30 Part 1 IWritingaParagraph
A. Fromthechoicesgiveninparentheses,choosethetransitionsignalthatbest
showstherelationshipbetweenthesentencesineachgroup.Writethesignal
inthespace.Addpunctuationandchangecapitalletterstosmalllettersif
necessary.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.
Note:Allthetransitionsignalsinthispracticearetransitionphrases
andconjunctiveadverbs.Thisistogiveyoumorepracticeinusingand
punctuatingthesetypesoftransitionsignalscorrectly.
- ArecentarticleinEramagazinesuggestedwaystoreduceinflation.
Thearticlesuggestedthatthepresidentreducethefederal
budget ;furthermore ,it suggestedthatthegovernment
reducefederal,state,andlocaltaxes.(however,incontrast,
furthermore)
Ontheotherhandnoteveryoneis positiveaboutgene-splicingtechnology.
Somepeoplefeelthatit couldhaveterribleconsequences.Infacta typeofcorn
engineeredtokilla certaininsectpestalsothreatenedtoannihilateldesirable
monarchbutterflies.Inanotheraccident,a geneticallyengineeredtypeofcorn
thatwasapprovedonlyforanimalconsumptionbecauseit wastoxictohumans
accidentallycross-pollinatedwithcorngrownforhumans.Asa resultmany
countriesbannedimportsofgeneticallymodifiedcornforseveralyears.
Furthermoretheabilitytoclonehumanbeingsis a possibilitythatfrightensmany
people.In2004,twoSouthKoreanscientistsreportedthattheyhadsuccessfully
cloneda humanembryo(Dreifus).2Theembryodidnotdevelopintoa baby
howeverit is possiblethatonecoulddosointhefuture,a possibilitythatnot
everyoneis comfortablewith.
'annihilate:wipeout,destroycompletely
2Dreifus,Claudia."2Friends, 242 Eggsanda Breakthrough."NewYorkTimes 17 Feb.2004:Fl-2.
(^3) gravitationaiforce:theforcethatpullsthingstowardEarth
2.Thesamearticlesaidthatthecausesofinflationwereeasyto
find thecureforinflationwasnotsoeasyto
prescribe.(however,forexample,therefore)
- Eraalsosuggestedthatrisingwageswereoneoftheprimarycausesof
inflation thegovernmentshouldtakeactiontocontrol
wages.(howevel;therefore,forexample) - Inphysics,theweightofanobjectis thegravitationalforce^3 withwhich
Earthattractsit; ,ifa manweighs 150 pounds,this
meansthatEarthpullshimdownwitha forceof 150 pounds.
(moreover,therefore,forexample) - ThefartherawayfromEartha personis,thelessthegravitationalforceof
Earth. a manweighslesswhenheis50,000miles
fromEarththanwhenheis only5,000milesaway.
(inconclusion,therefore,however)
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