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chapter 20<br />

Clauses<br />

Chapter 20<br />

How can you use clauses to create variety in your writing?<br />

Clauses: Pretest 1<br />

The following first draft about skyscrapers contains several errors in the use of clauses.<br />

Revise the draft so that it reads more smoothly. The first error, a run-on sentence, has<br />

been corrected for you.<br />

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The first skyscrapers appeared in the late 1800s in Chicago a little later they appeared<br />

in New York City. Opened in 2010. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the<br />

world. Most skyscrapers have two main sections. These sections are the foundation. The<br />

section built above the ground. The foundation begins one or more stories below ground<br />

level. Construction crews dig a large hole. The construction crews begin placing steel beams,<br />

columns, and concrete. Which will serve as the building’s support. Once a foundation is<br />

complete, a skyscraper’s above-ground floors and outside walls can be assembled the<br />

construction is supervised by a host of engineers and architects. It can take three or more<br />

years. To complete construction of a skyscraper.<br />

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Clauses

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