Great Writing 5: Greater Essays, 2nd ed. Answer Key
Great Writing 5: Greater Essays, 2nd ed.
Answer Key
UNIT 1
Activity 1, pp. 2-3
Introduction: paragraph 1, body: paragraphs
2-4, conclusion: paragraph 5
Activity 2, p. 5
Answers will vary.
Activity 3, pp. 6-7
1. Answer is given.
2. This
3. This
4. This
5. This, these, this, this
Activity 4, p. 9
Answers will vary.
Activity 5, pp. 11-12
I B. Demonstrate that computers solve some
problems but create other problems
II A. Establish that voting practices in the
past were based on simpler technologies
III A. Explain that voters do not really know
whether their votes are tallied accurately
with e-voting
IV B. Discuss briefly the pros and cons of
this compromise position
V B. Affirm position that e-voting should not
be allowed to replace traditional voting
technologies
Activity 6, p. 15
1. Answer is given.
2. V
3. V
4. N
5. N
6. N
7. V
8. V
9. V
10. V
11. N
12. N/V
Activity 7, p. 16
1. adjective: confusing; C
2. adjective: Chinese; X
3. adjective: Labor; X
4. adjective: elegant; X
5. adjective: international; C
Activity 8, pp. 16-17
1. Answer is given.
2. of our lives; to computers
3. In this particular instance; with computers;
to cyberspace
4. Without this traditional system; of voting;
on e-voting systems
5. to many computers systems; for illegal
purposes
6. By illegally entering; into a cyber-polling
station; of an election
Activity 9, pp. 17-18
1. Answer is given.
2. an
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. an
8. a
9. a
10. a
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Activity 10, p. 19
1. Answer is given.
2. C
3. hesitation
4. server
5. C
6. cook
7. answered
8C
Activity 11, pp. 19-20
1. The manager quickly realized that
Abdullah had made an honest mistake.
2. C
3. The first word of a sentence begins with a
capital letter.
4. C
5. The opposite of happiness is sadness.
6. C
7. For international travel, it is necessary to
have a valid passport.
8. The next train to Paris departs at six
o’clock.
9. The invention of the telephone was
certainly an important event in human
history.
10. Please put the card into the machine to
withdraw money.
Activity 12, p. 20
1. confusing
2. a
3. C
4. words
5. In addition to
6. include
7. at
8. C
9. C
10. In conclusion
Activity 13, p. 21
1. Answer is given.
2. quick and fast
3. forms of communication
4. the World Wide Web
5. voting
6. to make certain
7. time-consuming
8. able to prove
9. important
10. counted
11. a set of circumstances
12. excessively fearful
13. computer criminals
14. proof of a transaction
15. a cure-all
16. to raise
17. correctly
18. dependable
19. to exclude
20. the source
Activity 14, pp. 22-23
1. make
2. to
3. part
4. means
5. by
6. security
7. quite
8. gain
9. way
10. technology
11. of
12. constructive
13. money
14. fulfill
15. share
16. on
17. problem
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18. process
19. instance
20. mistake
Activity 15, pp. 23-27
Answers will vary.
UNIT 2
Activity 1, p. 30
1. Yes
2. No
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Yes
9. Answers will vary.
10. Answers will vary.
Activity 2, pp. 30-31
Answers will vary.
Activity 3, p. 31
1. Answers will vary. Possible answer:
“Bargain” as a noun means a product
purchased at a price lower than the original
cost. “Bargain” as a verb is the negotiation
process between buyer and seller for the best
deal.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Answers will vary.
Activity 4, pp. 32-33
Answers will vary.
Activity 5, pp. 34-35
Answers will vary.
Activity 6, pp. 36-37
Answers will vary.
Activity 7, p. 38
1. By priority
2. Answers will vary
3. Although prices are sometimes inflexible,
it never hurts to attempt to bargain with the
seller.
4. Answers include: Assume that the price tag
represents the starting point of negotiations;
ask the salesperson whether any sales or
discounts will soon be advertised; be willing
to walk away; never let sellers know you
really want their products; at street
markets/festivals, scout out booths and buy
items at the end of the day; be patient
Activity 8, pp. 38-39
I B. Effective bargaining skills will help the
reader to shop more effectively.
II B. The salesperson’s interests often are not
the same as the buyer’s.
