Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Exercise 3.6

Well, here it is. I hope I did this right. Don't yell at me too much if it's not done right. Ha


1. Lincoln hoped to preserve the Union without war, but when the South attacked Fort Sumter, war became inevitable.

2. The president’s aides attempted to immunize the president from Congress’ subpoena.

3. The business executives’ predicted that the economy would quickly revive.

4. When you analyze my report, any data supporting you criticizes what I have found.

5. The health care industry, unable to control the cost, could lead the public to decide that Congress must act.

6. The pope appealed to the world’s rich nations to assist those threatened in Africa.

7. Several candidates attempted to explain why more voters voted in this year’s election.

8. The class agreed on the reading list, assuming tests would be only on certain sections.

9. The business sector did not independently study why the trade surplus suddenly increased.

10. Fraternities understand the need to control drinking on campus.

11. The CIA is uncertain whether North Korea intends to cease missile testing.

12. The coaching staff is responsible of the team’s physical condition.

13. If the data contradict each other, you must explain why.

14. When the Dean rejected our proposal, we were disappointed but not surprised because we expected that this had been decided.

15. They performed the play enthusiastically, but did not stage it intelligently.

1 comment:

Robert Hess said...

hey for #4 you left out the part about omit. What I wrote was:
When you analyzed my report, you omitted any data supporting what you criticized in what I found.

Hopefully that helps, sounds kind of awkward but that's what the assignment said to do.