Grammar For Great Writing B Answer Key

Grammar for Great Writing, Book B, 1st Edition
UNIT 1
What Do You Know?, page 3

1
Many students who are in their first year of university study has have difficulty choosing
majors. (The verb must agree with the plural subject, students.)
4
Because academic advisors are familiar with all the majors offered at the university, they are
providing provide helpful information to guide students toward a specific field of study. (Use
the simple present form of the verb to make a general statement.)
ACTIVITY 1, page 5
1. is becoming
2. wear
3. is receiving
4. have not traveled
5. preview
6. is not helping
7. have always wanted
8. is
ACTIVITY 2, page 7
1. uses
2. have risen
3. are beginning or have begun
4. do not have or have not had
5. do not allow
6. are conducting
7. are working
8. states
ACTIVITY 3, Common Error 1.1, page 8

1. define
2. are
3. have developed
4. does not involve
5. have continued
6. is not
7. have benefited
8. consider

1. are taking
2. shows
3. do not understand
4. are visiting
5. ruins
6. are melting
7. is improving
8. does not exist
ACTIVITY 5, Common Error 1.3, pages 9–10

1. have studied; believe
2. speak; are
3. qualify; exist
4. focuses; shares
5. have understood; have studied
6. have shown / recommend
7. has remained / remember
8. adopt / need
ACTIVITY 6, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 11

1. argue
2. indicate or illustrate or show
3. indicate or illustrate or show
4. believe or argue
5. illustrates
6. define
7. increase
8. comes
9. requires
10. changes
ACTIVITY 7, Review Quiz, page 12

1. a
2. d
3. b
4. b
5. d
6. According to film critics, there are several reasons why fans love Star Wars. One reason is
the portrayal of the main characters. The other has been is the conflict between the
characters. Finally, fans are very happy with the actors. (Use the simple present form of be.)
7. The idea of the power of positive thinking is has been around for decades. Basically,
positive thinking involves thinking good thoughts. Using positive thinking leads to happy or
pleasant feelings. These thoughts help both the psychological and physical self. (Use the
present perfect form of be with the time reference for decades.)
8. The Druze people is are a religious group in the Middle East. Even though their numbers
are small, their community has banded together for centuries. Although there are Druze
communities in other countries, most are in Lebanon. (Use plural are with the plural noun
people.)
ACTIVITY 8, Building Greater Sentences, page 13

Answers may vary.
1. Florence is a famous Italian city and is the birthplace of the Renaissance. / Florence is an
Italian city that is famous as the birthplace of the Renaissance.
2. The U.S. Constitution is a fairly long document, but is it easy to understand.
3. Research has shown that music therapy helps people with depression. / Research has shown
that music therapy is helpful to people with depression.
ACTIVITY 9, Steps to Composing, page 14

The human heart is probably the most amazing organ. This organ is responsible for
pushing blood throughout the circulatory system. The left side of the heart pumps blood to the
entire body while the the right side pumps blood to the lungs to receive oxygen. Each lung does
two things: it receives oxygen when we inhale and removes carbon dioxide when we exhale.
Inside the lungs, individuals’ respiratory systems interact with the circulatory system. Then the
blood flows to the right side of the heart into a filling chamber, which is called the right atrium.
With each individual heartbeat, blood moves from the right atrium into a pumping chamber.
After that, the blood picks up oxygen. Once the blood collects oxygen, it pushes back to the
heart, filling another chamber, which is called the left atrium. In order to have a better
understanding of both the heart and the blood that pumps through our veins, doctors want to
expand their research into the blood circulation of the heart. The way the heart functions is
amazing.
ACTIVITY 10, Original Writing, page 15

Answers will vary.
UNIT 2
2
The period began in 31 BCE, when Augustus was defeating defeated Marc Antony in a battle.
(For a simple past action, use verb + -ed.)
3
During this period, the Roman Empire was very strong, so citizens turn turned their attention
from battles to engineering and the arts. (For the simple past, use the verb + -ed.)
ACTIVITY 1, page 19
1. found; were
2. installed
3. asked
4. came; wrote
5. did not have; sold
6. was; began; died
7. decreased; began
8. did not qualify
ACTIVITY 2, page 20
1. was conducting
2. were working
3. was not trying
4. was taking
5. were obtaining; were eating
6. were lacking
7. was not growing
8. were having
ACTIVITY 3, page 22
1. provided; were seeking or sought
2. came; did not make
3. were attending; developing
4. advised
5. associated; had
6. took; matched
7. did not produce
8. did not allow; needed

1. According to U.S. census data from 1900, most people did not lived did not live in large
cities; by 1930, the opposite was true.
2. The medical team did identified the cause of the virus and began to research ways to eliminate
it.
3. In the past, employers did often performed background checks on job applicants in order to
confirm their previous work experience.
4. Data from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that from 1938 to 1968, the minimum wage
did increased from 25 cents per hour to $1.60 per hour.
5. Many members of the so-called Traditionalist Generation, people who were born before 1946,
did not viewed view work as fun but rather as an obligation.
6. In the story, the main character looked and did saw the bright blue sky through her open
window; the window represented her future freedom.
7. In their study, psychologists did compared the grades of students who were procrastinators
with those who were not.
8. Following a regular plan of exercise is not easy for many people. However, one study did
showed that after only one month of exercising three times a week, people’s fitness levels
improved.

1. A majority of the young voters, those between the ages of 18 and 24, did not support the local
candidate who was run running for the office of state senator.
2. Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 was fly flying from Malaysia to China when it disappeared.
3. According to a national poll, only 31 percent of the citizens said the new insurance rules were
work working well.
4. When Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, some people
thought that the two countries were not do doing the correct thing.
5. In the 1997 car accident that killed Princess Diana, the driver was possibly drive driving more
than 100 miles per hour.
6. The study focused on 86 Spanish speakers and 92 Arabic speakers who were attend attending
an English language program in Orange County, California.
7. In the survey, citizens indicated that local traffic was become becoming a problem for the
community because of all the tourists who were visiting the area.
8. Because the cost of tuition was increase increasing, many students decided to study part time.

1. appeared; spread; were playing; making
2. killed; broke; did not receive; thought
3. contributed; rained; flowed; took; caused; moved; were pushing or pushed; ate; allowed;
formed
4. immigrated; were seeking; were looking; came; increased
1. Joe Rantz, a 1936 Olympic gold medal winner, had a difficult childhood. His mother died
when he was three. When Joe was 15, his father, stepmother, and their children move moved
away and left him behind.
2. A recent survey of students pursuing degrees online showed that half of the students lived
within 50 miles of the college. Students also said that cost is was a major consideration when
they chose online programs.
3. In 1776, the United States became a country with only 13 states. In 1791, Vermont joined the
young country as the 14th state. Less than three months later, Kentucky enters entered the
United States.
4. Schuyler Skaats Wheeler invented the fan in 1882. Philip Diehl, however, has had the idea to
attach a fan blade to a motor. He hung it from the ceiling and created the first ceiling fan.
5. In 1946, the Center for Disease Control concentrated on controlling the spread of diseases, but
its mission changed later. For example, it works worked with the Food and Drug Administration
to address food safety and nutrition issues after the Food Safety Modernization Act passed in
2011.
6. During the 1840’s, pioneers in the United States traveled west in order to find work. They took
all of their possessions with them, and many just abandon abandoned their homes.
7. Jaguars were once plentiful in the United States, but an Arizona hunter shoot shot and killed
the last female jaguar in 1963.
8. Health care has changed significantly over the years. In the past, patients remain remained in
the hospital much longer, hospitals offered very little outpatient surgery, and doctors often gave
patients minimal information about their condition.

1. did not have
2. began
3. were making
4. took
5. became or was
6. worked or was working
7. were not or were not being
8. were doing
9. came
10. said

1. b
2. d
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. The famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who is well-known for her brightly colored,
primitive-style works and for her many self-portraits, first began to paint while she was
recovering after a bus accident was making made her unable to walk for three months. (Use the
simple past form of the verb.)
7. When architects first developed “green” buildings, many of them were having had energy-
saving features. In order to conserve water, architects also designed landscapes with plants that
were native to the area. (Stative verbs should use the simple past.)
8. In the 1920s, as car ownership in the United States increased and people traveled farther from
home, many other changes such as paved roads, traffic signals, and gas stations also occur
occurred. (Use the past form of the verb.)

Answers may vary.
1. In early 1986, Florida biologists put a collar on an endangered male panther and monitored
him for almost nine years until he died in 1994.
2. A marine biologist spotted a group of rare dolphins when she was looking for whales off the
Washington coast.
3. While the Titanic was sailing from England to the United States in 1912, it hit a huge iceberg
and sank.

June 28, 1914, was an extremely important date in the history of the world. On that date,
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was visiting Sarajevo, which is in Bosnia-Herzogovina.
While the Archduke was riding through the city with his wife in an open car, a teenager shot the
Archduke and the Archduke’s wife. He killed the Archduke and his wife. This single event
caused a series of political actions that resulted in the start of World War I. On July 28, Austria-
Hungary declared war on Serbia. A week later, Germany, Russia, and France were involved, and
Belgium, Montenegro, and Great Britain were also involved. This war lasted four years and
resulted in the deaths of millions of people. Most people have heard about this war, although
very few actually know how the war began.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 3
What Do You Know, page 33
3
For the past two decades, people debated have debated this issue. (Use the present perfect to
show something is continuing into the present.)
7
This paper will examine three ways in which human beings have contribute contributed to
global warming. (Use the past participle with present perfect.)
ACTIVITY 1, page 34
1. have written
2. has existed
3. has not increased
4. has been
5. have not found
6. have won
7. has become
8. have had
ACTIVITY 2, page 36
1. have become
2. has faced
3. have not persuaded
4. has done
5. have suggested
6. has caused
7. has voted
8. has not grown
9. has won
10. have known

1. has been
2. revolves
3. is
4. have
5. have ruled
6. have produced
7. has had
8. do not sneeze

1. have used; appeared
2. has been; began; have flown
3. has heard; began; participated; has grown
4. married; watched; was
5. became; existed
6. ended; have not recovered
7. navigated; returned

1. have taken
2. have given
3. has been
4. have done
5. have seen
6. have shown
7. have had
8. has become
9. has; come
10. has made

1. b
2. d
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. Many people have recently criticize criticized Congress because less than a month ago it
raised taxes by almost 5 percent. (For the present perfect, use have + past participle.)
7. Due external pressure, several clothing companies have decided to cancel their business
relationship with factories at in countries with poor working conditions. (Incorrect
preposition is used.)
8. Telephone usage is changing, and cell phones are replacing land lines all over the world. In
Argentina, for example, 2010 statistics have revealed revealed that there were more than 31
million cell phone users. (Present perfect is not used unless the action is ongoing or still true;
use simple past here because it was in a specific year.)