III B. Best to shop at the end of the day
IV A. Suggest that patience is the key to
bargaining
V A. Indicate that successful bargaining can
be fun
Activity 9, p. 40
1. First (2)
2. Second (3)
3. Finally (4)
Activity 10, p. 41
1. react
2. types
3. export
4. reveals
5. live
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Activity 11, p. 42
An antique collector with lots of
money was walking in the downtown area of
a city one day. He saw a small cat on the
sidewalk in front of a store. The cat was
drinking some milk from a small dish. The
antique collector looked again at the dish.
What the antique collector saw shocked him.
The cat’s small dish was extremely old, and
the antique dealer knew at once that the dish
was very valuable. He was so interested in
what he had just seen that he immediately
walked into the store to talk to the owner
about buying the valuable antique dish. The
man did not want the owner to suspect that
the dish was so valuable, so he offered the
owner some money for the cat. He said he
would pay $10 for the cat. The owner’s
answer shocked the man. “No,” the owner
said, “I couldn’t ever sell this cat.”
The man was getting desperate, so he
offered the owner a crisp one-hundred-dollar
bill from his wallet. At this point, the owner
could no longer refuse what the man was
offering. Then the man quickly added, “You
know…how about including the dish, too?
That cat is probably used to eating from that
dish.” The owner replied, “No, sir, I’m sorry.
You may be right about the cat and the dish,
but that dish is not for sale.” “Why not?”
asked the man.
The owner answered, “Well, I’ll tell
you why it’s not for sale. You see, that’s my
lucky dish. I haven’t sold much merchandise,
but so far this week, I’ve sold four cats!”
Activity 12, p. 43
The task of learning and remembering
new vocabulary words can be daunting.
However, one technique that works for many
students is the “key-word method.” In this
technique, learners must first to select a word
in their native language that looks or sounds
like the target English word. Then they
should form a mental association or picture
between the English word and the nativelanguage word. For example, an English
speaker learning the Malay word for door,
pintu, might associating associate this target
word with the English words pin and into.
The learner would then visualize someone
putting a “pin into a door” to open it. This
could help the learner to remember pintu for
door. Research on second-language learning
shows this technique consistently results in a
very high level of learning.
Activity 13, p. 44
1. You’re
2. your
3. Your
4. your
5. You’re
6. you’re
7. your
8. Your
9. you’re
10. your
Activity 14, p. 45
1. C
2. required
3. energy
4. power
5. C
6. threats
7. C
8. intensified
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Activity 15, pp. 45-46
1. X: your you’re
2. X: Sammys’ Sammy’s
3. C
4. X: does do
5. X: eats eat
6. C
7. X: you’re your
8. C
9. X: might to want; might want
10. X: was were
Activity 16, p. 46
1. workers
2. retains
3. is
4. C
5. C
6. show
7. individuals
8. you’re
9. C
10. involve
Activity 17, p. 47
1. buying
2. to make bigger
3. possibility
4. wishes
5. completely
6. to plan
7. to persuade
8. firm
9. to try
10. discussions
11. lower prices
12. to offer
13. a payment
14. celebrations
15. to hunt
16. a stall
17. merchandise
18. costly
19. valuable
20. to include
Activity 18, p. 48
1. at
2. for
3. other
4. of
5. with
6. of
7. on
8. whether
9. for
10. on
11. from
12. away
13. out
14. of
15. for
16. at
17. at
18. of
19. price
20. minded
Activity 19, pp. 49-52
Answers will vary.
UNIT 3
Activity 1, p. 56
1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. No
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6. Yes
7. No
8. No
9. Answers will vary.
10. Answers will vary.
Activity 2, p. 57
Answers will vary.
Activity 3, pp. 58-59
Answers will vary.
Activity 4, pp. 60-61
Answers will vary.
Activity 5, pp. 62-63
Answers will vary.
Activity 6, pp. 64-65
Answers will vary.
Activity 7, p. 66
1. Stereotypes about cats and dogs
2. “I realize that most of the stereotypes
about cats and dogs are untrue.”
3. Friendly, messy, wants attention, and
energetic.
4. Loud, sometimes friendly, and sometimes
unfriendly.
5. “Cats are supposed to be standoffish and
disinterested as well as finicky and
meticulous.”
6. Answers will vary.
7. Block method
Activity 8, p. 67
I C.
Thesis statement: Many stereotypes
about cats and dogs are untrue.
