GOOD CHALLENGES

SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION 101

There are four errors in the examples below. Find them, fix them and give your reasons for your choices.


"The 26 year-old man from the nearby suburb of New Westminster had been out drinking when he saw a couch on a east Vancouver sidewalk and decided to lay down to sleep."
National Briefs, "Race Motive probed as man set on fire", The Windsor Star, Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

"Which means if there is any skimping on materials, design or construction, the fallout will come back to bite the hindquarters of the contractors' heirs."
Chris Vande Doelen, "Cocos still player in parkway", The Windsor Star, Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

"Which is why the list of partners and subcontractors named by each of the successful bidding consortia reads like a who's who of the world's building industry: the names include Spaniards, Brits, Germans, Americans and Aussies."
Chris Vande Doelen, "Cocos still player in parkway", The Windsor Star, Tuesday, October 13, 2009.


TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "Machiavellian".
Define "Machiavellian" and use it in a sentence.
Hint: there is a philosophy attached to this word and that can constitute the definition.
Use "Machiavellian" in a sentence.