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Mightier than the pen

Exercise

1. In para.2, the sentence beginning «I swiftly replaced...» (1.13) lists a series of related activities. The immediately preceding sentence refers to all of these activities in a single, all-inclusive phrase. What is this phrase?

2. In para.3 (11. 22-24) the sentence «To the more.. .matter» refers us back to a previous sentence earlier in the text.

The sentence it refers us back to is at the end of the first paragraph, where the writer tells us how he originally felt about using a word processor.

What phrase occurs in both sentences, calling our attention to the change in his attitude?

3. What «more critical question» is being referred to in line 24?

4. Para.5 is an elaboration of the answer to what question?

5. Para.6 is an elaboration of the answer to what question?

6. The last sentence in para.5 and the first sentence in para.6 set up an opposition between two aspects of writing. What arethese two aspects?

7. Para.7 is a comic dramatization of the act of______

8 Why might you prefer not to end one sentence and start a new one once «you're really well launched into the thing» (1.60)?

9. The writer's attitudes toward the Wordprocessor shift from paragraph to paragraph. For each of the paragraphs listed below, decide whether his attitude is :-

a. positive        b. negative с. «noncommital» (1.29)

Para.l____________  para. 6_____________

Para.2____________ para. 7_____________

Para.3____________ para. 8_____________

Para.4 ___________  para 9______________

Para.5____________

10. Explain the relationship between the subtitle of the article and the shifts in the writer's attitude recorded in your answer to question 9.

11. Writing that is «redundant» is characterized by the use of more words than necessary to express the idea/s communicated. Examples in this text are:

a. «lines of words» (1.13)

b. «processing process» (1.51)

(1) Which words seem unnecessary in each of the above phrases?

a.                                           b.

(2) What special effect, or extra meaning, is conveyed by the use of redundancy in each of the above: (a) and (b)?