II B. Provide an example of a cat that
defies these stereotypes
III A. Discuss common stereotypes about
dogs
IV A. -Provide an example of a cat that
fulfills feline stereotypes
V A. Suggest that stereotypes reveal more
about the people who express them than the
actual truth
Activity 9, p. 68
Transitions that show similarity:
1. Answer given.
2-4. Possible answers include: however (2),
also (3), likewise (4), as well (4), both (4, 5),
as (5)
Transitions that show differences:
1-2. Possible answers include: but (1, 2, 3),
however (2), even though (3)
Activity 10, p. 69
1. more difficult
2. less reliable
3. expensive
4. deeper
5. more concisely
6. luckier
Activity 11, pp. 70-71
1. Answer is given.
2. The company report indicates that January
had more sales than the sales in February.
Correction: The company report indicates
that sales were higher in January than in
February.
3. With only five days until the deadline, our
team’s project is not as good as the other
team.
Correction: With only five days until the
deadline, our team’s project is not as good as
that of the other team.
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4. In theory, both classes are equally good.
However, last Monday produced a clearly
different picture. Professor Smith’s students
scored better than Professor Beiler.
Correction: Professor Smith’s students
scored better than Professor Beiler’s students.
Activity 12, p. 71
1. much pain
2. much information
3. many decisions
4. much money
5. many pills
6. much homework
7. much cooperation
8. many requirements
Activity 13, p. 72
1. than
2. than
3. Then
4. then
5. then
Activity 14, pp. 72-73
1. Answer is given.
2. lonely
3. surprised
4. outrageously
5. C
6. C
7. Shocked
8. quickly
Activity 15, p. 73
1. item items
2. more fresher fresher
3. then than
4. C
5. Iraq Iraq’s goalie OR that of Iraq
6. butters sticks of butter
7. more fast and sporty faster and sportier
8. C
9. poverties poverty
10. C
Activity 16, p. 74
1. C
2. C
3. increasingly
4. precisely
5. C
6. aspects
7. then
8. information
9. more valuable
10. Business Writing for Today
Activity 17, p. 75
1. mixed breeds
2. to sneeze
3. to believe
4. preconceptions
5. solitary
6. alone
7. picky
8. careful
9. bothersome
10. to play
11. crazily
12. viciously
13. to bite
14. an adventure
15. haughty
16. aloof
17. to visit
18. humorously
19. biases
20. sole
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Activity 18, p. 76
1. that
2. up
3. to
4. up
5. about
6. be
7. belief
8. in
9. than
10. at
11. ring
12. away
13. by
14. answer
15. up
16. on
17. experience
18. basis
19. times
20. expensive
Activity 19, pp. 77-80
Answers will vary.
UNIT 4
Activity 1, p. 84
1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. Answers will vary.
10. Answers will vary.
Activity 2, pp. 84-86
Answers will vary.
Activity 3, p. 87
Answers will vary.
Activity 4, pp. 88-89
Answers will vary.
Activity 5, pp. 90-91
Answers will vary.
Activity 6, pp. 92-93
Answers will vary.
Activity 7, p. 94
(Some answers may vary.)
1. How modern technology adversely affects
the music industry
2. There are three reasons that the computer
has had a deleterious effect on the recording
industry.
3. The music industry may be in danger of
dying.
4. Personal computers that make possible
illegal downloads/piracy and cheaper ways
for artists to record/distribute their own
music, and the music industry’s reluctance to
sell its products via the personal computer.
5. Answers will vary.
Activity 8, pp. 94-95
I B. Thesis statement: The personal computer
has caused many of the recording industry’s
woes.
II. Show that the popularity of sharing
computer files has led to a decrease in sales
of CDs and albums
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III. Describe how computers allow musicians
to market their own music without the
recording industry
IV. Suggest that the recording industry bears
some responsibility because it has not
marketed through personal computers
V A. Ponder the future of the recording
industry if current conditions remain
Activity 9, p. 96
1. Answer is given.
2. in addition (3)
3. for this reason (3)
4. furthermore (4)
5. because (4)
6. if (5)
Activity 10, p. 97
1. It was raining. We could see people
running for cover under trees, under awnings,
under anything that offered protection. We
thought the rain would stop soon.
2. If you study, you will do well on the
quizzes.
3. In the book I am reading, I find it difficult
to trust certain characters. I cannot easily
explain why, but I have that reaction to them.
4. If we consider her last short story, then we
can definitely say that this writer’s attitude
toward immigration is changing.
Activity 11, pp. 98-99
1. C
2. F: With no difference except the color of
the roofs.
3. F: One with many stories of fairies and
elves.
