Writing Academic English 4th Edition

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

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

INCORRECTRELATIVE
PRONOUN
DISAGREEMENTOFVERB
ANDANTECEDENT

when

where referstoa place

INCORRECTREPETITIONOF
NOUNSORPRONOUNS
INCORRECTCOMMAUSAGE

EditingPractice..

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