020
February 9, 2016
Example Sentences with 'To Be'--Original and Revised
Below, asterisks separate sets of sentences. The first part
contains one or more "to be" words. The second part shows the
first part revised to eliminate "to be" words.
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We do have the freedom to choose; however, if we make a choice
that is deemed harmful to either ourselves or others, there are
consequences to pay.
We do have the freedom to choose; however, if we make a choice
that harms either ourselves or others, we must pay the
consequences.
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The students are being asked to complete the assignments with
certain objectives.
Teachers assign students certain objectives.
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As the matter approaches the black hole, its temperature is
raised millions of degrees by frictional heating.
As the matter approaches the black hole, friction heats the
matter millions of degrees.
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In school girls are praised for how they look not how well
they do academically. Boys on the other hand are praised for
being good in sports. Which give children the idea that girls
should look pretty while boys should be tough. We teach our boys
to be tough and not cry, if they do they are called sissy and
ridiculed. Girls who are tough we call tomboys, stating again
that strength is not a good attribute for a female.
School reinforces these traits. At school, girls receive
praise for how they look. Boys receive praise for acting tough,
especially in sports. Boys who cry--or otherwise display
"unmanly" traits--receive ridicule, and risk receiving the label
"sissy." Girls who act tough--or otherwise display "unladylike"
behavior--receive ridicule, and risk receiving the label
"tomboy." This combination of praise and ridicule tells children
that girls should look pretty while boys should act tough, and
it reinforces the idea that women should not be strong.
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RCH