4. C
5. F: Because of the popularity of the film.
6. C
7. F: After so many years of separation.
8. C
9. C
10. F: Since the bus workers are on strike
over pay and health benefits.
Activity 12, p. 99
A good presentation can have
significant and long-lasting effects on an
audience. What happens between speakers
and their presentation and the audience
involves many factors. Like any tool, a
presentation can be applied with skill to
achieve a useful purpose, or it can be used to
damage and destroy. Although a hammer can
be used to build a home, it can also be used
to punch holes in a wall. One unethical
presentation can affect the way that an
audience sees you in all future encounters.
Thus, we believe that a good speaker must
ask and answer important ethical questions at
every point in the speech-making process.
Ethical decision making is more than a means
of improving speaker credibility; it remains a
moral obligation of every good speaker.
Activity 13, p. 100
1. its; it’s
2. its
3. All answers: it’s
4. its
Activity 14, p. 101
1. presidential
2. Generally
3. C
4. C
5. majority
6. Americans
7. identify
8. C
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Activity 15, pp. 101-102
1. X. When the schoolchildren visited the
museum, their teacher advised them to be
quiet.
2. X. I cannot wait to go to work today
because I think I am going to get a raise!
3. X. Sylvia played softball when she was
younger, and she always hit home runs then.
4. C
5. X. It’s not healthy to eat only foods with a
lot of sugar.
6. X. The marching band entered with a great
roar of music.
7. C
8. X. The car needs a new paint job since its
trunk is getting rusty.
9. C
10. X. A large influx of immigrants entered
Canada beginning in the 1950s.
Activity 16, p. 102
1. With
2. C
3. telephone as
4. survey
5. they
6. communication
7. C
8. C
9. It’s
10. completely
Activity 17, p. 103
1. a song
2. a low point
3. pattern
4. going backward
5. more money
6. twists and turns
7. negative
8. good behavior
9. to keep
10. through
11. immediately
12. in a bind
13. to sell
14. reasonable
15. unlikely
16. events
17. stubborn
18. big
19. business
20. importance
Activity 18, p. 104
1. in
2. ago
3. of
4. as
5. within
6. on
7. of
8. to
9. via
10. on
11. of
12. at
13. away
14. of
15. about
16. in
17. much
18. over
19. out
20. with
Activity 19, pp. 105-108
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UNIT 5
Activity 1, pp. 111-112
1. No
2. Yes
3. No
4. No
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. No
9. Answers will vary.
10. Answers will vary.
Activity 2, p. 112
Answers will vary.
Activity 3, p. 113
Answers will vary.
Activity 4, pp. 114-115
Answers will vary.
Activity 5, pp. 116-117
Answers will vary.
Activity 6, pp. 118-119
Answers will vary.
Activity 7, p. 120
1. 5
2. The topic is the problem of spam.
3. “If we want e-mail to continue to be
useful, we need specific laws that criminalize
spam.”
4. Annoyance, loss of important e-mail in the
fray, viruses, costs of companies to
reformulate communications systems.
5. Answers will vary.
6. Answers will vary.
7. a prediction
Activity 8, p. 121
I A. Give background information about
e-mail
II A. Show that the problem with spam is
growing
III B. Discuss the ways in which businesses
will lose productivity if employees spend
time deleting spam
IV B. Demonstrate that a company’s right to
advertise does not give it the right to fill
people’s e-mail accounts with spam
V A. Suggest that spam should be
criminalized
Activity 9, p. 122
1. Although (3)
2. Despite (4)
3. however (4)
4. but (5)
Activity 10, p. 123
1. with (also possible: about)
2. of
3. in
4. of; of
5. by
6. of
7. by
8. for (also possible: to)
9. for
10. on; for; with
11. of; for
12. on; to
13. of
14. of
15. for
16. with; for
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Activity 11, pp. 124-125
1. If something will not be is not done
soon, …
2. If spamming will corrupt corrupts
their internal communications, …
3. …, if they will continue continue to
disturb people…
4. If we will do not do something about
spam now, …
5. …, they will use used the telephone or
the post office.
