Revise the following sentences as described. Pay close attention to what you are being asked to correct and make only as many revisions as necessary. Take special care to preserve the meaning of the original material. If necessary, invent reasonable details. Rewrite the entire sentence and use appropriate punctuation and capital letters. 1. In the following sentence, the real subject is obscured by a grammatical expletive. Revise the sentence so that the real subject appears prominently. There are three CERCLA sites in the Buhl area. 2. In the following sentence, unnecessary nominalization has obscured the real verb. Revise the sentence to focus on the real verb. The contractor shall accomplish the removal of all visible overspray. 3. Revise the following sentence so that it is in the active voice. Developing a new procedure was rated as the top quality assurance objective by the division managers. 4. Revise the following sentence to eliminate the awkward, confusing noun string. The building contains a special incoming materials storage area. 5. The following sentence is addressed to general readers. Revise the sentence to remove unnecessary jargon. Please review this revised report and provide your feedback by April 2; revisions have been printed in bold type to expedite your time input. 6. Revise the following sentence to eliminate pompous language. It would be helpful toward resolution of this problem if you would review the enclosed report and advise me as to any perceived errors or discrepancies. 7. Revise the following sentence to eliminate sexist language. Each student must complete ENG-302 before he can enroll in ENG-402. 8. In the following sentence, convert the negative construction to a positive construction. During the simulation of the emergency, did the simulator not fail to duplicate conditions not unlike those found in the laboratory? In each of the following two exercises, the second sentence begins with a demonstrative pronoun. Add a noun after the demonstrative to enhance coherence. 9. The zoning commission has scheduled an open hearing for March 14. This will enable concerned citizens to voice their opinions on the proposed construction. 10. The university has increased the number of parking spaces, instituted a shuttle system, and increased parking fees. These are expected to ease the parking problems. Provide a topic sentence for this paragraph. 11. The reason for this difference is that a larger percentage of engineers working in small firms may be expected to hold high-level positions. In firms with fewer than 20 engineers, for example, the median income was $62,200. In firms of 20-200 engineers, the median income was $60,345. For the largest firms, the median income was $58,600. Rewrite the following sentence in the form of a list. 12. The causes of burnout can be studied from three perspectives: physiological- the roles of sleep, diet and physical fatigue; psychological-the roles of guilt, fear, jealousy, and frustration, and environmental- the role of physical surroundings at home and work. Break the following sentence into two or more sentences. 13. If we get the contract, we must be ready by June 1 with the necessary personnel and equipment, so with this in mind a staff meeting, which all group managers are expected to attend, is scheduled for February 12. In the following sentences, the real subjects are buried in prepositional phrases or obscured by expletives. Revise the sentences so that the real subjects appear prominently. 14. There has been a decrease in the number of students enrolled in our training sessions. 15. The use of in-store demonstrations has resulted in a dramatic increase in business.