Revise Each of the Following Sentences, Using the Strategy Indicated

question 3

Essay

Revise each of the following sentences, using the strategy indicated.
A. Parallelism
1. Tired of your old hair? The hair-care aisle is full of products that can color it, straighten it, or make it curly.
2. Beautiful women, a suave hero, and villains who are despicable are the most important elements of a James Bond movie.
B. Consistent point of view
3. Joanna's date smiled at her, reached for her hand, and says, "You're looking beautiful tonight."
4. Rhonda says that you can kill a dog by feeding it chocolate.
C. Specific words
5. Tonight I'd like a hamburger with all the trimmings.
6. The pile of junk on Carlos's bed made it impossible for him to sleep there.
D. Active verbs
7. My sleep was shattered by a blood-curdling scream.
8. Every bit of the stew was eaten by the hungry hikers.
E. Concise words
9. Without any doubt whatsoever, the success of this project has been due to the fact that everyone involved gave it his or her absolute utmost effort.
10. One of the very positive benefits of exercise is that after the person returns back to her normal everyday activities, she is not infrequently in a better mood than in the period of time before she exercised.

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Definitions:

Labor Productivity

A measure of economic performance that calculates the output per unit of labor input, such as output per hour worked.

Human Capital

The collective skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or country.

Agricultural Sector

The segment of an economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food, fibers, and other plant and animal products.

Developing Countries

Nations with a lower living standard, undeveloped industrial base, and lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.