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4. The roles of men (are changing.)
(The roles of) women are changing.
5. Father (works.)
Mother works.
6. Mother works at home.
(Mother works) in a restaurant.
7. My parents share the cooking.
(My parents share) the housework.
8. Mr. Thomas (works on the police force.)
Mrs. Thomas works on the police force.
9. Mom is putting oil in the car.
(Mom is) filling it with gas.
10. Now little boys (can look forward to a job outside the home.)
(Now) little girls can look forward to a job outside the home.
VII. !ontrolled !omposition Variety in sentence types
Good writers use some short, simple sentences and some longer
sentences. Rewrite the paragraph below and vary the length of the sentences.
Make some longer, and change the word order in some. Combine
some sentences with and, but, or, and so.
My name is June Taylor. My daughter Sara lives in Fairbanks, Alaska.
I live in Fairbanks, Alaska. I am a working mother. I work as a camerawoman
for a T.V. station in Fairbanks. My job is interesting. I enjoy it. I
didn’t always work. I didn’t plan to work. I started to work ten years ago.
This is my story.
I married Charles Taylor in 1966. We were very young. Charles was a
salesman. He liked to move. We moved to a new city every year. We
lived in Chicago. We lived in Detroit. We lived in Miami. We lived far from
our families. Charles wanted a large family. I wanted a large family. I
didn’t plan to get a job. I planned to stay home with the children.
Sara was born in Miami. Charles was very happy. I was very happy. I
stayed home with Sara. We moved to Alaska the next year. I didn’t have
a job. I had a hobby. I liked to take pictures of Sara. I learned to take very
good pictures. I started to sell them. It wasn’t a real job. I always worked
at home.
Charles suddenly became very sick in 1972. He had cancer. He died
after six months. I had no money. I had no job. I had no education. I had
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