Activity 16, p. 130
1. X: to too
2. C
3. X: because because of
4. X: will be is
5. X: responsible to for
6. X: Because Because of
7. C
8. C
9. X: Because of Because
10. X: If you will have
Activity 12, p. 125
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Activity 17, p. 131
1. C
2. considerations
3. is
4. C
5. Traditions
6. nature
7. to
8. because
9. C
10. seriously
Activity 13, p. 127
1. because
2. because of
3. Because of
4. because of
5. because
6. because
7. because of
8. Because
Activity 14, p. 128
1. to
2. two; to; to
3. two; to; to
4. to; too; to; too
Activity 15, p. 129
1. valid
2. C
3. interviewer
4. C
5. immediately
6. unexpected
7. results
8. C
Activity 18, p. 132
1. people
2. to subtract
3. many people
4. written words
5. to make illegal
6. almost
7. more than
8. it bothers you
9. for example
10. to make a plan again
11. to limit
12. to cover
13. required
14. prospering
15. not requested
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16. to constrain
17. to help to grow
18. to charge a penalty
19. unending
20. a strong request
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. Answers will vary.
10. Answers will vary.
Activity 19, p. 133
1. professional
2. an old e-mail
3. perfect
4. plan
5. noise
6. talk
7. important
8. on
9. ingredient
10. for
11. majority
12. solve
13. complaining
14. event
15. excel
16. free
17. communication
18. greatly
19. because
20. of
Activity 2, p. 142
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Activity 20, pp. 134-138
Answers will vary.
UNIT 6
Activity 1, p. 141
1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No
5. No
Activity 3, p. 143
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Activity 4, pp. 144-145
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Activity 5, pp. 146-147
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Activity 6, pp. 148-149
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Activity 7, p. 150
(Some answers may vary.)
1. To speak with the narrator’s American
grandparents.
2. Answers will vary.
3. Setting: Lima, Peru. Characters: narrator,
narrator’s parents, and narrator’s American
grandparents
4. The plot is about a family becoming
bilingual. The climax when the grandmother
gets lost and the narrator realizes that
monolingualism handicaps her ability to
communicate.
5. Yes. Answers will vary.
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Activity 8, p. 151
I B. Introduce the setting and characters
II. Body Paragraph 1: Establish the conflict
of the plot: I could not communicate with my
grandparents.
III. Body Paragraph 2: Describe the climax:
when my grandmother got lost
IV. Body Paragraph 3: Tell the resolution
and the solutions that we used to solve our
problem
V. Summarize the importance of learning a
foreign language
Activity 9, p. 152
1. Answer is provided.
2-8. Possible answers include: from…to…
(2), Eventually (3), One day (3), The next
time (4), Meanwhile (4), Later (4), While (5),
Now (3, 5), before (5)
Activity 10, p. 154
(Answers may vary.)
1. Michael damaged the garage door when he
drove his truck through it.
2. When the Prince finds Cinderella, readers
can expect the (OR this) couple to live
happily ever after.
3. If your pet will not eat, then put its food in
the refrigerator.
4. In today’s job market, a college graduate
can find a good job more easily than a person
without a college education.
5. Both Susan Jennings and Kathy Miller
teach at a college in central Turkey. Professor
Jennings teaches chemistry.
6. The police think that the criminal might
have murdered as many as seven people.
7. The test may begin once the students have
sharpened their pencils.
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8. Mr. Johnston threw a party, which we
appreciated, and he made his special barbequed
chicken.
9. Last month the pilot flew to Rio, but his
favorite flight was to Paris a week later.
10. The professor verified whether the
students had done their homework.
Activity 11, p. 156
1. gathers
2. elicited
3. invited
4. tested OR had tested
5. made
Activity 12, p. 158
1. bad
2. directly
3. indirectly
4. convincing
5. naturally
6. logical
7. reasonable
8. tremendously
9. positive
10. neutral
11. immediately
12. greatly
Activity 13, p. 159
1. We’re; where
2. where; were
3. were; where
4. we’re
5. were; where
Activity 14, p. 160
1. fair
2. agricultural
3. C
4. success
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5. farm
6. given
7. C
8. workers
9. C
10. defend
11. called
2. wrapped together
3. groups of people
4. people
5. heritage
6. related to one’s father
7. related to one’s mother
8. to change
9. always
10. to translate
Activity 15, p. 161
1. X: advised him them
11. a predicament
2. C
12. a climax
3. X: we had seen saw
13. neighborhoods
4. X: Ernesto graduated from high school at the 14. one language
top of his class. Then he announced he would 15. a disability
spend three months doing volunteer work in a 16. possibly
foreign country his parents had never heard of,
17. consecutively
which worried them tremendously.
18. two languages
5. X: Drivers were delighted when the
19. to make possible
committee members recommended enacting
20. unnecessary
a law requiring seatbelts to be worn while
driving.
