MEDRADSC 1E03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: List Of The Hardy Boys Characters, Dangling Modifier, Active Voice

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Medical Radiation Sciences
• Course: MEDRADSC 1E03
• Professor: Professor Lemon

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Writing concisely: this report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read. Clarity and complexity: complex phrases and clauses, new information, and technical terms are easier to process when placed at the end of sentences, complex: lincoln"s claim that the civil war was god"s punishment of both north and. South for slavery appears in the last part of the speech: revised: in the last part of his speech, lincoln claims that god gave the civil war to both. Intravenous feeding can prolong life to an indefinite extent, but it cannot always preserve its quality. Without quality, many would argue, life is worthless: varied word choice: most difficult are questions about the ethics of withdrawing intravenous feeding. Tube sustenance can prolong existence to an indefinite extent, but it cannot always preserve its quality. Without that, many would argue, living is worthless: don"t dangle modifiers, a dangling modifier describes someone or something that is not in the sentence.