Answers may vary.
1. The ancient city of Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia has not been occupied since 1983, when the last
residents left.
2. Singapore and Malaysia used to be one country, but Singapore has been independent since
their separation in 1965.
3. China is a very big country, but it has had only one time zone since 1949.

Since opening its doors in 1990, Murray College has helped more than 10,000 students
graduate. While the majority of them entered the workforce almost immediately, a good number
of these students entered graduate programs. Therefore, it is not surprising that Murray College
is frequently ranked as one of the best colleges in the country. Why does Murray College rank so
high? First of all, students and their parents are very satisfied with Murray College’s excellent
job placement rate. The second reason involves money. Despite the rising cost of everything
today, tuition at Murray has remained relatively low. Finally, students appreciate having smaller
classes with helpful professors who take a strong interest in student success. Since it opened over
a decade ago, graduates from Murray College have said that the college was an excellent
investment in their future.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 4

3
The study will to seek to will seek to identify the types of campus resources available to these
students and how often the students use them. (Future form is will + base verb.)
7
The study takes place will take place / is going to take place during the upcoming fall
semester. (For future form, we use will + base verb or be going to + base verb. We know it is
future because of the phrase during the upcoming fall semester.)
ACTIVITY 1, page 47
1. C; will continue
2. C; are going to study
3. X; Consumers are more comfortable shopping online when they know the companies will not
to make will not make personal information available to other businesses.
4. C; may provide
5. C; will not become
6. X; Although many Alzheimer’s patients lose the ability to speak, art therapy may to help may
help them communicate.
7. C; are going to survive
8. X; Reducing financial aid for students in need will to force will force many of them to leave
college.
ACTIVITY 2, page 49
1. a. will pay
2. b. are going to take
3. d. may provide
4. a. will [definitely] give
5. b. will help
6. d. may need
7. b. will become
8. c. will require

1. will describe; will evaluate
2. will find; may help
3. will likely result
4. may be
5. may lead
6. will guide
7. may confirm
8. may need

1. will face; will definitely benefit
2. will not disappear
3. will save or may save; will increase or may increase
4. will help or may help
5. will find; may lead
6. will not benefit
7. may mean; may confirm
8. will stop; may not recover or will not recover

3
Results from previous studies show that if students will test test themselves before taking an
exam, they will do better on the exam.
7
The experiment will begin as soon as there will be are 50 volunteers.
8
When the students will work work in their assigned groups, they will keep logs of their study
habits, test scores, and end-of-term grades.
11
Researchers believe students become will become better learners if teachers will use use these
strategies in their classrooms.
13
However, researchers will not recommend any curriculum changes unless the results of the
study will be are significant.

1. are going to become / will become / may become / are going to be / will be / may be
2. will lead / may lead
3. may go / will go
4. will know
5. may happen / will happen
6. may do / will do
7. will be / is going to be
8. will not come / are not going to come / will not go / are not going to go
9. will need / may need / is going to need / will have / may have / is going to have
10. will have / are going to have

1. a
2. c
3. c
4. d
5. b
6. After examining all of the data, school officials strongly believe that a longer school year will
helping help students to remember more and forget less during the summer break. (Use the base
form of the verb after will.)
7. The Ocean Cleanup Project predicts that it may to be may be possible over the next 10 years
to remove almost half of the plastic that is floating in the Pacific Ocean and to sell it to
companies that will recycle it. (The infinitive form is not used after may.)
8. When companies use artificial intelligence to do work instead of using humans, the
unemployment rate is increasing will increase significantly, and poverty rates may rise as well.
(Use simple present in the dependent time clause, but use a future form in the main clause.)

Answers may vary.
1. Some economists fear that robots are going to replace human workers because they are more
efficient and cost less than workers.
2. Studies show that new businesses may lose customers and sales when they display too little
merchandise.
3. The National Highway Safety Administration predicts that the number of people who will die
in traffic accidents this year will be approximately 8 percent higher than last year’s number.
ACTIVITY 9, Steps to Composing, pages 56–57

For this psychology project, my research partner and I will recreate the change blindness
experiment from chapter 7 in our textbook. This experiment tests how well people notice
changes that happen. For this experiment, I will stand behind the checkout desk in the library and
hand out a short library survey and a pencil to students when they check out books. When I hand
them the pencil, I will accidentally drop it. When I bend down to get the pencil, my partner, who
is down behind the desk out of sight, will stand up and give the pencil to the student while I stay
down and out of sight. After the student leaves, we will record whether the student noticed the
change and whether the student said anything. The differences between us are going to be very
obvious. My partner and I do not resemble each other. He is 5 feet 10 inches and has dark brown
hair and a mustache, while I am 5 feet 8 inches with light brown hair and no mustache. In
addition, we will both wear different shirts. We predict that many of the students will not realize
that they have interacted with two different people.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 5

2
The earliest written record of this saying was at in the 1860s. (With years, use the preposition
in.)
5
Apples are also good for our digestion because they are full by of fiber. (The correct preposition
is of.)
ACTIVITY 1, pages 60-61

1. Many businesses are not giving employee salary raises at this time due to a lack of funding.
2. The many employees at the Riviera Bank lost their jobs after the National Bank purchased the
Riviera Bank in November.
3. In the last decade, temperatures at the North Pole have been unusually warm.
4. One of the greatest health threats in the United States is skin cancer.
5. The article discusses the differences in laws with regard to e-cigarettes.
6. In Alaska, the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are often visible in the winter because of
the extreme darkness.
7. The new transportation report shows the growth in the number of people taking the new buses
from the city center.
8. Spanish, which started in the Castile region of Spain, is an example of a Romance language.
ACTIVITY 2, page 61
1. The government announced that unemployment was at its lowest point in the last decade.
2. Recent research shows that people remember information that they read in print format better
than information they read in digital format.
3. The inspectors found that many bridges that were built before the early 1900s needed repairs.
4. Most international students experience culture shock. For this reason, these students should
learn about culture shock.
5. In the United States, most public holidays are on Mondays rather than on the anniversaries of
the events they honor.
6. A cupcake with icing may contain up to 300 calories.
ACTIVITY 3, page 63
1. on; location
2. instead of; logical relationship
3. into; direction
4. in; logical relationship
5. as soon as; time
6. at; location
7. into; direction
8. In; time
ACTIVITY 4, page 63
1. the current problem of
2. resulted in
3. be addicted to
4. interested in
5. a major source of
6. consists of
7. accuses you of
8. the current problem of

1. of; in
2. on
3. for; in
4. in
5. to; for
6. in
7. in; between; of
8. 20 years ago

1. is; get
2. need; is
3. is; is
4. have; learn; is; use

1. because of
2. to; from
3. consist of
4. help; with
5. For; on
6. on; in front of
7. instead of; in
8. in; to

1. similar to
2. aware of
3. related to
4. different from
5. associated with or related to
6. known as
7. concerned about or aware of
8. responsible for
9. capable of
10. interested in

1. b
2. d
3. c
4. d
5. c
6. Swans are not only very beautiful and graceful birds, but they are also very loyal animals.
Most swans find a mate and stay together since for many years, sometimes even for life. (The
preposition for is often used with amounts of time. Since is always followed by the date that
something starts to happen.)
7. Procrastinators are not particular particularly lazy. In fact, they can be quite hardworking and
creative people. They usually have no trouble finding a lot of things to do, as long as it is not the
one thing that they are supposed to be doing. (The adverb particularly describes the adjective
lazy.)
8. Becoming physically fit is one of the many ways that people can benefit from do from
playing sports. In addition, sports are beneficial for people’s mental and emotional health. (Use a
gerund form after a verb + preposition combination such as can benefit from.)

Answers may vary.
1. The northern lights appear in the northern region of Norway in late autumn, winter, and early
spring.
2. In general, products located near the front of supermarkets sell more quickly because of their
location.
3. Twitter is so popular all over the world now that there are hundreds of millions of tweets a
day, and hundreds of billions of tweets a year.

Different cultures view the process of aging in diverse / a variety of ways. In many
western cultures, youth is admired and aging is feared. People try to hide the fact that they are
aging in a variety of different ways. For example, some people color their hair in order to hide
the gray and others go to even more extreme lengths by having plastic surgery done on their
faces and bodies to make them appear younger than they are. In addition, senior citizens who can
no longer take care of themselves often go to live in homes or communities where professional
caretakers can care for them. In other cultures, such as many eastern societies, however, things
are very different. Age is respected rather than feared. People in those cultures, for example, tend
to think of older people as wise and worthy of respect. The wrinkles on their faces are seen more
as a symbol of valuable experience rather than simply as fading beauty. In these cultures, instead
of putting their aging parents in specialized homes or hospitals, they often bring them into their
own homes and care for them themselves.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 6
5
It can to cause children to lose confidence in their ability to read and in their ability to learn in
general. (Can is followed by the base form of a verb, not an infinitive with to.)
8
However, teachers should to encourage their students to read when they show interest rather
than force them to read before they are ready. (Should is followed by the base form of a verb, not
an infinitive with to.)
Activity 1, page 75
1. may not cure; can help
2. must consider, can [safely] invest
3. Should [athletes] earn
4. have to find
5. may have to change
6. cannot own; should have
7. would not be
8. supposed to stay
Activity 2, page 75
1. would not be
2. should always be
3. might not
4. did not have to
5. might result
6. can often help
7. should use
8. not supposed to
Activity 3, page 77
1. should
2. did not have to
3. could
4. were not able to
5. will have to; cannot
6. should not
7. had to
8. must
Activity 4, page 77
Answers may vary.
Activity 5, Common Error 6.1, page 78
1. X; may to continue; may continue
2. X; should to wear; should wear
3. C
4. X; would to be; would be
5. X; must to find; must find
6. C
7. C
8. X; cannot to put; cannot put

1. did not need to; should not have to; should not be
2. may not be; may not be
3. do not have to know; should not center
4. should not interrupt; may not ever get

