Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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3.Theperformeroftheactionis unimportant.

Smokingisprohibitedonairplanes.

4. Youwanttobeobjective,suchasina scientificortechnicalreport.
   Witha dropper, 3 mlofHCIwereaddedtothetesttubeandheatedto3rC.

5.Youwanttobediplomatic;thatis,youdon'twanttosaywhodid

somethingwrongormadeanerror.

I believea mistakehasbeenmadeonourbill.

A. Completeeachsentencewithathatclause.Thefirstonehasbeendonefor

youasanexample.

1. Acomparisonofthesizeofglaciersandicebergsoverthepasthundred
   yearsrevealsthattheyareshrinKinginsize.


2. Scientistsbelieve ~-----


3. Environmentalistswarn _


4. Peoplelivingnearseacoastsandonlow-lyingislandsareworried _


5. hasbeenproven.


6. Theidea is nonsense.


7. Ourteacherwasveryproud _

B. Writeeachsentencesothatit beginswithitandendswithathatclause.The

firstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.

1. Thatairtemperaturesarerisingissignificant.
   Itissignificantthatairtemperaturesarerising.


2. Thatoceanlevelsarerisingis undeniable.


3. Thatburningfossilfuelsisa causeofglobalwarminghasbeenwell
   documented.


4. Rewritesentence5 fromPartA.