6. X: cat has had dropped
7. C
8. X: dances wild wildly
9. X: work has paid paid OR had paid
10. C
Activity 16, p. 162
1. recent
2. C
3. increased (OR have increased)
4. requiring
5. C
6. requirement
7. exactly
8. C
9. will decide
10. we’re
Activity 17, p. 163
1. a problem
Activity 18, p. 164
1. do not speak
2. down
3. up
4. reach
5. into
6. people to
7. of
8. other
9. from
10. in
11. quiet
12. of
13. of
14. gather
15. from
16. up
17. from
18. dangerous
19. with
20. comments
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Activity 19, pp. 165-169
Answers will vary.
BRIEF WRITER’S HANDBOOK WITH
ACTIVITIES
Sentence Types
Activity 1, p. 173
1. Answer is given.
2. In 1875, Alexander Graham Bell | made
the first telephone, a revolutionary invention
for communication.
3. At the young age of 29, Alexander Graham
Bell | invented the telephone.
4. In the late nineteenth century, Karl Benz |
designed the first practical automobile with
an internal-combustion engine.
5. Barthelemy Thimonnier, a French tailor, |
invented the world’s first sewing machine in
1830.
6. In 1809, Humphry Davy, an English
chemist, | developed the first electric light.
7. Less than a century ago, Alexander
Fleming | discovered penicillin.
8. It | is impossible to imagine life without
these tremendous additions.
Activity 2, p. 175
1. D
2. D
3. I
4. D
5. I
6. D
Activity 3, p. 175
1. I
2. D
3. D
4. I
5. I
6. D
Activity 4, p. 176
1. A weekly late-night TV show, Saturday
Night Live made its debut on October 11,
1975.
2. Extremely popular in the United States,
Saturday Night Live has launched the
careers of many famous comedians,
including John Belushi, Eddie Murphy, and
Mike Meyers.
3. Lorne Michaels, a Canadian, has
produced and managed SNL for more than
25 years.
4. The weekly guest host of SNL plays an
active role in picking the skits for the show.
5. At the precocious age of seven, Drew
Barrymore hosted SNL.
Activity 5, p. 177
1. C; so
2. S
3. C; and
4. S
5. C; and
6. S
7. S
8. C; but
Activity 6, p. 177
1. He was most likely born in the early
1340s, and he died in 1400.
2. Chaucer is best known for his collection of
stories called the Canterbury Tales, but this
collection of stories is unfinished.
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Activity 7, p. 178
1. We spoke Spanish in our house, but my
American grandparents spoke only English.
2. With my mom’s help, I could understand
my grandparents, but I wanted to be able to
speak to them by myself.
Activity 8, p. 178
Answers will vary.
Activity 9, p. 179
1. Answer is given.
2. Because the Internet is useful and
practical, it has caught on rapidly with all
ages.
3. Although people complain about high gas
prices, no one has invented a fuel-free
vehicle yet.
4. Do you know the name of the person who
invented the radio?
5. One of the most important inventions that
we use every day without thinking has to be
the simple ink pen.
6. When electricity was invented, many
people were afraid to have it in their houses.
7. How did people in warm climates survive
before air conditioning was invented?
8. When portable media players were
introduced, they quickly revolutionized the
music industry.
Activity 10, p. 180
Answers will vary.
Activity 11, p. 180
1. effective persuasive writing
2. other people
3. our unique point of view
4. the next set of exercises
5. a brief essay
6. a given subject
Activity 12, p. 181
1. the most brilliant composers
2. his first composition
3. his first symphony
4. a prolific composer
5. numerous piano pieces
6. Only a few of Schubert’s works
7. continuous poverty
Activity 13, p. 181
Answers will vary.
Activity 14, p. 182
Answers will vary.
Activity 15, pp. 183-184
Millions of people all over the world
have seen the Golden Gate Bridge in San
Francisco, so people now equate the Golden
Gate Bridge with the city of San Francisco.
Although they know that the Golden Gate
Bridge is in San Francisco, what they do not
know is that the nickname of this structure
was “the bridge that couldn’t be built.” The
idea of the construction of a bridge across
San Francisco Bay had been discussed for
years before the construction of the Golden
Gate Bridge was actually started in 1933.