1. Some house plants may be a dangerous addition to your home, especially if you have small
children or pets.
2. Standing desks are becoming more and more popular, but many people with back pain could
be causing themselves problems by using them incorrectly.
3. The box jellyfish might be the most poisonous fish in the ocean.
4. Though research connecting cell phone use with cancer shows little need for concern at this
time, using a handset whenever possible may be a good safety precaution.
5. Studies show that chewing sugar-free gum after eating could help to prevent tooth decay.
6. Facial recognition technology in airports may be the best way to keep everyone safer and
speed up the process of airport security.
7. Acupuncture could help children who have chronic pain.
8. While spending too much time playing video games may not be healthy, video games could
be effective educational tools.
Activity 8, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 81

1. might seem
2. should include
3. could do
4. will continue to be
5. may lead to
6. should try to
7. would be
8. must take
9. have to
10. can help
Activity 9, Review Quiz, page 82

1. c
2. d
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. Nowadays, computers can be able to can/are able to read people’s body language from
computer users’ movements, which computer scientists are saying could be very helpful in the
development of robots. (Use either can or are able to + read, but not both.)
7. The scientists who found the Jurassic dinosaur eggs in China in 2010 know knew immediately
that this discovery would help them to answer some important questions. (Simple past is used
with a past event.)
8. Three-dimensional printing has become a reality faster than many thought possible.
Businesses can now choose from several different models, and experts think they will soon to be
be inexpensive enough for homeowners to purchase. (Future form is will + base form of verb.)
Activity 10, Building Greater Sentences, page 83

Answers may vary.
1. Honeybees are dying in huge numbers and need our protection because without honeybees
pollinating one-third of all food crops, we may not have enough food to eat.
2. Being a film critic seems like it may be a perfect job for people who love movies, but
successful film critics need to know a lot about film making and journalism.
3. E-mail can be very distracting and can prevent you from working efficiently, so experts say
you should turn off the e-mail beep sound that signals a new e-mail.
Activity 11, Steps to Composing, page 84

Money and the way we use it is changing. The money we use in the future might not exist
in paper form at all. Already people are using cash less and less. People like to keep cash in their
wallets for small purchases, but most people would prefer to use credit or debit cards for
everything else. Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin may be the money of the future. In fact,
Bitcoin is already in use in various places such as Scandinavia. Another alternative to cash and
credit cards is the use of mobile payments. With mobile payments, smartphones can act like
credit cards. Before too long, credit cards, cash, and checks could be a thing of the past.
Activity 12, page 85

Answers will vary.
UNIT 7

1
Eduardo Kobra is a famous Brazilian street artist which who paints enormous murals on
buildings. (We use the pronouns who or that for people.)
7
Kobra also paints scenes that make statements about topics such as war, pollution,
deforestation, and other important social issues. (The adjective clause is missing the relative
pronoun for the subject of the clause.)
ACTIVITY 1, page 89
1. In 1986, the U.S. Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which made computer
hacking a crime.
2. The main purpose of this paper is to present key information from a recent study that showed
that infants see colors differently from older people.
3. The Taj Mahal, which the Emperor Shah Jahan built in 1632 for his dead wife, is one of the
best examples of Mughal architecture.
4. The planet Venus is the only planet which has days that are longer than its years.
5. Sea turtles are reptiles that marine biologists are fighting to protect.
6. Astronaut Scott Kelley, who has a twin brother who is also an astronaut, spent 340 days on the
International Space Station.
7. There is a famous memorial in Berlin for the 96 German politicians who tried to stop Hitler in
1933.
8. Some doctors are prescribing meditation along with prescription medications for their patients
for whom high blood pressure is a problem.
9. Rashomon, for which film director Akira Kurosawa is perhaps most famous, premiered in
Tokyo in August of 1950.
10. The state of Louisiana includes 2,482 islands that cover nearly 1.3 million acres.
ACTIVITY 2, page 90
1. that
2. whom
3. that
4. with whom
5. who
6. which
7. in which
8. that
ACTIVITY 3, page 91
1. NE; E Chlorophyll, which makes plants green, is a biomolecule that allows plants to absorb
energy from light.
2. E; E In some countries, linguists are working with native tribes that have
languages that are disappearing.
3. E; E There are now various genealogy Web sites that help people discover family
members and ancestors of whom they have no knowledge.
4. NE; E Abraham Lincoln, who had a wife from a slave owning
family, was the U.S. president who was responsible for making slavery illegal.
5. E; E People who are irrationally afraid of spiders have a phobia that is called arachnophobia.
6. E Genetics is the field of biology which may hold important answers to questions about
hereditary diseases and their cures.
7. E Social media Web sites are particularly useful for finding old friends with whom people
have not had any contact in many years.
8. NE Professor Denke, who is one of the authors of our history textbook, makes the subject
interesting and important by connecting the past with the present and the future.

1. who
2. which
3. who/that; who/that
4. that
5. which
6. that
7. that
8. which

1. The lima bean plant has developed a special protection against caterpillars that eat the plant.
When caterpillars start to eat the lima bean plant, the leaves release a special scent. This scent,
which smells very good, alerts other nearby plants of the caterpillar danger. Then, all the lima
bean plants together release the same strong scent. This scent attracts wasps, which are a natural
enemy of the caterpillars. The wasps save the lima bean plants by killing the caterpillars.
2. Alcatraz Island, which consists mainly of rock, is a very small island in the middle of San
Francisco Bay. It is just a little over one mile from the San Francisco shore. At first, Alcatraz
was a lighthouse, but for 30 years it was a federal prison, from which escape was almost
impossible. To escape, prisoners needed to be very good swimmers. This is because the water
around Alcatraz Island, which is very cold and has very strong currents, has Great White sharks
in it. Now, Alcatraz is a popular park, which people can reach by ferry.
3. Computer Network Engineering is a relatively new field of Information Technology.
Computer network engineers, who are also referred to as network architects, are the people who
design and plan computer networks. They are not the network administrators, whom people call
if they have computer problems. A computer network engineer often has a specialized certificate
in addition to an undergraduate degree in network administration or computer science.
4. The first woman to go into space, Valentina Tereshkova, was a Russian cosmonaut.
Tereshkova, who was a factory worker when she applied to be a cosmonaut, was hired as a
cosmonaut partly because she was also an expert skydiver. Tereshkova’s trip into space was in
the Vostok 6, which launched June 16, 1963.

1. Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot on her way home from school, received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
2. The dot-com bubble (1997–2000) refers to a period of time in which many new Internet
companies opened up and succeeded.
3. Tex-Mex food is a type of food which combines Mexican and American ingredients.
4. Vegans are vegetarians who do not eat eggs or any dairy products.

1. The word blue can mean a color or it can mean unhappy, but the meaning that native-speaking
children learn it first is a color.
2. Many people are concerned about the amount of food that restaurants and supermarkets
discard it.
3. The chemicals that companies put them into cleaning products and cosmetics to make them
smell better can cause some people to have health problems.
4. New research supports the theory, which no one has been able to prove it so far, that brain size
relative to body size indicates something about intelligence.

1. exposure
2. access
3. alter
4. precise
5. trends
6. phases
7. prior
8. challenge
9. conflicts
10. adequate
Activity 9, Review Quiz, page 96

1. b
2. d
3. c
4. a
5. c
6. Many islands that have volcanoes on them have some very beautiful black sand beaches, that
which often become uncomfortably hot in the summer sun. (That cannot be used in a
nonrestrictive adjective clause. Use which.)
7. Ninety-five percent of the cables, which that connect countries to the Internet are at the bottom
of the ocean. (The adjective clause is an essential detail. Therefore, it does not need a comma and
should begin with that.)
8. Although gardening can be hard physical work, many people say that it is a hobby who
which/that they find very relaxing mentally. (Gardening is a hobby, which is a thing, not a
person. Use which or that, not who.)

Answers may vary.
1. There are about 5,000 stars which are bright enough for people to see from Earth without a
telescope, and all of them are brighter than the sun.
2. ACL injuries, which are injuries to the knee which can end an athlete’s career, happen almost
twice as often to female athletes as to male athletes.
3. Nelson Mandela, who died in 2013, spent 27 years in prison before he became South Africa’s
first black president.

Shinichi Suzuki, a Japanese musician who lived from 1898 to 1998, wanted to find a way
to teach children how to play musical instruments that was easier, more natural, and more
effective than traditional methods. He observed how easily and naturally young children learned
their first language and wondered if children could learn to play musical instruments in the same
way. This thinking led to the development of the Suzuki Method, which Suzuki first called the
Mother Tongue Method. Suzuki thought that the earlier a child started to learn to play an
instrument, the better. The Suzuki method encourages parents to expose their children to music
from birth and then start them in formal instruction at age three or four. In the Suzuki Method,
however, formal instruction does not involve traditional methods which include studying music
theory and learning to read music. In contrast, students of the Suzuki Method first learn to play
an instrument by experimenting on their own and through trial and error, which is what they do
when learning their first language.
ACTIVITY 12, page 99
Answers will vary.
UNIT 8

3
According to research, when people multitask, they aren’t actually focusing
on more than one thing at once even though they think that they are. (An adverb clause needs a
subject.)
5,6
Moving their focus between tasks can be very tiring, and this is a problem. Because because
people are less likely to perform tasks well when they are tired. (An adverb clause cannot stand
alone. It should be joined to an independent clause.)
ACTIVITY 1, pages 102–103

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1. Although many children play on sports teams these days, parents should be aware that head
injuries in children can be serious and take a while to heal.
2. The number of cigarette smokers did not decrease until the middle of the twentieth century
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when people started to become aware of tobacco’s health risks.
3. Dermatologists believe that everyone should put sunscreen on their faces to protect their skin
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whenever they go outside.
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4. After cell phone cameras improved, digital camera sales dropped significantly.
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5. When people watch a solar eclipse, it is important to use special glasses to avoid eye injuries.
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6. While fruit is generally considered a healthy snack, eating a lot of fruit can be unhealthy
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because of the high quantities of fructose in fruit.
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7. Although people may feel tired, once they start exercising, they often feel more energized.
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8. Because the bark of the giant sequoia tree is so thick, it can survive forest fires and lightning
strikes better than many other types of trees.

Answers will vary.
1. e: Some people believe they sleep badly whenever there is a full moon.
2. c: Though most meteorologists predicted heavy rain storms, very little rain fell.
3. d: The World Wildlife Fund is raising money so that it can help endangered species.
4. a: Some people use turmeric for muscle pain since it can decrease inflammation.
5. b: Although few animal species can speak, most animals communicate in some way.

