First+Step+Toward+Style

First Steps Toward Style Complete the following assignment on a piece of loose leaf paper. 1. Complete the sentences below so that they express your personal opinion. Rewrite each one of your sentences in strict third person, avoiding all use of I, me, my, one, you, a person, etc.  a.  I think that student clubs…  b.  In my opinion, art classes…  c.  To me, the best movies…  d.  I feel that a college education…  e.  It is my belief that the color of a man’s skin…  f.  One must pay close attention to most scientific lectures if…  g.  If you analyze television programming, you discover that…  h.  I don’t see the point in requiring a person to…  i.  I feel almost certain that space travel…  j.  Nobody can convince me that… 2. Delete the word “there” from all the sentences below. Rewrite the sentences if necessary, using active verbs whenever possible.  a.  There is a girl in math class who has a brain like a computer.  b.  There are some aspects of this problem which can never be understood.  c.  Every member of the team was there when the coach made the announcement.  d.  There will be plenty to eat.  e.  If there is one thing he can’t stand, it’s long telephone conversations.  f.  He was right, but there were moments when she hated him for it. <span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bodoni MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bodoni MT';"> g.  There will be no meeting of the club tomorrow. <span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bodoni MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bodoni MT';"> h.  There were lots of good things to eat in the basket. <span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bodoni MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bodoni MT';"> i.  There was a crowd of happy students in the hall. <span style="font-family: 'Bodoni MT'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bodoni MT'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bodoni MT';"> j.  His point of view is strange, but there is a lot to be said in its favor.