EXERCISE $20$

A$.$ Substitute a single word for each of the idioms listed in the sec$-$

ond paragraph of the preceding discussion. In some cases there

will be more than one possibility.

B$.$ The idioms we have used in writing this book certainly influence

its level of formality. Here are some of the sentences you have

seen so far. Come up with a more formal version of each.

Come up with a more formal version of each.

The punctuation convention calls for a comma. $...$

There are three steps we follow in turning the active voice

into passive.

All sentences are made up of one or more independent

clauses.

The first sentence in a paragraph sets up expectations in the

reader about what is coming.

We can easily figure out what the sentence means.

We can think of it as part of the contract between writer and

reader.

You can be sure that in reading their own prose, whether

silently or aloud, they are paying attention to sentence

rhythm$.$

The pronoun stands in for the entire noun phrase.