For a variety of reasons, this bridge was long
considered impossible to build. First of all,
the weather in the area—with high winds,
rain, and fog—was rarely good. Second,
engineers thought that the strong ocean
currents in the bay meant that the bridge
could not be built. Furthermore, they were
worried about how the strong winds in the
area would affect any large structure. Finally,
it was the Depression. The poor economy
was causing people to experience incredible
difficulties, so many people thought that it
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would be foolish to spend such a large
amount of money on such an impossible
project.
Sentence Problems: Fragments, Run-ons,
Comma Splices
Activity 1, p. 185
1. S/F
2. F/S/F
3. S
4. S/S
5. S
6. S/F
7. S/S
8. S/F
Activity 2, p. 185
Answers will vary.
Activity 3, p. 186
Since many students live quite a distance
from the university and since the existing
libraries are often overcrowded.
Possible correction: Since many students live
quite a distance from the university and since
the existing libraries are often overcrowded,
the café also offers a place to study.
Activity 4, pp. 186-187
1. In today’s business climate, revolutionized
by electronic mail and overnight package
delivery.
2. Also claims to be an essential source on
business correspondence for today’s business
world.
Possible solutions:
1. Today’s business climate is revolutionized
by electronic mail and overnight package
delivery.
2. It also claims to be an essential source on
business correspondence for today’s business
world.
Activity 5, p. 187
1. Where different ethnic groups have
traditionally spoken different languages.
2. Formerly French or Belgian colonies.
Possible solutions:
1. In Africa, different ethnic groups have
traditionally spoken different languages.
2. Among the most important Frenchspeaking countries in Africa are Madagascar,
Zaire, Senegal, Mali, and Ivory Coast,
formerly French or Belgian colonies.
Activity 6, p. 188
1. Is quite possibly the greatest writer of
English literature.
2. Dated between 1356 and 1359.
Possible solutions:
1. He is quite possibly the greatest writer of
English literature.
2. The earliest known document that names
Geoffrey Chaucer is a fragmentary household
account book dated between 1356 and 1359.
Activity 7, pp. 188-189
1. RO
2. CS
3. CS
4. RO
5. CS
6. RO
7. CS
8. RO
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Activity 8, p. 189
Possible solutions:
1. Sheryl always told me not to trust a
salesperson like that. If only I had listened to
her, everything would have been fine.
2. The cat gets hungry around 3 p.m. Make
sure you are there to feed it.
3. Chaucer is known as the “Father of the
English Language.” He wrote the Canterbury
Tales.
4. We cannot get a taxi because of the rain. If
we cannot get a taxi, we will miss our plane.
Activity 11, p. 190
Possible solutions:
1. It is really hot outside today. Let’s go
swimming.
2. On that TV program, Jack Wallace is
Chuck Smith’s next door neighbor. This
show is about how Jack annoys Chuck all the
time.
3. My friend Harry will never go to a movie
by himself; I go to movies by myself all the
time.
4. I enjoy cooking a lot, and seafood is my
favorite cuisine.
Activity 9, p. 189
1. Carson McCullers left behind an
impressive literary legacy, she died at the age Additional Grammar Activities
of 50 in 1967.
2. People loved this novel, the novel accurately Activity 1, p. 194
reflects the author’s culture and is her most
1. in
autobiographical tale.
2. in
3. by
Possible solutions:
1. Carson McCullers left behind an
4. in
impressive literary legacy. She died at the
5. of
age of 50 in 1967.
6. with
2. People loved this novel. It accurately
7. for
8. in
reflects the author’s culture and is her most
9. on
autobiographical tale. or People loved this
10. of
novel, which accurately reflects the author’s
culture and is her most autobiographical tale. 11. about
12. in
Activity 10, p. 190
1. CS
Activity 2, p. 194
1. died
2. S
2. appeared
3. S
3. published
4. CS
4. is
5. S
5. reflects
6. S
6. is
7. CS
8. CS
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Activity 3, p. 195
1. was a universal genius (article)
2. He was a poem poet (word form)
3. He had made made significant
contributions (verb tense)
4. significant contributions for to (or in) the
fields (preposition)
5. appear appeared in sixty volumes (verb
tense)
6. his poetry are is read (subject-verb
agreement)
7. Modern theaters present his dramatic
drama. (word form)
8. on which he works worked (verb tense)
9. he published the Part 1 (article)
10. Goethe was already recognition
recognized (word form)
11. of world literary literature (word form)
12. the select group from of Homer
(preposition)
Note: It is sometimes possible to use more
than one word form or preposition in a given
situation, but the meaning may be slightly
different. For example, you could use the
word greatest instead of great (great figures
in line 8), in instead of of (of world literature
in line 8), and in instead of with (with the
select group in line 9). These changes are not
better but rather different. Remember that
editing involves not only correcting obvious
errors but also using a variety of words to
state your exact intentions.