1. X: Although meditating for 15 minutes or longer is better, even a few minutes of meditation
can reduce stress.
2. C: In Nepal, communities are working with wildlife authorities so that they can eliminate the
killing of tigers.
3. X: Because it has a strict outdoor lighting policy, Flagstaff, Arizona, was declared the first
International Dark Sky Community in 2001.
4. X: Though many people thought it was too dangerous, Laura Dekker sailed around the world
alone at the age of 16.
5. C: In 2012, over 75 percent of the world’s population was already using cell phones even
though they only came into common use in the late 1990s.
6. X: Because the monsoon rains started late, farmers are concerned that they may have fewer
crops this year.
7. C: In many cultures, parents pick up their babies as soon as they start to cry.
8. X: Once the Titanic hit the iceberg, it only took two hours and forty minutes to sink.

1. S: Some people call a doctor whenever they feel sick, while others prefer to wait a day or two.
2. F: Because Raccoons have been able to adjust to life in urban centers very well in many parts
of the U.S. (delete because)
3. F: While Some people say they never forget a face. (delete while)
4. S: After there is lightning, there is always thunder.
5. F: Although In the past, American young people typically moved out of their parents’ homes
after they graduated from high school. (delete Although and insert comma after past)
6. S: A rooster crows so that other roosters will know to keep away.
7. F: The Sagrada Familia Church in Barcelona still is not finished even though. (delete even
though)
8. S: People sweat from certain glands when they get hot and from different glands when they
are anxious.

1. While the human body has several billion atoms, it also contains a vast amount of empty
space. In fact, there is so much empty space that once all the empty space is removed, the
remaining atoms are no bigger than a sugar cube. Another interesting fact about these atoms is
that they are present in everything on the planet. However, there are different types of atoms,
although most people are only familiar with a few of them.
2. Plants and bees need each other to survive. The bees eat the plant pollen, and the plants need
the bees to transfer the pollen from plant to plant. When the bees eat the pollen, the pollen coats
their bodies and their faces. Then the bees fly to other plants
because they cannot obtain enough pollen from just one plant. When the bees land on the next
flower, the pollen from the other plant rubs onto the new plant. Plants need this new pollen so
that they can produce new fruit.
3. Light pollution is a problem because it prevents people from seeing the night
skies clearly. Although that is a problem, it is not the only problem light pollution causes. Light
pollution also causes some health problems. For example, light pollution prevents people from
creating enough melatonin. While melatonin is necessary for healthy sleep cycles, it may also be
important for other things. For example, it is possible that melatonin helps to strengthen immune
systems since scientists have found links between health problems such as obesity, depression,
and certain cancers and too much artificial light at night. Although these problems might be a
result of unhealthy sleep patterns, scientists are studying melatonin’s other effects on the body.
4. At one time, millions of years ago, the seven continents were all one continent: the continent
of Pangea. Although this is well known now, people were not aware of it until 1912 when a
meteorologist noticed that the continents were like pieces of a puzzle. Alfred Wegener, the
meteorologist, named the continent with the Greek word Pangea because it means all lands in
Greek.

1. C: Babies do not develop kneecaps until they are about six months old.
2. X: While Queen Victoria became the queen of an empire consisting of more than 400 million
people when she was only 18 years old.
3. X: Although recent research on teens and video games has concerned many people, because it
appears that video games can be addictive for some teens.
or
Although recent Recent research on teens and video games has concerned many people because
it appears that video games can be addictive for some teens.
4. C: It is important for people to study the geology of other planets so that they can better
understand the history of our solar system.
5. C: Turtles and many other sea animals return to the beach of their birth when it is time for
them to lay their own eggs or give birth to their young.
6. X: Although it may soon be possible to build an emotion detector similar to a lie detector,
whereas the question is whether this new technology would be a good thing or not.
7. X: Because the Atacama Desert in Chile is one of the driest places on Earth, so its soil has
been compared to that on Mars.
8. C: When the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar opened, I. M. Pei, the famous architect who
designed the building, was already 91 years old.

1. Although it was obvious by the mid-1960s that tobacco smoke could cause cancer, many
people had trouble quitting because they were already addicted to smoking.
2. The U.S. presidential candidates debate the election issues several times before the people
vote.
3. Many students do not make career goals until after they finish their studies.
4. Environmentalists are constantly testing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the air
because high levels of it can cause climate change.
5. As the population ages, the government needs to plan for the economic implications of a large
number of retired people in society.
6. Scientists conducted investigations into the habits of desert bats so that they could use the
bats to protect plants from plant-eating insects.
7. Once scientists decide on a hypothesis, they design a research study to test whether it is true
or false.
8. The Desert Lily is a plant that can live in the desert for many years until there is enough rain
for it to emerge from under the ground.
9. It can be very difficult for people to make decisions when they have a lot of options.
10. Since obesity is a serious problem in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration
now requires packaged food labels that make the serving sizes and calories easy to read.

1. b
2. a
3. d
4. a
5. c
6. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, joined NASA immediately after he left the
U.S. Navy in 1952 although he did not become an astronaut for 10 more years. (There is no
subject in the adverb clause although did not become, so he needs to be added).
7. After 24 years of both women and men advocating for change, in 1893, New Zealand was the
first country to change its laws so then that women could vote in national elections. (So then is
not a subordinating conjunction; change to so that.)
8. According to recent research, when our eyes moved move during the REM (rapid eye
movement) period of sleep, we see changing images, which might be why our dreams move
from place to place. (Moved should be move because it refers to something that happens
regularly in the present.)

Answers may vary.
1. Although Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America, an enormous amount
of plant and animal life exists there.
2. While the human body is made up of several billion atoms, it also contains a huge amount of
empty space.
3. In 1963, when Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his famous “I have a dream” speech in
Washington, D.C., approximately 250,000 people were there.

Near Los Angeles, there is a small town alongside the Los Angeles River that most
people call Frogtown, even though that is not its official name. There are not many frogs there
now, but it is called Frogtown because at one time there were thousands and thousands of very
small, green frogs there. There were so many frogs there that at times all the streets and yards
were covered with them. This lasted until the 1970s when the frogs started to disappear from
Frogtown. The small frogs started disappearing because suddenly there were lots of large
American bullfrogs in the area, and American bullfrogs eat small frogs. Where did the American
bullfrogs come from? At that time, farmers were raising American bullfrogs to sell to restaurants
for their frog legs. However, eating frog legs went out of fashion, so the farmers released their
bullfrogs into the wilderness. Since American bullfrogs need to be near water, they found their
way to the Los Angeles river. Then the bullfrogs found the small green frogs in Frogtown and
they ate them until there were hardly any frogs left in Frogtown.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 9

4
Examples of explicit memory include remembering dates and historical events in order to
answer a question on an exam or recalling when a recent purchase was made. (A singular count
noun needs an article. We use the indefinite article an when talking about something in general.)
9
Explicit and implicit, or procedural, memories are stored in different areas of the brain. (We use
the definite article for a specific item in a prepositional phrase.)
a an the no article
1. An example of a pack animal is the South American 1 1 1 0
llama.
2. After residents saw an increase in crime, they 1 1 0 2

established a neighborhood watch program.
3. An individual entering the workforce needs to take 0 1 1 2

responsibility for personal and professional decisions.
4. A hypothesis is a prediction and is based on a theory 4 0 0 0

that a researcher can test.
5. In the experiment, the participants made a commitment 1 0 4 1

to provide accurate answers to the questions on the survey.
6. A common mistake for many first-time homebuyers is 1 0 1 4

forgetting to include the cost of property taxes and
insurance in their budget.
7. Global warming is a universal issue that concerns most 1 0 2 1

of the countries around the world.
8. A professional relationship with a mentor is one way to 2 0 0 3

develop leadership skills and career opportunities.
9. The low number of respondents to the survey was a 1 0 3 1

huge disappointment to the researchers.
10. In an effort to protect African elephants, the United 1 1 1 3

States has enforced a strict ban on commercial imports of
ivory.

1. The growing season in the United States varies according to the region of the country. It is
shorter in Ø Alaska and longer in Ø Florida, for example.
2. Ø Students who major in Ø education often take a course in how to create an atmosphere of
positive learning.
3. Ø Vaccines are available for the prevention of a number of diseases including Ø smallpox, Ø
polio, and Ø tuberculosis.
4. People who dislike reading Ø fiction may find narrative non-fiction, which tells a story but is
based on fact, more enjoyable.
5. An unsafe product on store shelves puts all Ø consumers at risk.
6. An alphanumeric password contains Ø letters, Ø numbers, and/or Ø symbols and is the best
choice for protecting one’s personal information.
7. The Internet is a group of networks that allows users to access Ø information and to
communicate with others around the world.
8. A recently published study indicates that a person’s taste in music may offer insight into his
or her personality.
9. Ø Astrophysicists have different opinions on how the galaxy that we live in, the Milky Way,
was formed.
10. Working as a research assistant at a university often involves collecting and putting Ø data
into a spreadsheet.

1. Taking a short quiz is an effective way to prepare for an exam.
2. Psychology is a science. It is the scientific study of mental processes and human behavior.
3. A paralegal assists a lawyer with tasks such as conducting research, organizing files, and
preparing for meetings, trials, and hearings.
4. Andrew Carnegie, a leader in the U.S. steel industry in the late nineteenth century, said,
“When fate hands us a lemon, let’s try to make lemonade.”
5. A lionfish is an invasive fish that poses a threat to humans and other fish in the waters off the
United States.
6. “The Interlopers” is a short story by H. H. Munro, who wrote under the name of Saki. The
story is about two men who are involved in a longtime family disagreement.
7. A professional dancer is an athlete, someone who trains every day to perfect his or her
performance.
8. Fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas, or coal, are a nonrenewable energy source.

1. One of the best ways to learn a second language is to live in a country where people speak the
language.
2. People living along the Atlantic coast may someday have to move inland due to rising sea
levels.
3. Spanish explorers brought the horse to the New World, an animal that proved useful for the
Native Americans living there.
4. Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world in 2007, and Apple has sold close to one billion
units.
5. Many of the organic fruits and vegetables consumers buy are from farmers who live in the
local community.
6. During the spring and autumnal equinoxes, the sun passes directly over the equator.
7. The American white ibis, a tropical bird with white feathers and a long, curved, red-orange
bill, lives along the southern coastline of the United States.

