c Structure=

Make the following sentences more emphatic by throwing them into
periodic form.

1. It was Tom, as I had expected.

2. I will not tell, no matter how you beg.

3. The supremacy of the old river steamboat is gone forever,
unless conditions should be utterly changed.

4. Across the desert he traveled alone, and over strange seas,
and through quaint foreign villages.

5. The hot water dissolves the glue in the muresco, making the
mixture more easily applied.

6. Visions of rich meadows and harvest-laden fields now pass
before my eyes, as I sit by the fire.

7. Some of the women were weeping bitterly, thinking they would
never see their homes again.

8. I splashed along on foot for three miles after night in a
driving rain.

9. Very high rent is demanded, thus keeping the peasants
constantly in debt.

10. Roderigo was in despair because he had been rejected by
Desdemona, and was ready to end his life, by the time Iago
entered.

11. Through storm and cold the open boat was brought to the
shore at last, after toil and suffering, with great difficulty.

12. The car came to a violent stop against a rock pile, after
it demolished two fences, upset a hen-house, and scared a pig
out of his wits.

13. The Panama Canal is the fulfilment of the dreams of old
Spanish adventurers, the desires of later merchant princes,
and the demand of modern nations for free traffic on the seas.

14. The fiddle yelled, and the feet of the dancers beat the
floor, and the spectators applauded, and the room fairly rang.

15. The man with the best character, not the man with most
money, will come out on top in the end.

=C. Faulty Repetition=

Repetition in the following sentences is objectionable, because it
attracts attention to words or constructions that do not need to be
emphasized. Improve the sentences, avoiding unnecessary repetition.

1. He is a great friend of boys, and views things from the
boys' point of view.

2. In the case of the strike at Lawrence, Massachusetts, the
real cause was low wages caused by immigration and child labor.

3. First, a subject must be chosen, and in choosing a subject,
choose one that you know something about.

4. There are great opportunities in the field of science, and a
scient