Assignment 3 Hooreen

Part A: Add Synonyms
Find a synonym for the underlined words/phrases. Re-write each sentence using these new words
and phrases
1. Around 30,000 children may be helped by the proposed “free lunch” program.
• Approximately 30 000 children may be assisted by the planned free lunch program.
• About 30,000 children may benefit from the recommended free lunch program.
2. All of the people in class studied hard. The effect was a big increase in test scores.
• All of the students in class studied intensely. The result was a dramatic increase in test scores.
• All of my classmates studied well. In the end, there was a huge jump in test scores.
3. If you use cheap paper and discount ink, the quality of your printed documents will suffer.
This situation can be avoided by switching to high quality products.
• If you use in expensive paper and cheap ink the quality of your printed documents will be poor. This
problem can be avoided by changing to high quality supplies.
• If you use low cost paper and budget Ink, your printed documents will not look good. This
unfortunate experience can be avoided by using high quality materials
4. The weather forecast says it will be mostly windy and rainy over the next few days. In addition, a
strong typhoon is expected to hammer the coast next Wednesday.
• The weather forecast says it will be mostly windy and rainy for the next several days. Moreover, a
powerful typhoon is expected to hit the coast next Wednesday
• The weather forecast says it will be mostly windy and rainy during the next three or four days.
Furthermore a dangerous typhoon is expected to slam into the coast next Wednesday
5. A science teacher caught two high school students smoking outside the school cafeteria. This action
forced the principle to expel them for violating the school’s no smoking policy.
• A science teacher found two high school students smoking outside the school cafeteria. This event
forced the principle to kick them out for breaking the schools no smoking rule.
• A science teacher saw two high school students smoking outside the school cafeteria. This fact
forced the principle to boot them out for disobeying the school's no smoking law.
6. The engineer must judge how much dynamite to use according to the quantity of material to be
removed from the tunnel.
• The engineer must decide how much dynamite to use depending on the amount of material to be
• The engineer must figure out how much dynamite to use based on the volume of material to be
7. Skateboarding is a fun way to exercise, meet people and look cool. It is a popular sport with around
10 million skaters worldwide. Based on this information, skateboard companies work hard to
develop new products for this large group of consumers.
• Skateboarding is an exciting way to exercise, meet people and look good. It is a popular sport with
about 10 million skaters around the world. Based on this data, skateboard companies work hard to
create new products for this large group of buyers.
. • Skateboarding is a thrilling way to exercise, meet people and look stylish. It is a popular sport with
approximately 10 million skaters around the globe. Based on this knowledge skateboard companies
work hard to sell new products to this large group of customers
Paraphrase the text by replacing the underlined words and phrases with synonyms. Some sentences
might need to be changed.
Cell phone usage has exploded over the past decade and continues to rise. Today there are over one
billion phone users worldwide. Concern has arisen over whether cell phone usage can harm a person’s
health. Brain cancer rates in the United States have risen since cell phones were introduced, leading some
people to wonder if cell phone usage is the reason for the increase.
ANSWER:
Mobile phone usage has increased sharply over the past 10 years and continues to grow. Today there are
more than one billion phone users around the globe. Questions have arisen over whether cell phone
usage can negatively impact a person's health. The number of brain cancer patients in the United States
has increased since cell phones were introduced, leading some people to wonder if cell phone usage is the
cause of the change.

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