1. The explorer Christopher Columbus introduced the lemon to Haiti.
2. Taking public transportation benefits both people and the environment by reducing the number
of cars on the road
3. There are several reasons almost every college student owns a computer.
4. Obtaining a college degree has a positive effect on the amount of one’s lifetime earnings. The
difference over a lifetime can be as much as $400,000.
5. A beaker is a glass container that is used in a chemistry lab.
6. Mahatma Gandhi led a model life as an activist for nonviolence.
7. Charles Lindbergh, famous for his nonstop flight from New York to Paris, was a graduate of
the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
8. Building inspectors use the term egress to refer to the ways a person can exit a building: doors,
windows, and hallways, for example.
9. The United States is an example of a democracy.
10. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek of the Netherlands was the first person to see a living cell with a
microscope.

1. When the college students need the career advice, they can visit the career center on their
campus or meet with an advisor.
2. Studies show that the teenagers are heavily influenced by the actions of their peers.
3. As a result of the technology, a communication between the people has changed in numerous
ways.
4. The use of the technology in the classroom has had both the positive and negative effects on
an education.
5. Research suggests that working on a team enhances the creativity, improves the
communication, and results in a shared learning.
6. A recent poll shows that many people believe that reading the e-books has several
disadvantages over reading the print books.
7. For the immigrants, adjusting to a new culture often causes the anxiety and may even lead to
the depression.
8. Creating the art has a number of benefits: it relieves the stress and increases brain function.
1. Research
2. a result
3. An example
4. participants / the participants
5. a variety / a number
6. The number
7. education
8. studies
9. An increase
10. the health

1. c
2. d
3. b
4. c
5. d
6. Recent studies show a growing demand for retirement communities that offer residents safe
and comfortable living space, the access to medical care, and a full calendar of social activities.
(No article is needed because access is a noncount noun used in a general statement.)
7. When writing academic essays, writers should avoid making hasty generalizations and
exaggerated claims in order to avoid offending an the audience they are trying to reach. (Because
a specific audience is being referenced, the writer’s audience, we use the article the.)
8. People who buy the bottled water often think they are helping the environment when, in fact,
they are contributing to pollution by using plastic bottles. (No article is needed because bottled
water is a noncount noun used in a general statement.)

Answers may vary.
1. The Columbia River Gorge is home to Multnomah Falls, which is the tallest waterfall in
Oregon and has a height of 620 feet.
2. The U.S. government encouraged people to plant “victory gardens” during World War II to
make more fresh food available and to allow citizens to show their patriotism for the country.
3. Studies show that a child who plays sports may have better grades, develop stronger
relationships with his or her peers, and exhibit more self-confidence than a child who does not
play sports.

People can take several simple steps to protect the environment. One of the easiest steps
is turning off the lights when leaving a room. This step saves electricity and lowers one’s electric
bill. Another step is to turn on a fan and raise the setting on the air conditioner. The fan will
make the people in the room feel cooler. In addition to conserving energy, people can also take
steps to conserve water. One way is to shut off the water while brushing their teeth. This
behavior saves water as well as money. Another way to save money is to drink tap water instead
of buying bottled water. Bottled water is more expensive than tap water, and plastic bottles
contribute to pollution. Finally, people can plant gardens. Growing vegetables at home enriches
the soil and provides organic produce at a much lower cost than purchasing produce at a
supermarket. There are numerous ways people can help save the environment, and these first
steps are both easy and rewarding.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 10

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However, there may be an easier way to get more sleep. (Sentence is missing there.)
8
According to these studies, the ideal temperature for sleeping is between 60 and 67 degrees
Fahrenheit or 16 and 19 degrees Celsius, so it might be worth turning down the thermostat in
your house, or opening a window before going to sleep. (This compound sentence was missing
the coordinating conjunction.)

V
1. S: Most wild animals depend on their instincts more than on learned behavior.
V
2. C: Fantasy and science-fiction movies help people escape from the world around them, but
V
documentaries make people think about the world around them.
V V
3. C: Maple trees and oak trees are both deciduous trees, so they lose their leaves in the winter.
V V
4. C: High quality dark chocolate contains iron and other nutrients, but it is very high in calories
and fat.
V V
5. S: Schools develop children’s minds and improve their social skills.
V
6. S: Hawaii, Italy, Reunion Island, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo have the most
active volcanoes in the world.
V
7. C: People used to get the news mainly from the radio, TV, or newspapers, but these days many
V
people find out about the news from social media and Internet sites.
V
8. S: According to the most recent reports, self-driving cars should make people’s lives easier
and the roads safer.

1. O
2. Q
3. R
4. I
5. I
6. Q

1. The musician Prince wrote many different types of songs, so he was popular with people from
different generations.
2. Studies of infants’ brains shows us how infants learn language, and they also show that the
brain processes music in the same way.
3. Some medications that elderly people take cause them to lose their appetites, so they may not
eat enough to get the nutrition they need.
4. No one thinks of mirrors as high-tech inventions, but how many people can explain how
mirrors work?
5. Both manatees and dolphins live in the warm Florida waters, but manatees are more sensitive
to the colder winter water temperatures.
6. TV advertisements have become more creative over the years, and some of the best ads can be
more entertaining than the TV shows.
7. The cost of solar panels has decreased over the years, so more people can afford to buy them
for their homes and businesses.
8. Babies learn words with repeated syllables better than words without repeated syllables, so
expressions like “good night” become “night night.”

1. Although the southern U.S. states are famous for their peach trees, most species need
about one month of cooler temperatures, so they do not grow well in places that do not have
enough cold winter days.
2. There is no limit to the energy we can get from the sun, but only approximately one percent of
the electricity that is used in the world comes from this source.
3. Bats are blind, so they use their heightened sense of hearing and echolocation to help them
navigate the world.
4. Up to 65 percent of young children have imaginary friends, but not many of those children
will remember them when they are adults.
5. The hippocampus is the control center of the memory part of the brain. It stores new
memories, and it is also the part of the brain that retrieves those memories.
6. Before 1965, most of the pop music in the United States was American, but the “British
Invasion” took over the U.S. pop music scene in 1965.
7. According to recent research, there is a genetic mutation that allows some people to see more
shades of colors than most people can see, and it only seems to affect women.
8. Captain Cook and his men were welcomed by the islanders when they first arrived in Hawaii,
but this was because the Hawaiians at first thought that they were gods.

1. The flood caused extensive damage, but almost every home was later rebuilt.
2. Recent research shows that it is difficult to focus well when multitasking, so multitasking
while studying is not a good idea.
3. In the 1600s, England, France, and Spain all tried to gain control of the North American
continent, and there were many conflicts.
4. Environmental engineers work on pollution and energy use, and they also try to solve water,
land, and waste issues.
5. Volcanic lightning is very unpredictable and very different from thunderstorm lightning, so
scientists still aren’t sure what causes it.
6. People are 30 times more likely to be hit by lightning than to be bitten by a shark, but sharks
are a lot more frightening to most people.

1. More and more people are suffering from allergies these days, so nutritionists are
recommending that they eat more foods that are high in vitamins C, D, and E. These particular
vitamins help to strengthen the immune system, and they can also help to make sneezing,
coughing, and itchy eyes less serious. There are also medications that help reduce allergy
symptoms, but these medications tend to make people feel drowsy.
2. Almost all birds find mates, and they stay with them for life. This sounds very romantic,
but birds probably do not stay with their mates because they are in love. Zoologists believe birds
such as geese stay together because it is easier to survive. Instead of spending time fighting with
other male birds, they can spend that time taking care of their young. It is a very dangerous world
for baby birds, so having two parents taking care of the babies means they are more likely to
survive.
3. Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city in Peru that was made a UNESCO World Heritage
site in 1983. Most archeologists believe that the Incas built Machu Picchu as a place for an Incan
emperor in the fifteenth century, but no one is absolutely certain. It is on a flat area on the top of
a 7,970-foot mountain, so it was very difficult to get to. When the Spanish came to colonize Peru
in the sixteenth century, the Incas abandoned Machu Picchu. The Spanish destroyed many other
beautiful sites, but they never found Machu Picchu, so Machu Picchu was left untouched.
Machu Picchu remained untouched until 1911 when an American historian “discovered” it.
4. Lighthouses keep ships from crashing into rocks, and they help to guide ships through
dangerous waters or into harbors. They are usually in remote locations far away from cities
where there aren’t many lights at night, but they are also near harbors to show ship captains how
to get into the harbors. Traditionally, lighthouses have been very tall, narrow, circular towers
with a revolving light on the top. In the past, people needed to live in the lighthouses to turn the
lights on and to check that everything was working correctly. Now everything is automated, so it
is not necessary for people to live in lighthouses anymore.

1. Studies show that philosophy classes help many students become more aware of how they
think, and in some cases they can alter the way they view the world and solve problems.
2. Students who fail repeatedly in elementary and secondary school often have the notion that
they cannot learn.
3. Good politicians need the capacity to connect with their voters, but they also need a
personality that inspires trust and confidence.
4. Droughts can cause a decline in fruit and vegetable harvests, so these foods may become more
expensive.
5. Recent research shows that both walking and running may provide equivalent health benefits
as far as heart disease is concerned.
6. Most Scandinavian, Latvian, and Dutch people speak more than one language, whereas most
British, Italian, and Portuguese people speak only one.
7. British children learn a very different version of what Americans call the Revolutionary War
from what American children learn.
8. Officials are concerned about the low ratio of physicians to residents in urban areas, so they
are taking steps to attract more physicians.
9. The term millennials refers to the generation of people born after 1980 but before the mid-
1990s.
10. Scientists used to claim that a fundamental difference between animals and humans was that
humans have the ability to use tools and animals do not, but now most people recognize that this
is not true.

1. c
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. Urban trees can save cities money by helping with soil erosion, energy consumption, and
storm water erosion, so some cities have hired urban tree specialists to guide them in their efforts
to preserve trees. (There should be a comma between the first two items in a list.)
7. Bette Nesmith Graham, a painter and a typist in the 1950s and ’60s, was frustrated by all the
mistakes she was making on her electric typewriter, so she created Liquid Paper. (Use was because
the subject, Bette Nesmith Graham, is singular.)
8. In a recent study on friendship, only about 50 percent of the acquaintances that people listed as
their friends actually considered themselves friends, so people are not always the best judges of
friendship. (But should be so because the independent clause that follows is a logical conclusion,
not a contrast.)

Answers will vary.
1. Human babies are born more helpless than other animal newborns, so they need to stay with
their parents for a very long time.
2. There has been a lot of research on mindfulness training that shows it can improve people’s
physical and mental health, but no one is sure how or why it helps.
3. Scientists are using the laws of math to estimate how many living species are on the earth, and
they estimate that there may be about one trillion.