Activity 4, p. 195
1. This vegetable name have has (subjectverb agreement)
2. What possibility possible connection
(word form)
3. which is the name of a beautiful little
brown bird (article)
4. the people were served (article)
5. vegetable were was served (subject-verb
agreement)
Activity 5, p. 196
1. in
2. of
3. as
4. Among
5. in
6. by
7. in
8. of
Activity 6, p. 196
1. of
2. about
3. from
4. for
5. of
6. for
7. of
Activity 7, p. 197
1. where this word came (OR where this
word comes)
2. came
3. the flavor
4. C
5. normal
6. contain
7. C
8. C
Activity 8, p. 197
1. One of the most brilliant composer
composers (number)
2. in at the age of 13 (preposition)
3. writes wrote his first symphony (verb
tense)
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4. and 606 songs, . in a single year, (comma
splice)
5. for from continuous poverty (preposition)
Activity 9, p. 198
1. the French universities
2. C
3. In many part parts of France
4. C.
5. were was less expensive
6. for the example
7. is location located
8. C
Note: In item 8, you can say "students" or
"the students." In both cases, we are referring
to the same group of students.
Activity 10, p. 198
1. of
2. for
3. to
4. to
5. with
6. for
7. in
8. as
APPENDIX 1
BUILDING BETTER SENTENCES
NOTE: The answers here may vary
somewhat. It is important for students to
discuss any variations with the teacher or
classmates to determine if these variations
are indeed possible.
Practice 1
Unit 1, “Against E-Voting,”
page 203
A. (Paragraph 1)
For the most part, these technological
innovations promise to save us time and
money and to make our lives easier and more
comfortable.
B. (Paragraph 2)
This process may be tedious, but it has the
benefit of being verifiable.
C. (Paragraph 4)
Furthermore, if any candidate suspected that
the election was unfair, these receipts could
be counted by hand and checked against the
results that the computers provided.
Practice 2
Unit 2, “Getting the Best
Deal,” page 204
A. (Paragraph 1)
The buyer wants to purchase a product at the
lowest possible price, but the seller wants to
maximize the potential for profit.
B. (Paragraph 3)
If you go back to buy at the end of the day,
the sellers will often give you discounts so
that they will have fewer products to pack up.
C. (Paragraph 5)
Once you start bargaining, you may find that
it becomes an addictive game in which you
are competing with the salesperson for your
money.
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Practice 3
Unit 3, “The Truth about
Cats and Dogs,” page 205
A. (Paragraph 1)
He was cold, wet, and hungry, and I was
afraid him would die on my doorstep if I did
not help him.
B. (Paragraph 3)
We also had another dog named Rover that
used to bark loudly whenever the postal
carrier came to deliver our mail.
C. (Paragraph 4)
My friend Aimee had a cat that was so aloof
and distant that I never saw it when I came to
visit.
Practice 4
Unit 4, “Modern Music
Technology: Downloading or Stealing?,”
page 205
A. (Paragraph 1)
Albums and CDs are not selling as much as
several years ago, and this trend shows no
sign of reversing.
B. (Paragraph 3)
For this reason, it makes less sense for
musicians to give away a part of their profits
to a record company for activities that they
can accomplish themselves.
C. (Paragraph 5)
The computer has brought about tremendous
changes to the recording industry, and the
industry will have to move quickly to retain
its relevance in today's economy.
Practice 5
Unit 5, “Can Spam!” page
206
A. (Paragraph 1)
Now it seems that every time I check my email, I have to delete an endless parade of
advertisements and other correspondence that
does not come from legitimate businesses
and therefore does not interest me at all.
B. (Paragraph 3)
Although this problem with e-mail is
troubling for private individuals, it is even
worse for large businesses.
C. (Paragraph 4)
Yes, free speech is an essential component of
the exchange of ideas necessary for a
flourishing democracy.
Practice 6
Unit 6, “Why I Learned
English,” page 207
A. (Paragraph 1)
My family's roots are intertwined with
several different ethnic and cultural
backgrounds.
B. (Paragraph 2)
We spoke Spanish in our house, but my
American grandparents spoke only English.
C. (Paragraph 5)
Now my grandparents and I talk on the phone
every week without a translator, and our
relationship is much closer than it ever was
before.
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