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UNIT 6. THE USES OF PUNCTUATION *
* see Unit 3 of Appendix [Section V of Part II].
Check the sentence that answers the question:
1. How do we know that Peter has unusual powers of persuasion?
a. Peter left him, convinced he was a fool.
b. Peter left him convinced he was a fool.
2. In which case will there be three people in the car?
a. Julia, Barbara and I will drive to Oxford tomorrow.
b. Julia Barbara and I will drive to Oxford tomorrow.
3. Which speaker has a brother named John?
a. Give this letter to my brother John and wait for an answer.
b. Give this letter to my brother, John, and wait for an answer.
4. Which sentence describes a monster?
a. Jim saw the man-eating fish.
b. Jim saw the man eating fish.
5. Which is more flattering to Mrs. Sandford?
a. Mrs. Sandford is a pretty generous woman.
b. Mrs. Sandford is a pretty, generous woman.
6. Which tells us that it pays to keep cool?
a. He remained calm, cool and collected.
b. He remained calm and cool — and collected.
7. Which tells us that the plan worked out in some unexpected way?
a. The plan didn't work out, as we had anticipated.
b. The plan didn't work out as we had anticipated.
8. Which suggests that I have more than one sister?
a. I rang up my sister who lives in Boston.
b. I rang up my sister, who lives in Boston.
9. Which would explain my terrible singing style?
a. I sang the song as he told me to.
b. I sang the song, as he told me to.
10. Which suggests that we had some other reason for doing what we did?
a. We didn't do it because we wanted to see if he would cry.
b. We didn't do it, because we wanted to see if he would cry.
UNIT 7. DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN SIMILAR SENTENCES
Exercise: Paraphrase each of the following sentences (i.e., state the sense of each sentence using different
words).
1. He was used to getting up early.
He used to get up early.
2. After an exhausting search they found the missing children.
After an exhaustive search they found the missing children.
3. I have made few friends, but I enjoy living here.
I have made a few friends, so I enjoy living here.