Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Chapter 14 IA.djectiveClauses 249

Sinaddition,guano^1 frombirdswhofeedofftheanchoviesisa majorsource

offertilizerforfarmers.gAsa resultofdecreasing suppliesofanchoviesand

guano,thepricesofchickenfeed,livestockfeed,andfertilizerrise.1O"fhiscauses

farmers,whotheymustpaymoreforfeedandfertilizer,tochargemoreforthe

foodtheyproduces.11Thepricesofeggs,meat,andevenbreadhavesoaredas

a resultofEINinosinpastyears.

12EINinohasotherglobaleffects.131tcancauseheavyrains,floods,and

mudslidesalongthecoastsofNorthandSouthAmericaanddroughtsinother

partsoftheworld.141nthe1982-1983EINino,WestAfricasuffereda terrible

droughtwhichcausedcropfailuresandfoodshortages.15Lackofrainalso

createdproblemsforIndonesiawhoseforestsburnedformonthsduringthe

1997-1998EINino.1SWindsspreadsmokefromthesefiresasfarnorthas

MalaysiaandSingapore,resultinginchokingsmog,thatclosedscl:loolsand

causedpedestrianstowearmasks.

17lndeed,EINinoisanunpredictableanduncontrollablephenomenonof

nature,thatweneedtostudyit andunderstanditinordertoprepareforand

perhapslessenitsdevastatingeffectsin thefuture.

WritingPractice

Practiceusingadjectiveclausesinyourwriting.Chooseoneofthetopicssuggested,

orwriteona topicofyourownchoice.Writea shortparagraphinwhichyouuseat

leastfiveadjectiveclauses.Usedifferentpatternsifpossible.

1. Writeabouta favoritetoyfromyourchildhood.


2. Writeabouta childhoodmemory.


3. Describea roomina housethatyouhavelivedin.


4. Retelltheplotofa movieyouhaverecentlyseen.


5. Describea photographoradvertisementfroma magazine.

Iguano:droppingsofseabirdsandbats