Rewrite the sentences below. Follow the examples to make each of the sentences specific. You can make up these facts for the purpose of this exercise, just make them specific made-up facts.
EXAMPLE: “Either as an addition to a home or as an integral part of a new home, sunspaces have gained considerable popularity locally.”
(This might be OK as an introductory sentence, but it wouldn’t fly as a technical fact.)
Choice 1. Numbers. “Sunspaces are included in 13 out of 45 new home plans used by the top three construction companies in Salem, up from 2 out of 42 five years ago” (Salem Homebuilders Association, 1999).
Choice 2. Precise Words. “Architects from five Salem firms report that residential home buyers are beginning to ask for a sunspace, which is an enclosed room of a home with windows covering three walls and sometimes a portion of the ceiling.”
1. The Internet has increased rapidly in the last ten years.
2. A free-flowing river is better for wildlife than a dammed river.
3. Clark County has a slightly younger population than the statewide average.
4. We have seen two consecutive months of strong employment growth, with manufacturing, wholesale trade, and services rebounding from recent weak performances.
5. There are good and bad results of growth.
6. Farmers are being squeezed more than ever between falling crop prices and rising costs for machinery, labor, and other services.
7. The landslide which made U.S. 101 impassable was large enough for the mass of an elephant herd.
8. For the growing soy industry, the school lunch program offers a vast new market and a way to introduce families to the expanding array of new, better-tasting products that have been developed in recent years.
9. This project will enable thousands of businesses, farms, and ranches to continue to compete in the world marketplace.
10. The federal government has grossly violated its duty to diligently maintain a trust fund system for American Indians.