Punctuation

Chapter 11, Questions 1-10

1. Phrase: genetic instructions

    Phrase: have recently determined

    Clause: researchers have determined the cause

    Phrase: on the bottom

    Phrase and Clause: in the event that the program crashes

2. Complex, compound-complex, complex, complex

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6a. Today’s presentation will contain:

            -Employee request for dress code change

Query

            -Job stress discussion

            -Employee moral discussion

            HFS Committee evaluation

            -New policy on July 1

 b. Some qualities that are needed are the ability to communicate orally and in writing, good judgment, and tact.

 c. We have spoken to banks about loans and to a foundation about getting grants. We have also fundraised.

 d. Reasons for the policy change: supports your success, builds goodwill, reflects industry standards, cannot be changed, estavlished new stress management benefits effective August 1, 2011.

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10a. The first sentence communicates that unfamiliar or specialized terms are not part of general style. The second sentence includes unfamiliar or specialized terms as an element of the general style.

   b. The first sentence proposes two different courses of action and specifies when which is appropriate. The second sentence leaves it up to the reader to decide which course of action to take.