WRT333
3a: Style and Readability
Given 9/29 | Due 10/8
Overview: This is a series of exercises, based on class handouts and The Little, Brown Handbook, ed. 8. Exercises are to be undertaken individually in preparation for class.
Assignment: Complete the following exercises, writing your answers in pencil or pen on a copy of the handout or on a separate sheet of paper clearly labeled to identify the exercise. Include your name on all papers submitted.
- Sentence Pattern | Agent and Action (10 sentences)
- Difficult Words, Latinisms, Redundancy (10 sentences)
- Nominalizations, Impositions, missing Wh-Connectors (10 sentences)
How will this assignment be graded? This assignment is worth 10 points (10% of your final grade). There are 30 sentences to be revised. Each correct revision is worth 1/3rd point.