1)What great shape she is in, and she looks healthy.

What great shape she is in, and how healthy she looks .

2) The doctor wanted to find out why Linda was underweight and about her blood sugar level.

The doctor wanted to find the reason about Linda’s underweight and blood sugar level.

3) Following a regular program of exercise is more beneficial for me than to be on fat diet.

Following a regular program of exercise is more beneficial for me than being on a fat diet.

4) What I like best about my fitness centre are the modern Lifestyle machines and they have such a beautiful Olympic size swimming pool.

What I like best about my fitness centre are the modern Lifestyle machines and beautiful Olympic swimming pool.

5) Not only is Jim healthy, but how athletic he is.

How athletic and healthy Jim is

6) Due to his son’s persistence and because he wanted to lose 10 pounds, Frank decided to join a fitness centre.

 Due to his son’s persistence and desire of losing 10 pounds, Frank decided to join a fitness centre

 7) When Richard realized that his eating habits were the cause of illnesses, he began to plan his meals more conscientiously and in a careful way

When Richard realized that his eating habits were the cause of illnesses, he began to plan his meals more conscientiously and carefully

8) Julian decided to try a homeopathic treatment as wall as he changed his diet.

 Julian decided to try a homeopathic treatment and he changed his diet.

9) Shari really enjoys ocean kayaking and to go hiking in the desert.

 Shari really enjoys ocean kayaking and going hiking in the desert.

10) This is combination of vitamins that build up the immune system and they prevent infection from spreading.

This is combination of vitamins building up the immune system and preventing infection from spreading.

 

 

 

 

9.10 Editing Activity

1)instead of , because of

2)instead of staying, you should stay

3)but cannot be used here

4)instead of consequently, because

5)there should be verb

6) medicine is important when you are sick ,furthermore ,you should take care of yourself

7)but cannot be used here.

8)

9)it cannot be used

10)

11)clinic that has a…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.26 Editing Activity:  Run-on Recognition

1)Because Grace is a vegetarian, she must pay special attention to the amount of protein in the food she eats, so she eats a lot of beans, she also eats eggs.

                                             That is why

2) When Grace first became a vegetarian, she missed eating meat since she had always liked the food she eats, so she eats a lot of beans, she also eats eggs.

                                         Ate   However

3) When Grace first became a vegetarian, she missed eating meat since she has always liked the taste of it, but now she can’t imagine eating meat because she has grown to appreciate the pure taste of meatless cuisine, and meat tastes very strange to her, and so she is happy to be a vegetarian.

……………………………………………….Meat tastes very strange to her, and so she is happy to be a vegetarian.

 

  4) Sometimes it’s very difficult to eat out in restaurants due to limited meatless choices on menus although that is changing now with the increase in vegetarian restaurant.          , However

 

5) Grace is opposed to the killing of animals, so not only is she a vegetarian but she is also very disturbed by the use of animal fur for clothing.

 

6) She feels better now that she doesn’t eat meat anymore, she feels more humane and she feels healthier.

 ……………………………………………She feels more humane, and healthier.

7) Being a vegetarian and feeling that she is doing her share to protect animals, Grace becomes irritated when people question her motivates for being a vegetarian although she tries to be patient with such people, and she tries to                                make them understand the value of saving animals, but often people just don’t understand.

…………………………however she tries to be patient ……………understand

 

5.27Editing Activity

 

1)    To play soccer, baseball, and hockey

 

……………………………………….are not common games played.

 

2)    Because this is such an important meeting, I am wearing  nice

 

………………………………………………….nice clothes

 

3)    The professor told about the experiments in cardiovascular

Improvement.       Explained, spoke about

 

4)    This new method of losing weight seems.

 

………………………………………seems to be practical

 

5)    How many times you ran around the track?

How many times did you run around the track?

6)    How that concert was enjoyable!

How enjoyable that concert was!

7)    After the game, the crowd left the parking in a very orderly fashion there were no problems.

……………………………….so there were no………………………

8)    Doctors they make me nervous

Doctors make me nervous

9)    Although many people haven’t this book

……………………….I have read it.

10)                    After the lecture was over, where you went?

After the lecture was over, where did you go?

 

 

1)What great shape she is in, and she looks healthy.

What great shape she is in, and how healthy she looks .

2) The doctor wanted to find out why Linda was underweight and about her blood sugar level.

The doctor wanted to find the reason about Linda’s underweight and blood sugar level.

3) Following a regular program of exercise is more beneficial for me than to be on fat diet.

Following a regular program of exercise is more beneficial for me than being on a fat diet.

4) What I like best about my fitness centre are the modern Lifestyle machines and they have such a beautiful Olympic size swimming pool.

What I like best about my fitness centre are the modern Lifestyle machines and beautiful Olympic swimming pool.

5) Not only is Jim healthy, but how athletic he is.

How athletic and healthy Jim is

6) Due to his son’s persistence and because he wanted to lose 10 pounds, Frank decided to join a fitness centre.

 Due to his son’s persistence and desire of losing 10 pounds, Frank decided to join a fitness centre

 7) When Richard realized that his eating habits were the cause of illnesses, he began to plan his meals more conscientiously and in a careful way

When Richard realized that his eating habits were the cause of illnesses, he began to plan his meals more conscientiously and carefully

8) Julian decided to try a homeopathic treatment as wall as he changed his diet.

 Julian decided to try a homeopathic treatment and he changed his diet.

9) Shari really enjoys ocean kayaking and to go hiking in the desert.

 Shari really enjoys ocean kayaking and going hiking in the desert.

10) This is combination of vitamins that build up the immune system and they prevent infection from spreading.

This is combination of vitamins building up the immune system and preventing infection from spreading.