CONFUSING CONSTRUCTION
The following pieces are either confusing, inconsistent, incomplete, poorly punctuated or structurally incorrect. Read the following and determine the flaws in each. Be sure to correct what needs attention.
"Spencer and Brittany must read daily, practise their musical instruments and arrive at school prepared. Balance, without sacrificing responsibility."
Anne Jarvis, "Students' homework excessive", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
"Assignments are effective only when they're engaging and meaningful, for example, deciding which strategy to use to solve a math problem, instead of rote repetition."
Anne Jarvis, "Students' homework excessive", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
"The only conclusive way to improve academic success, studies show, is simple: Reading with or to kids every day."
Anne Jarvis, "Students' homework excessive", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
"A subject of a previous court order forcing him to provide a blood sample for the police DNA databank, Blair's blood on the broken glass linked him to the crime."
Sarah Sacheli, "Violent offender set free on peace bond", The Windsor Star, Wednesday, December 16, 2009.
TAKE THIS TO HEART
Identify the author of the following aphorism.
“Ignorance never settles a question.”
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "tantamount".
What part of speech is "tantamount"?
Define "tantamount" and use it in a sentence.
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