EditingPractice.
Aging
1 1 Peoplearemorelikelytolivelongenoughtogetoldinwealthycountries
thaninpoorcountries.21nrichcountriespeoplehavenutritiousfoodmodern
medicalcaregoodsanitationandcleandrinkingwaterbutpoorcountrieslack
thesethings. 3 Asa resultthemortalityrateespeciallyinfantmortalityis veryhigh.
4 CitizensofEthiopiaandYemenwhicharetwooftheworld'spoorestcountries
haveanaveragelifeexpectancyof35-39years.^5 CitizensofJapanHongKong
SingaporeAustraliaIcelandandSwedenincontrasthaveanaveragelifespan
ofmorethan 80 years. 6 JapanhasthehighestYemenhasthelowest. 7 One
exceptionisSaudiArabiaoneoftheworld'swealthiestnations.^8 Havingan
averagelifeexpectancyof45-49yearsSaudiArabiansliveaboutaslongas
BangladeshisandCambodians. 9 SurprisinglytheUnitedStatesisnotamongthe
highestratednationshavinganaveragelifeexpectancyofonly 77 years.
2 10 Comparedtoothermammalshumanshavea relativelylonglifespan.
11 Theaveragelifespanofelephantsis 70yearsofdogs 18 yearsofcats
14 yearsandofhorses 20 years. 12 Thelifespansofotherspeciesareasfollows
eaglesparrotsandowls 60 yearsparakeets 12 yearsguppies5 yearsandbox
tortoises 100 years. 13 Someplantssuchastreeslivemuchlongerthananimals.
14 Redwoodtreesforexamplelivemorethan3,000yearsandbristleconepine
treescanliveover4,000years.Addpunctuationtothefollowingparagraphs.Writefivesentencesaboutanyarticleina newspaperormagazinethatyou enjoy
reading.Includea quotation,thenameofthenewspaperormagazine,and thetitle
ofthearticleineachsentence.(Forpracticeinusingquotationmarks,seeChapter3,
Practice2,page46.)TheTimesofLondonrecentlypublishedanarticleentitled"WhoNeedsthe
Monarchy?"inwhichtherelevancyoftheEnglishmonarchywasdiscussed.Note:Underlineoritalicizetitlesofbooks,journals,magazines,newspapers,
andmovies.AroundTitlesofShortWorks
Usequotationmarksaroundthetitlesofarticles fromperiodicaljournals,maga-
zines,andnewspapers;chaptersofbooks;shortstories;poems;andsongs.
Inthearticle"TheFutureofMannedSpaceTravel,"publishedintheJuly19,
2004,issueofSpace,theauthorsexploretheproblemsofa mannedflightto
Mars.AppendixB IPunctuationRules 289
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UsingQuotation
Marks