Exercise 1
Read the following passage. Some sections are underlined. The underlined sections may be one of the following:
- Incomplete sentences
- Run-on sentences
- Correctly written sentences that should be combined
- Correctly written sentences that do not need to be rewritten
From the choices provided, select the best way to write each underlined section. If the underlined section needs no change, select the choice "Correct as is."
"Genius is two per cent inspiration and ninety-eight per cent perspiration." Thomas Alva Edison, the most famous American inventor, said this in relation to his own work. (1) Edison invented the electric lightbulb. He did this in 1879. He seemed to have limitless patience and energy. (2) He worked in his laboratory. For as long as nineteen hours a day without stopping. His hard work paid off in many important inventions, including the phonograph, the motion picture projector, and the alkaline battery. (3) By the time of his death in 1931, he had patented 1,093 inventions.
1. Edison invented the electric lightbulb. He did this in 1879.
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In 1879 Edison invented the electric lightbulb.
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In 1879 Edison invented the electric lightbulb, and that's when he invented it.
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Edison invented in 1879 the electric lightbulb.
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Edison invented the electric lightbulb since 1879.
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2. He worked in his laboratory. For as long as nineteen hours a day without stopping.
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He worked in his laboratory for as long as nineteen hours a day. Without stopping.
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He worked in his laboratory, he worked for as long as nineteen hours a day without stopping.
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He worked in his laboratory for as long as nineteen hours a day without stopping.
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Correct as is
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3. By the time of his death in 1931, he had patented 1,093 inventions.
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By the time of his death, in 1931, patenting 1,093 inventions.
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By the time of his death it was in 1931, he had patented 1,093 inventions.
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By the time of his death in 1931. He had patented 1,093 inventions.
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Correct as is
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