Facial expressions may be similar all over the world, but the way facial expressions are
interpreted is not. In fact, the interpretation of facial expressions changes from culture to culture.
For example, people all over the world smile, and everyone recognizes a smile as an expression
of friendliness. However, some cultures smile more often than others, and the cultures that smile
less often might think that people who smile often are not sincere. Some Northern European
cultures feel this way about Americans who tend to smile too easily, in their opinion. Another
example of smiles being used in a culture-specific way is in Asia. In some Asian countries,
people smile when they feel nervous or anxious. Very few other cultures do this, so this type of
smile isn’t understood well outside of Asia. Another difference is that Eastern and Western
people focus on different parts of the face to read each other’s facial expressions. For example,
Chinese people tend to focus more on a person’s eyes, but Westerners tend to focus more on a
person’s mouth and eyebrows. Finally, different cultures have different social rules about eye
contact. In America, for example, it is critical to maintain eye contact, but in some countries it is
considered rude to make eye contact with someone like a teacher or a boss.
Answers will vary.
UNIT 11

4
These days, however, thatched roofs are popular among people who want a traditional look or
they who are interested in using earth-friendly building materials. (Who should be used so who
are is parallel to who want.)
5
Thatched roofs are valued for their strength and beautiful beauty. (The noun beauty should be
used so that it is parallel with strength. )

C
1. The traditional Mexican drink horchata contains rice, milk, water, vanilla, cinnamon, and
sugar.
C
2. The character Superman has appeared in films, on television, and in comic books.
C C
3. Many lines on the New York City subway system have both express and local trains.
C
4. In dry climates, gardens should be planted after the summer heat ends and before the fall rains
begin.
C C
5. At the age of five months, babies can neither walk nor talk.
6. An applicant for a passport needs to fill out an application, show proof of citizenship, show
C
ID, submit a photo, and pay a fee.
C
7. No one can predict where a tornado will strike or how powerful it will be.
C
8. The liver is the organ that cleans the blood and that produces bile, which helps the body digest
fat.
C
9. Throughout history, people have used horses for riding, for carrying heavy loads, and for
pulling wagons and carriages.
C
10. Male singing voices are usually classified as either tenor (high) or bass (low).
1. b
2. b
3. a
4. a
5. a
6. c
7. c
8. b

Answers will vary.
ACTIVITY 4, Common Error 11.1 , page 150

1. College students can live at home, in a campus dormitory, or renting in an apartment.
2. Two-thirds of the people surveyed said they thought married people were happier, healthier,
and they were more fulfilled than unmarried people.
3. The most common advice for treating a cold is to rest, drink hot liquids, and taking take
vitamin C.
4. Scientific experiments on animals can be justified if they will save human lives, end human
suffering, and there will be contributions contribute to science.
5. A snake moves in a serpentine (S-shaped) movement by contracting its muscles, thrusting its
body from side to side, and it creates creating a series of curves.
6. For years, mountain gorillas in Uganda have been threatened by habitat loss, disease, and there
is illegal hunting.
7. High ticket prices, noisy patrons, and the fact that there is limited parking are three reasons
why many people have stopped going to movie theaters.
8. Cinnamon is useful for flavoring food, lowering blood sugar, covering up bad smells, and
even eliminate eliminating ants.

1. risky
2. move
3. disrupts
4. check
5. local
6. to areas that are normally dry
7. to whiten clothes
8. by taking
1. Working in the garden can burn as many calories as a jog jogging.
2. Flying a short distance often takes more time than to drive driving.
3. In the past, it was unusual for a husband’s income to be smaller than his wife wife’s / wife’s
income.
4. The number of exams in undergraduate courses is usually greater than the number / the
number of exams in graduate courses.
5. Generally a nurse’s income is smaller than a doctor doctor’s / doctor’s income.
6. The pronunciation of the letter R in Spanish is the same as in / the pronunciation of the letter
R in Italian.
7. Since 2013, the cost of housing in the United States has risen faster than the cost of / that of
food, transportation, or health care.
8. The cost of living in Tokyo is higher than the cost of living in / that of living in Los Angeles.

1. accurate
2. revealed
3. brief
4. intelligence
5. enhanced
6. Migration
7. exceed
8. author
9. gender
10. fees

1. c
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. d
6. People can conserve water indoors by taking shorter showers, turning off the faucet while
brushing their teeth, and fixing leaks in the plumbing. To save water outdoors, people with
gardens are encouraged to replace grass lawns with low-water plants and avoid over-watering.
(The phrase turn off should be turning off to be parallel with taking and fixing.)
7. Eating more fruits and vegetables, exercising regularly, and maintaining close personal
relationships are three steps that can lower the risk of developing cancer, heart disease, or
depression. (The phrase becoming depressed should be depression to be parallel with cancer
and heart disease.)
8. Children who are exposed to reading at a young age develop essential skills that help prepare
them for school and for learning. Among other abilities, they learn how to recognize cause and
effect, identify feelings, and make judgments based on the behavior of characters in stories.
(identifying should be identify to be parallel with recognize and make)

Answers may vary.
1. A zebra’s stripes help it to keep cool, avoid insect bites, and hide from predators such as lions.
2. In 2024, the Summer Olympics will be in (either) Europe or North America.
3. Alexander Hamilton was the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and the founder of
the Federalist Party, which was the first democratic political party in the world.

For long-distance flights, nearly all airlines these days offer three levels of service:
Economy Class, Business Class, and First Class. These levels differ both in price and in comfort.
As most tourists know, Economy Class, which is also known as Coach Class, is the cheapest but
also the least comfortable class of service. Seats are narrow and legroom is tight. On many
airlines passengers must pay extra to reserve a specific seat or check an extra bag. One solution
is to pay five times more and fly Business Class. In Business Class, the seats are wider and there
is more legroom. The food and the service are superior. If these luxuries are not enough, wealthy
travelers can choose to fly First Class, where they can enjoy private suites, gourmet food,
showers, and even massages. This level of service is expensive, however. A ticket in First Class
can cost twice as much as a ticket in Business Class and up to twenty times as much as a ticket in
Economy Class.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 12

6
Children who are still taken taking naps during the day may sleep better without them.
(Children take naps, so the active voice should be used.)
7
Headaches can also occur when young children are not fed at regular intervals or are not gave
given enough water to drink. (Someone gives children water to drink, so children receive the
action and the passive voice should be used.)
1. have not been uncovered
2. should be seen
3. have been diagnosed
4. were found
5. are given
6. were not discovered; were found; were blown
7. have to be completed
8. can be observed

1. was . . . launched
2. were not given
3. has been advised; may have been
4. is introduced; is debated
5. were first invented; is thought
6. were made
7. be told
8. are dropped

1. T (awarded); Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016.
2. T (burned); Areas of open land were burned by Native Americans to protect crops from wild
animals.
3. T(enjoy); Organized sports programs are enjoyed by many children in the United States.
4. I (are occurring)
5. T (reported); The results of the elections were reported inaccurately at first by some online
news outlets.
6. T (speak); Arabic is spoken as a primary language in 25 different countries.

1. In 2015, more than 15,000 drones were sold every month in the United States.
2. Many people think that consultants are / have been paid more than employees, but this is not
always true.
3. More children have been left alone at home after school in the last decade because their
parents have been busy working.
4. Neuroscientists think that some Alzheimer’s patients’ memories can be retrieved with a
specific type of brain stimulation.
5. Many mountainous areas have search and rescue teams that are used to help hikers who get
lost or hurt.
6. Engineers are paid higher salaries than education professionals such as teachers or school
counselors.
7. Children who are / have been praised at school often perform better than children who are /
have been criticized.
8. For years, thousands of young people have arrived in Los Angeles every year with hopes to
become actors, but very few have been / were given the opportunities they need to succeed.
9. Artificial food coloring has been / is added to farmed salmon to make it look like freshwater
salmon.
10. House plants often die either because they are not watered enough or they are overwatered.

1. are carried
2. is transformed
3. can be lost
4. are being destroyed; may be gone
5. are formed
6. is known
7. was not invented
8. has been given

1. was seen; was performed; gave; talked; was
2. can be found; study; grow; cannot be grown; has been successfully used; hope
3. has collected; is estimated; formed; was thrown; was picked up; have tried
4. shows; can improve; was done; were collected; participated; did not participate

1. is known / was reported
2. can be used
3. is needed
4. were conducted
5. were asked
6. were found
7. was made
8. are based
9. can be seen
10. was reported

1. c
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. d
6. Many people think the desert is always brown, but the flowers that are seen in the desert after
even just a very short rain shower often change the landscape into a beautiful rainbow of colors.
(Are changed should be change because passive is not needed. The flowers are doing the action.)
7. For those who want to try home remedies, herbalists suggest that peppermint oil be used
instead of over-the-counter medications to soothe a sore throat. (Use should be used because it is
in the passive voice.)
8. All dogs enjoy going for walks in parks and on beaches, especially where leashes are not
required. (Are not require should be are not required because it is the passive, and it needs the
past participle.)

Answers may vary.
1. Human sleep patterns are regulated by exposure to light, which is recognized by the part of the
brain that tells people it is time to be awake.
2. A new, environmentally friendly material that is made from mushrooms is being used to make
clothes which can be recycled and reused.
3. A healthy environment is necessary and should be protected by every country in the world.

Apologizing can be a difficult thing to do effectively. According to recent research, an
effective apology needs to contain various elements; however, there are two elements that are
considered more important than all the others. First, for an apology to be effective, it should
include an admission of responsibility. Some people apologize with an excuse for their action,
saying for example, “I’m sorry, but I was tired,” or “I’m sorry, but I didn’t realize you would be
bothered by . . .” In these apologies, no blame or responsibility is communicated. What is heard
is only an excuse or justification. This type of apology can make the offended person even more
upset or angry. Second, another element that should be included in an effective apology is an
offer to fix the situation. This shows that the apologizer has thought a lot about both the
offensive behavior and the offended person. One common element of an apology that is not very
helpful at all is to ask for forgiveness, so that part can be omitted.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 13

3
Because governments—national, regional, and local—can help the effort by passing laws for to
protect the wildlife and their habitats, organizations turn to them first. (An infinitive of purpose,
(in order) to + verb, is needed, so we use to protect.)
9
Work Working together is key if these animals are going to survive. (Gerunds are often used as
subjects and use the verb + -ing form.)

