Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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224 Part 111 ISentenceStructure



  1. ModemOlympicequestrian]eventsemphasizestyle.TheancientGreek
    eventsemphasizedspeed.
    Modern0/miceuestrianeventsem
    GreeKeventsemphasizedspeed.

  2. Boththecommoncoldandthefluarecausedbyviruses.Onlytheflucan
    bepreventedthroughimmunization.

  3. Acolddevelopsgradually,and anyfeverthatdevelopswillbelow-grade
    (lOl°Porless).Thefluoftencomesonabruptly,witha suddenhighfever.


4.LudwigvanBeethovenbecametotallydeafinmidlife.Hewrotesomeof
theWesternworld'sgreatestmusic.


  1. SouthKoreais becominganeconomicsuperpower.It isa smallcountry
    withfewnaturalresources.

  2. TheNorthwestrainfallaverageshundredsofinchesannually.The
    Southwestaverageslessthan 12 inchesperyear.

  3. Scientistsknowwhyearthqualceshappen.Theyarestillnotabletopredict
    them.

  4. Smokersclaimtherighttosmokeinpublicplaces.Nonsmokersclaimthe
    lighttobreathecleanair.


B. Readthefollowingparagraph,whichdescribesanexpelimenttotestthe
healingpowerofplacebos.^2 Fillintheblankswithanappropriatecontrast
subordinator.Onesentencerequiresa directoppositionandtheothera
concessionsubordinator.

lequestrian:horse-related
2placebo:substancegiventoa patientinsteadofmedicine,withouttellinghimorherit is notreal,either
becausethepersonisnotreallysickorbecausetheplaceboispartofa testoftheeffectivenessofrealmed-
icine.Sometimespatientswhoreceiveplacebosimprove.
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