Julio Nieto
Homework
Check the following paragraphs for unity. If a paragraph has unity, write U in the blank. If not, write the number of the sentence that does not belong in the paragraph.
Paragraph 1
__5 SENTENCES During the sweltering Miami summer of 1965, a worried football coach helped create the world’s most popular sports drink. (2) The coach asked University of Florida scientist Tom Cade why so many players got sick in the heat, losing up to 18 pounds in one game. (3) Cade knew the athletes were losing vital water and minerals, so he mixed salt and potassium into a balancing drink. (4) After players spit out the first, foul-tasting samples, Cade’s wife suggested adding lemon juice and sweetener. (5) The rest Florida Gators stopped wilting and roared into a winning streak. (7) The new drink was named in is history. (6) Sipping the new beverage, the their honor. (8) Other Florida teams are the Hurricanes and the Seminoles. (9) Today 8 million bottles of Gatorade are consumed daily.
Paragraph 2
____U__(1) Technology enables people like the famous physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking to continue working despite serious physical disabilities. (2) For more than 45 years, Dr. Hawking has lived with Lou Gehrig’s disease, which attacks the muscles, but his brilliant mind works perfectly. (3) He can no longer walk, speak, or feed himself. (4) Nevertheless, a high-tech wheelchair with computer attachments allows him to continue his research and stay in touch with friends and colleagues around the world. (5) His computer is hooked up full-time to the Internet. (6) To speak, he chooses words displayed on the computer screen, and then an electronic voice machine pronounces each word. (7) A pressure-sensitive joystick even lets Dr. Hawking make his way through traffic. (8) In his home, infrared remote controls operate doors, lights, and his personal entertainment center. (9) He has three children with his first wife, Jane, and one grandchild. (10) Dr. Hawking continues to search
Check the following paragraphs for unity. If a paragraph has unity, write U in the blank. If not, write the number of the sentence that does not belong in the paragraph.
Paragraph 1
__5 SENTENCES During the sweltering Miami summer of 1965, a worried football coach helped create the world’s most popular sports drink. (2) The coach asked University of Florida scientist Tom Cade why so many players got sick in the heat, losing up to 18 pounds in one game. (3) Cade knew the athletes were losing vital water and minerals, so he mixed salt and potassium into a balancing drink. (4) After players spit out the first, foul-tasting samples, Cade’s wife suggested adding lemon juice and sweetener. (5) The rest Florida Gators stopped wilting and roared into a winning streak. (7) The new drink was named in is history. (6) Sipping the new beverage, the their honor. (8) Other Florida teams are the Hurricanes and the Seminoles. (9) Today 8 million bottles of Gatorade are consumed daily.
Paragraph 2
____U__(1) Technology enables people like the famous physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking to continue working despite serious physical disabilities. (2) For more than 45 years, Dr. Hawking has lived with Lou Gehrig’s disease, which attacks the muscles, but his brilliant mind works perfectly. (3) He can no longer walk, speak, or feed himself. (4) Nevertheless, a high-tech wheelchair with computer attachments allows him to continue his research and stay in touch with friends and colleagues around the world. (5) His computer is hooked up full-time to the Internet. (6) To speak, he chooses words displayed on the computer screen, and then an electronic voice machine pronounces each word. (7) A pressure-sensitive joystick even lets Dr. Hawking make his way through traffic. (8) In his home, infrared remote controls operate doors, lights, and his personal entertainment center. (9) He has three children with his first wife, Jane, and one grandchild. (10) Dr. Hawking continues to search