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Wfe Week 2 Worksheet Key

The document provides a worksheet for engineering writing that includes exercises to rearrange word order in sentences, find and correct mistakes in statements, and identify and correct comma splices and run-on sentences. The key provides the corrected answers to each exercise, rearranging sentences so they are grammatically correct, fixing errors in statements about inventions and their uses, and separating run-on sentences with proper punctuation.

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Wfe Week 2 Worksheet Key

The document provides a worksheet for engineering writing that includes exercises to rearrange word order in sentences, find and correct mistakes in statements, and identify and correct comma splices and run-on sentences. The key provides the corrected answers to each exercise, rearranging sentences so they are grammatically correct, fixing errors in statements about inventions and their uses, and separating run-on sentences with proper punctuation.

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WRITING FOR ENGINEERING WEEK 2 WORKSHEET

I. Rearrange the word order of the following statements to make correct sentences.

e.g. was sailing/ In 1894/ the Atlantic Ocean/ a steamship/ from/ England to America/ across/.

In 1894 a steamship was sailing across the Atlantic Ocean from England to America.

1. was shining/ gentle breezes/ The sun/ and/ were blowing/.

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2. was sailing/ three weeks/ The ship/ for/.

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3. was/ New York/ halfway to/It / its destination/-/.

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4. were relaxing/ when/ on deck/ The passengers/ a loud bang/suddenly/ heard/ they/.

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5. looked over/ all/ the edge/ They/ ran to/ of the boat/ and/ jumped up/ the side/, /.

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6. a terrible scene/ saw/To their horror/ they/.

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7. which/ They/ in the side of/ some hard object/ had hit/ had torn/ a hole/ the ship/.

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8. the steamship/ was pouring/ at an alarming speed/ into/ Water/.

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9. half an hour/ arrived/ Fortunately/ another ship/ later/.

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10. everyone/ It/ just in time/ to save/ on board/ was/.

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II. Find the mistakes in the statements and correct them.

1. Teflon often added to pans to provide a non-stick surface for cooking and frying. It is originally invented to
provide a surface for shields on space.

2. Portable computers were first develop for use on a NASA shuttle mission in 1983. Notebook computers
now widely use for work and play.

3. Velcro is now use for quickly attaching tow items together, such as straps on trainers. It primarily developed
for anchoring items in zero gravity.

4. Microwave ovens were originally invent for use on Skylab to enable astronauts to warm up their meals
safely. They now commonly use in many kitchens on Earth.
III. Identify the problems in these sentences with comma splices and run-ons and correct them.

1. The students were at the event, the event was at South Campus, it was held in room A-200, the engineer
was John Doe.

2. I am considering a career in engieering, however I am not sure I will like the work.

3. I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.

4. The results of the study were inconclusive, therefore more research needs to be done on the topic.

KEY

WRITING FOR ENGINEERING WEEK 2 WORKSHEET

I. Rearrange the word order of the following statements to make correct sentences.

1. The sun was shining and gentle breezes were blowing.

2. The ship was sailing for three weeks.

3. It was halfway to its destination-New York.

4. The passengers were relaxing on deck when suddenly they heard a loud bang.

5. They all jumped up, ran to the edge of the boat and looked over the side.

6. To their horror they saw a terrible scene.

7. They had hit some hard object, which had torn a hole in the side of the ship.

8. Water was pouring into the steamship at an alarming speed.

9. Fortunately another ship arrived half an hour later.

10. It was just in time to save everyone on board.

II. Find the mistakes in the statements and correct them.

1. Teflon is often added to pans to provide a non-stick surface for cooking and frying. It was originally
invented to provide a surface for shields on space.

2. Portable computers were first developed for use on a NASA shuttle mission in 1983. Notebook computers
are now widely used for work and play.

3. Velcro is now used for quickly attaching tow items together, such as straps on trainers. It was primarily
developed for anchoring items in zero gravity.

4. Microwave ovens were originally invented for use on Skylab to enable astronauts to warm up their meals
safely. They are now commonly used in many kitchens on Earth.

III. III. Identify the problems in these sentences with comma splices and run-ons and correct them.
1. The students were at the event. The event was at South Campus. It was held in room A-200. The
engineer was John Doe.

2. I am considering a career in engineering; however I am not sure I will like the work.

3. I love to write papers. I would write one every day if I had the time.

4. The results of the study were inconclusive; therefore more research needs to be done on the topic.

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