1. X; Studying
2. X; to leave
3. X; to protect
4. C
5. X; Having
6. C
7. X; not to vote
8. C

1. Burning
2. to become
3. to determine
4. learning
5. brainstorming / to brainstorm
6. going
7. to succeed
8. reviewing
9. to choose
10. Saving

1. to pay
2. to increase; to reduce
3. finding
4. catching
5. to improve
6. taking
7. to give
8. anticipating

1. used to work used to working
2. drop out dropping out
3. looked forward to retire looked forward to retiring
4. interested in learn interested in learning
5. put off to do put off doing
6. insist on to know insist on knowing
7. by master by mastering
8. responsible for enforce responsible for enforcing

1. X; Learn Learning about a foreign country’s customs can help visitors avoid insulting
remarks or behavior when traveling.
2. C; When businesses hire new workers, explaining the company’s culture to them is one of
several important steps to include during training.
3. C; Developing vaccines faster than the rate at which viruses change is the focus of numerous
research grants today.
4. X; Use Using technology to improve student comprehension of complex subjects is one of
many methods instructors employ in the classroom.
5. X; Because it requires no special equipment, walk walking for 30 minutes a day is one of the
easiest ways to lose weight.
6. C; Checking the locks on doors more than once before going to bed is a common behavior, but
it can interfere with daily life for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

1. X; For many immigrants, it is a difficult decision to leave their home country.
2. C
3. X; Taking vitamins are is an important part of many people’s daily routine.
4. X; Despite what some employees may think, it is wrong to take work supplies home for
personal use.
5. C
6. C
7. X; For residents who live along the coast, it is important to be aware of beach erosion and
rising sea levels.
8. C

1. to participate / to be
2. having
3. making
4. to find / to learn
5. working / being / participating
6. learning / knowing / finding
7. developing / making
8. to be
9. using
10. to know / to learn

1. d
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. Taking a public speaking course during the first semester of college improves listening skills,
provides practice in organizing one’s thoughts, and builds self-confidence. (Organize should be
organizing because it follows the preposition in, which requires a gerund.)
7. It is never a good idea to choose a career based solely on the money one can earn. Similarly,
one should avoid making a career decision before exploring several options. (Chose should be to
chose because the infinitive is used after the verb be.)
8. Although staying up all night to watch movies is often typical of college students, this
lifestyle tends to change once students begin working full time. (Stay should be staying because
the subject of the clause should be a gerund.)

Answers may vary.
1. Athletes stay physically fit by exercising every day and following a healthy diet.
2. A recent survey indicates that employers prefer to hire college graduates who think
independently and have good computer skills.
3. It is possible to save the environment and save money by making small lifestyle changes.

Trying to handle both personal and professional responsibilities is often an
overwhelming task. However, there are three simple steps people can take to put more time into
their day. The first step is to set realistic goals. For example, it is not realistic to have 15 items on
a daily to-do list. Instead, list the top three or four work items that need to be finished before the
day is over. Check off each item as it is accomplished. The second step requires scheduling all of
one’s personal activities, including exercise. This means writing down what time one will go to
the gym, take a walk, or practice yoga. Doing this ensures some private time will be available
every day. Finally, the last step is to avoid people who waste one’s time. (For example, instead
of standing in the parking lot talking to a co-worker about the boss for 20 minutes, leave the
office and head directly for home. There is no easy solution to finding all the time one wants or
needs, but taking these three steps will lead one in the right direction.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 14

4
He wondered what was the key the key was for, so he walked from room to room in his
grandparents’ house, searching for a lock the key would open. (Use statement word order in
question-word noun clauses.)
9
Whether he ever told anyone what was in the box also remains a mystery to this day. (Noun
clauses made from questions begin with a question word.)

1. In a recent nationwide poll, respondents stated whether they felt optimistic or pessimistic
about a number of economic issues.
2. What defines a person’s success varies from individual to individual.
3. Economic theory experts believe that increasing interest rates results in decreased consumer
spending.
4. People commonly ask themselves if their work makes them happy.
5. Career counselors advise that who you know will help you find a job.
6. It is not surprising that so many people live to be 100 or older these days.
7. It is a fact that the media influences teens in several ways, including their hair and clothing
styles.
8. Many newly arrived immigrants do not know where they can find help with education and
employment needs.
9. Advertisers who claim that their products can do everything from cure the common cold to
promote excessive weight loss are often scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission.
10. Studies show that small business owners who keep a list of priorities are more organized and
successful than those who do not.

1. why
2. that
3. what
4. that
5. Whoever
6. the fact that
7. that
8. which
9. whether
10. Why

1. X; A common concern among older citizens is how long will they they will be able to live
alone.
2. X; Due to conflicting results from different studies, doctors and nutritionists continue the
debate over whether are eggs eggs are good or bad for one’s health.
3. C
4. X; Reading fiction allows the reader to discover what is the author’s message what the
author’s message is.
5. C
6. X; Linguistic anthropologists continue to explore when did communication begin
communication began to evolve into language.
7. X; As the number of electric cars increases, whether will noise pollution decrease noise
pollution will decrease remains to be seen.
10. X; In the scientific method, formulating a hypothesis means stating what will be the results of
the experiment the results of the experiment will be.

1. X; The fact that today’s family structures are complex makes the term nuclear family
inadequate and outdated.
2. C; What makes people change their thinking depends on the method used to present an
opposing view.
3. X; How colleges accommodate students with learning disabilities ranges from providing text-
to-speech software to assigning classroom note takers.
4. C; The fact that people abandon their pets causes animal shelters to become overcrowded.
5. C; Whether capital punishment prevents crime has been the subject of many debates.
6. X; How students prepare for exams varies from one individual to another.

1. Writers must clearly state what the main point of the research paper is in the thesis statement.
2. Schools can be classified according to how they implement their curriculum and measure
student performance.
3. Geoscientists are interested in the idea that analyzing rock and soil samples may lead to
predicting and even preventing future natural disasters.
4. One of the powers of the Supreme Court is to decide whether a law is constitutional or not.
5. Although scientists know the Sun will die, it is impossible to know exactly when it will
happen.
6. Salespeople do not always tell customers about the fact that there are problems with the
product.
ACTIVITY 6, Common Error 14.4. page 194

1. How hard work and passion lead to success is the subject of numerous research studies.
2. The short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” depicts what a woman experiences during a mental
breakdown.
3. People like to believe that talent makes entrepreneurs successful rather than hard work.
4. Researchers are unsure why fewer people are at risk for developing dementia today than 35
years ago, but they continue to predict increases.
5. From the beginning of the Golden Gate Bridge project in 1919, it was evident that
construction would be an engineering challenge.
6. An increasingly common question asked of lawmakers about payday loans is if they should be
illegal.
7. Whether using visual imagery before a competition has a positive result in an athlete’s
performance has been the focus of several psychological studies
8. Investigators stated that the cause of ships and planes disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle
remains unanswered to this day.

1. is
2. remember / report
3. will show
4. prefer
5. suggest / show
6. find
7. feel
8. do
9. served
10. report

1. b
2. d
3. b
4. a
5. d
6. A group of college advisors is planning to study how setting goals affects students’ study
habits and whether setting specific goals results in a more successful semester. (That should be
how because the meaning implied in the clause is “in what way.”)
7. In a recent study of runners and their heart health, researchers asked participants to record how
often they ran, how far they went, and what time of day they exercised. (Did they go should be
they went because the word order in the clause is subject + verb, not question order.)
8. Researchers report that whether people believe a politician’s statements often depends on
whether they support that candidate. (Depend on should be depends on because the noun clause
is used as the subject, so it requires a singular verb.)

Answers may vary.
1. Aristotle observed that having a sense of purpose is closely connected to a feeling of
happiness.
2. How exercise helps prevent certain types of diseases but does not help with weight loss is the
topic of a recent health study.
3. In 1954, sports experts doubted if anyone could beat the four-minute mile record.

People who do not get enough sleep are said to be sleep-deprived. It is easy to identify
people who are sleep-deprived by the way they look and the way they behave. First of all, they
always look tired. For example, their eyes are usually red or bloodshot, and they often have dark
circles under their eyes. Moreover, instead of the corners of their mouths turning up, the corners
tend to droop, which makes them look sad. People who lack sleep are also easy to recognize by
their impatient behavior. While waiting in line, they may tap their feet and mutter, “Come on. I
don’t have all day.” People who honk their car horns at the drivers in front of them as soon as the
traffic light turns green are likely suffering from insufficient sleep. In meetings, these people tap
their pencils on the table and sigh heavily every few minutes. Their struggle to stay awake is
obvious. They often yawn in the middle of important discussions and put their heads down on
their desks when they think no one is looking. They are rarely without a cup of coffee in one
hand and a sugary snack in the other. The coffee keeps them awake, while the sugary snack gives
them energy. These characteristics of people with chronic sleep deficiencies all point to one
thing: people do not look or act their best when they do not get enough sleep.

Answers will vary.
UNIT 15

6
However For example, a deciduous forest contains trees that lose their leaves in the fall and
grow new ones in the spring. (However is a transition used to introduce contrasting information.
This sentence introduces an example, so for example is used.)
9
These coniferous trees are green all year round, or so they are sometimes called evergreen trees.
(We use the connector so to show something as a result.)

SC CC
1. Before the mid-1800s, people colored their hair with natural dyes, but an English chemist
SC
changed the world of hair color when he created a permanent dye using coal tar.
T
2. Many consumers mistakenly believe that all organically grown food is the same; however,
SC
there are differences. Some foods are considered organic, while others are considered 100
percent organic.
SC
3. In the past, a subculture might include hippies, while today, a subculture might include
T
gamers, people who play interactive video games, for example.
SC
4. Because schools have begun to incorporate technology into classroom learning, children are
CC
becoming independent learners, learning at their own pace, and developing real-world skills.
CC T
5. During a jury trial, attorneys for both sides present evidence and call witnesses to testify. Next,
CC CC T
the jury considers the evidence and reaches a verdict of guilty or not guilty. Finally, depending
CC
on the verdict, the judge either releases or sentences the defendant.
CC
6. A recent study showed that consumers enjoyed the ease and convenience of online shopping,
CC
but it also showed that they hated the pop-up ads that cluttered their screens.
SC
7. Although some people might consider Plato the father of Western philosophy, there are
several reasons why Socrates should have this title.
CC
8. In the 1800s, the east coast of the United States began to get crowded, so many pioneers
CC
began migrating west in order to buy land, find better jobs, or search for gold.

