EAP 14 : Your Writing Lessons to be Learned

Writing in Las Vegas

Who started their essay without a capital letter? Who didn’t bother to hand in a second draft? Who ignored Mark’s advice? Who spelled i without a capital letter? Who invented the word empities? Who invented the expression “conra the time”?

ONE Which of these sentences is correct: A.A large number of students go abroad also improves cross-cultural communication. B.A large number of students who go abroad also improves cross-cultural communication. C.A large number of students going abroad also improves cross-cultural communication.

TWO Which of these sentences is correct: A.On the other hands some parents save money for their children and live a hard life. B.On the other hands, some parents save money for their children and live a hard life. C.In the other hand, some parents save money for their children and live a hard life.

THREE Which of these sentences is correct: A.Many of the student do not have ability to afford such a high tuition fee. B.Few students afford such high tuition fees. C. Many of students do not have ability to afford such high tuition fees.

FOUR Which of these sentences is correct: A.Most of countries have to communicate with other nations which have different culture background. B.Most countries have to communicate with other nations which have a different cultural background. C. Most of the countries have to communicating with the other nations having the different culture backgrounds.

FIVE Which of these sentences is correct: A.Students going abroad collect more independence than students only staying in their own country. B.Students going abroad grow more independence than students only staying in their own country. C. Students going abroad become more independent than students only staying in their own country.

SIX Which of these sentences is correct: A.Some young people want to broaden their horizons. B.Some young people wants to widen their point of view. C.Some young people want to widen their minds.

SEVEN Which of these sentences is correct: A.In teenage years adolescents always become rebellious. B.In teenage years adolescents can become rebellious. C.In teenage years adolescents maybe rebellious.

EIGHT Which of these sentences is correct: A.Adolescents undergo changes as they struggle to move from depending on parents to independence. B.Adolescents undergo changes as they struggle to move from depending on parents to becoming independent. C.Adolescents undergo changes as they struggle to move from depend on parents to independent.

NINE Which of these sentences is correct: A.But sometimes they are not mature enough to make decisions by themselves because of their lack of experience and knowledge. B. But sometimes they are not too mature to make decisions by themselves because of their less experience and knowledge. C.But sometimes they are not too mature to make decisions by themselves because of their lack of experience and knowledge.

TEN Which of these sentences is correct: A.Nowadays there is a trend for many teenage boys and teenage girls to have early sexual experiences and some of those young ladies become unwanted pregnancies. B. Nowadays there is a trend for many teenage boys and teenage girls to have early sexual experiences and some of those young ladies become pregnant unwanted. C. Nowadays there is a trend for many teenage boys and teenage girls to have early sexual experiences and this can lead to unplanned pregnancies.

ELEVEN Which of these sentences is correct: A.Because it is an important time so parents always urge their teenage children to study. B.Because it is an important time, parents always urge their teenage children to study. C.Because it is an important time. Parents always urge their teenage children to study.

TWELVE Which of these sentences is correct: A.Teenage is different with child. B.Teenagers are different to children. C.Teenagers are different with child.

THIRTEEN Which of these sentences is correct: A.Parents just want to prevent their child go astray. B.Parents just want to prevent their child to go astray. C.Parents just want to prevent their child from going astray.

FOURTEEN Which of these sentences is correct: A.In my opinion, teenage years are always lack of self- regulation, so it is always have some trouble for them and bring some confusing to their parents. B.In my opinion, teenage years are always lacking in self- regulation, so they always cause trouble for teenagers and confuse their parents. C.In my opinion, teenage years are always lacking in self- regulation, so they always cause trouble for teenagers and confusion their parents.

FIFTEEN Which of these sentences is correct: A.while when they were a child, they need not to think about society problem, they just study handwork is well, But when they become a teenager, most of them begin to entrance the society. B.I give up!