1. Exercise 19

2. No.1  (Worse) Being made of concrete, the construction worker had difficultly in breaking the pavement.  (Better) The construction worker had difficultly in breaking the concrete pavement.

3. No.2  (Worse) Unable to pay their monthly bills, the finance company provided solutions for debt- ridden consumers.  (Better) The finance company provided solutions for debt-ridden consumers unable to pay their monthly bills.

4. No.3  (Worse) After examining available options, feasible payment schedules were arranged by the financial consultant.  (Better 1) After examining available options, the financial consultant arranged feasible payment schedules.  (Better 2) The financial consultant arranged feasible payment schedules after examining available options.

5. No.4  (Worse) Registering for the fall semester, many elective courses were selected by the student.  (Better) The student selected many elective courses when registering for the fall semester.

6. No.5  (Worse) Before moving into the student dormitory, full payment for the semester was required by the school.  (Better) The school required full payment for the semester before one could move into the student dormitory.

7. No.6  (Worse) As a computer instructor, students must be closely monitored.  (Better) A computer instructor must closely monitor students.

8. No.7  (Worse) To excel in academics, concentration skills must be developed.  (Better 1) To excel in academics, a student must develop concentration skills.  (Better 2) A student must develop concentration skills to excel in academics.

9. No.8  (Worse) To compensate the invited speaker for his participation, hotel accommodations and roundtrip airfare were provided by the conference committee.  (Better 1) To compensate the invited speaker for his participation, the conference committee provided hotel accommodations and roundtrip airfare.

10. No.8 (cont.)  (Better 2) The conference committee provided the invited speaker with hotel accommodations and roundtrip airfare to compensate for his participation.

11. No.9  (Worse) When applying for graduate school admission, my academic advisor gave me valuable advice.  (Better) My academic advisor gave me valuable advice when I was applying for graduate school admission,.

12. No.10  (Worse) To make sound administrative decisions, many perspectives should be considered.  (Better) A manager should consider many perspectives to make sound administrative decisions.

13. No.11  (Worse) While scrolling down the screen, the monitor display suddenly turned off.  (Better) While the computer use was scrolling down the screen, the monitor display suddenly turned off.

14. No.12  (Worse) After attending the seminar that lasted all day, small group sessions were attended after dinner.  (Better) After attending the seminar that lasted all day, participants attended small group sessions after dinner.