1. C
2. X; Logging of rainforests continues, although governments are aware of how deforestation
affects the environment.
3. X; Research shows an increase in the number of colleges encouraging the use of e-books,;
however, many students still prefer to read hardcover textbooks.
4. X; Before becoming President of the United States., Theodore Roosevelt held numerous
political positions, including that of governor of New York.
5. X; Some very ill patients enroll in clinical trials, because they want to contribute to science.
6. X; Students who cram for tests are often able to remember enough to pass them. Then, they
forget what they studied because they have not really learned it.
7. C
8. X; Children growing up 50 years ago commonly played with toys and read books. In contrast,
many of today’s children play video games and read stories on tablets or e-readers.

1. For example
2. but
3. so
4. When
5. because
6. In addition

1. Citizens participate in local government by electing city officials. Furthermore, citizens also
have the opportunity to share their views and opinions at city council meetings.
OR
Citizens participate in local government by electing city officials. Furthermore, Citizens Citizens
also have the opportunity to share their views and opinions at city council meetings.
2. While sugar-free foods may help people lose weight, but they may also lead people to eat
more because they think they have “saved” calories.
OR
While Sugar-free Sugar-free foods may help people lose weight, but they may also lead people
to eat more because they think they have “saved” calories.
3. Although many may think Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular play, yet Romeo and Juliet
is, in fact, the most popular one.
OR
Although Many Many may think Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular play, yet Romeo and
Juliet is, in fact, the most popular one.
4. Because the honeybee population has steadily declined and bee colonies have collapsed, so the
U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken steps to identify the causes and find a solution.
OR
Because The The honeybee population has steadily declined and bee colonies have collapsed, so
the U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken steps to identify the causes and find a solution.
5. Although researchers have not yet found a cure for HIV, but they are hopeful they will be
close to a cure within the next five years.
OR
Although researchers Researchers have not yet found a cure for HIV, but they are hopeful they
will be close to a cure within the next five years.
6. Because melanoma is one of the most dangerous types of skin cancer, so people need to avoid
the sun during the hottest time of the day, wear sunscreen, and see a dermatologist every year.
OR
Because melanoma Melanoma is one of the most dangerous types of skin cancer, so people need
to avoid the sun during the hottest time of the day, wear sunscreen, and see a dermatologist every
year.
7. Although researchers have identified the genes that allow lizards to regrow their tails, but they
are in the beginning stages of applying their knowledge in ways to help people.
OR
Although researchers Researchers have identified the genes that allow lizards to regrow their
tails, but they are in the beginning stages of applying their knowledge in ways to help people.
8. The decision to start a business is not an easy one to make. Consequently, to make the right
decision, an entrepreneur must, therefore, make the commitment to raise capital, set goals, and
work hard.
OR
The decision to start a business is not an easy one to make. Consequently, to To make the right
decision, an entrepreneur must, therefore, make the commitment to raise capital, set goals, and
work hard.

1. X; When While / Although / Even though robotic surgery offers several advantages to the
patient and the surgeon, the cost of the system is extremely expensive.
2. X; Isaac Newton was not hit on the head by a falling apple, and but / yet it was a falling apple
that led him to develop his law of gravity and later write about this principle.
3. X; Many students choose or change their career path but after they take college classes. A
professor may inspire them, for example, to consider a new field.
4. X; An example of self-motivating behavior is making New Year’s resolutions. People often
resolve to exercise every day although because / as / since they want to lose weight.
5. C; People enroll in college for a variety of reasons. Some enroll because they enjoy learning,
while others enroll to earn a degree and begin a career.
6. X; If the president of the United States is unable to perform the duties of the office, the line of
succession begins with the vice president, then moves to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, is followed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, and last / finally next, is
followed by cabinet members.
7. X; Type 1 diabetes cannot be prevented and often starts in early childhood; in addition in
contrast / however, type 2 diabetes can be prevented by eating healthy food or and by
exercising.
8. C; There are two factors that contribute to changes in an ecosystem. First, there are direct
factors. For example, climate change and pollution are direct factors.

1. but / yet
2. after / when / because
3. However
4. after / when
5. For example / For instance
6. In contrast / However
7. Because / As / Since
8. and / but / yet

1. Although Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the French impressionist painter, had severe arthritis, he
continued to paint until his death in 1919.
2. In 1988, the United Nations peacekeepers received the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts; as a
result, they gained the trust of many nations.
OR
In 1988, the United Nations peacekeepers received the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts. As a
result, they gained the trust of many nations.
3. Classroom teachers may take one of two approaches in the classroom. One is to encourage
cooperative behavior, in which students work together to meet a goal or objective; in contrast,
encouraging competitive behavior is an approach in which students work alone and may even
compete against each other for grades.
OR
Classroom teachers may take one of two approaches in the classroom. One is to encourage
cooperative behavior, in which students work together to meet a goal or objective. In contrast,
encouraging competitive behavior behavior is an approach in which students work alone and
may even compete against each other for grades.
4. While foreign particles in the atmosphere are not necessary for a blue sky, they are needed for
the deep red sunrises and sunsets people enjoy.
5. Critical thinkers distinguish fact from opinion. For example, “Ottawa is the capital of Canada”
is a fact, but “Ottawa is the best place to go on vacation” is an opinion.
6. Although many businesses offer health benefits to their employees, some large employers
have reduced their employees’ hours to avoid having to offer benefits.
7. Earth and Mars are two very different planets, but they still share some similarities. Both
planets have days that are about 24 hours long; in addition, both planets have seasons and similar
axis tilts.
OR
Earth and Mars are two very different planets, but they still share some similarities. Both planets
have days that are about 24 hours long. In addition, both planets have seasons and similar axis
tilts.
8. Each country has a favorite national or regional dish, one which is made with local ingredients
and which reflects the country’s culture. For example, Hungary is known for its goulash, Spain
for its paella, and Saudi Arabia for its Kabsa.

1. recognize
2. make
3. should
4. take
5. are
6. have
7. stated
8. suggests
9. can
10. does

1. d
2. a
3. c
4. b
5. b
6. Because they commonly live among the people while they are studying them, anthropologists
can observe people’s habits and traits. In addition, they can identify which habits are common
and which habits are not. (However needs to be In addition because the sentence that follows
adds information to the first sentence; it does not introduce a contrast.)
7. Working for a relief organization offers the opportunity to save lives and change the future,
but / yet it also requires patience and physical stamina. As a result, before applying for or
accepting a position with a relief organization, preparation is essential. (Because needs to be but
or yet because the clause introduces a contrast, not a reason.)
8. Consumers can order most things online, including, for example, food or prescriptions.
Although / Even though / While ordering prescriptions online may save time and money, there
are risks. When an online pharmacy has no contact information, it is probably unreliable.
(Therefore, needs to be Although, Even though, or While because the sentence introduces a
contrast, not a result.)

Answers may vary.
1. Introverts need to be alone to recover their energy; in contrast, extroverts need the stimulation
of being around other people in order to feel energized.
2. Although globalization has made people more aware of other cultures, it is unlikely that all
cultures will merge into one world culture.
3. Exams may contain several different types of instructions, so it is important to read them
carefully.

Learning a foreign language today differs from learning one 25 years ago. One noticeable
difference is in the methods. Today, students practice all four skills: listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. In addition, they work collaboratively with partners to share and compare answers,
and they have small group discussions. In the past, however, students spent much of their class
time studying grammar. They worked alone and waited for their instructor to give them the
answers. Their speaking practice focused on repeating grammar drills or memorized
conversations. Another difference in learning a foreign language is in the materials. For example,
classroom materials include books with reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities.
Today, technology allows students to watch and listen to videos and then discuss them. In
contrast, 25 years ago, classroom materials were grammar books filled with drills but no reading
or writing activities. Learning a foreign language today is much more interactive and engaging
for both the instructor and the student.

Answers will vary.

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Grammar for Great Writing, Book B, 1st Edition

What Do You Know?, page 3

ACTIVITY 3, Common Error 1.1, page 8

ACTIVITY 4, Common Error 1.2, page 9

ACTIVITY 5, Common Error 1.3, pages 9–10

ACTIVITY 6, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 11

ACTIVITY 7, Review Quiz, page 12

ACTIVITY 8, Building Greater Sentences, page 13

ACTIVITY 9, Steps to Composing, page 14

ACTIVITY 10, Original Writing, page 15

ACTIVITY 4, Common Error 2.1, page 23

ACTIVITY 5, Common Error 2.2, page 24

ACTIVITY 6, Common Error 2.3, page 25

ACTIVITY 8, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 27

ACTIVITY 9, Review Quiz, page 28

ACTIVITY 10, Building Greater Sentences, page 29

ACTIVITY 11, Steps to Composing, page 30

ACTIVITY 12, Original Writing, page 31

ACTIVITY 3, Common Error 3.1, page 37

ACTIVITY 4, Common Error 3.2, page 38

ACTIVITY 5, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 39

ACTIVITY 6, Review Quiz, page 40

ACTIVITY 7, Building Greater Sentences, page 41

ACTIVITY 8, Steps to Composing, page 42

ACTIVITY 9, Original Writing, page 43

What Do You Know?, page 45

ACTIVITY 3, Common Error 4.1, page 50

ACTIVITY 4, Common Error 4.2, page 51

ACTIVITY 5, Common Error 4.3, page 52

ACTIVITY 6, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 53

ACTIVITY 7, Review Quiz, page 54

ACTIVITY 8, Building Greater Sentences, page 55

ACTIVITY 9, Steps to Composing, pages 56–57

ACTIVITY 10, Original Writing, page 57

What Do You Know?, page 59

ACTIVITY 1, pages 60-61

ACTIVITY 5, Common Error 5.1, page 64

ACTIVITY 6, Common Error 5.2, page 65

ACTIVITY 7, Common Error 5.3, page 66

ACTIVITY 8, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 67

ACTIVITY 9, Review Quiz, page 68

ACTIVITY 10, Building Greater Sentences, page 69

ACTIVITY 11, Steps to Composing, page 70

ACTIVITY 12, Original Writing, page 71

Activity 6, Common Error 6.2, page 79

Activity 7, Common Error 6.3, page 80

Activity 8, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 81

Activity 9, Review Quiz, page 82

Activity 10, Building Greater Sentences, page 83

Activity 11, Steps to Composing, page 84

Activity 12, page 85

What Do You Know?, page 87

ACTIVITY 4, Common Error 7.1, page 92

ACTIVITY 5, Common Error 7.2, page 93

ACTIVITY 6, Common Error 7.3, page 94

ACTIVITY 7, Common Error 7.4, page 94

ACTIVITY 8, Vocabulary in Academic Writing, page 95

Activity 9, Review Quiz, page 96