Writing Academic English 4th Edition

248 Part 111 ISentenceStructure

I workfulltimeondayswhenIdonothave

classes.

ornonrestrictive I didnotworklastweek,whenI hadmyfinal

exams.

Shehasneverreturnedtothecitywhereshe

wasborn.

ornonrestrictive FirstCityBank,whereI haveachecking

account,wasrobbedlastweek.

restrictive

restrictive

EINino

1 Scientistshavebeenstudyinganoceaneventwhoisthecauseofdrastic

changesinweatheraroundtheworld.2Thiseventisanincreaseinthe

temperatureofthePacificOceanthatappeararoundChristmasoffthecoastof

Peru. 3 Hence,thePeruvianfishermenwhomfirstnoticedit nameditEINino,a

namethatmeans"theChristchild"in Spanish.4Thecausesofthisriseinocean

temperaturesareunknown,butitseffectsareobviousanddevastating.

50 neofEINino'sfar-reachingeffectsis thatit threatensPeru'svitalanchovy

harvest,whichcouldmeanhigherpricesforfood.6ThewarmwaterofEINino

keepsthenutrient-richcoldwaterwhichprovidesanchovieswithfooddownat

thebottomoftheocean. 7 Anchoviesaretheprimarysourceoffishmealwhichis

themainingredientinlivestockandchickenfeed.

Electronicpagers,whichalwaysseemtobeepatinappropriatetimes,shouldbe

turnedoffduring"concerts,lectures,andnaps.(Twocommasadded.)"

MyfriendwhomI loanedmycartof:lH:l::;returnedit withseveraldents.

Editthefollowingessayforerrorsinadjectiveclauses.Youshouldmake 14 changes.

Lookforthefollowingkindsoferrors.

whose

I telephonedthestudentwhohiswalletI foundintheparkinglot.

live

PeoplewhoH¥esinearthquakezonesneedearthquakeinsurance.

referstoa time

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ANDANTECEDENT

when

where referstoa place

INCORRECTREPETITIONOF

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