Homework Help: English

Posted by Mike on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 10:32am.

I really have problems in correcting the grammar and choosing the proper synonyms in these sentences. I selected the six most difficult ones.

1) Their task was to grow and harvest sugar cane. In those profit-making enterprises a system of terrible punishments and rewards was developed (better: devised, adopted are possible?) in order to increase the productivity and to avoid rebellions.
2)The abolitionists gathered in (into, ?) the Republican Party.
3)Orwell speaks about this future state (tells about?), which is constantly in war in order to satirize present society.
4)Citizens don’t know anything about who actually are the members of the Party and what is their purpose. (anything about the Party members and their objectives.)
5)The question of slavery was most urgent (when can I use the superlative without the article?).
6) Through the window pane of his apartment he can see some posters. One of these represents(better:portrays, depicts?) Big Brother, a black-moustached man.

English - SraJMcGin, Monday, March 7, 2011 at 12:26pm
2) in

4) you might reword to: who the members ac tually are of the Party and what their purpose is.

5) this is a good example, with "most" or "very" etc.

The things in parantheses are all possible; some are better than others.

Sra
English - Writeacher, Monday, March 7, 2011 at 1:15pm
I agree with Sra. I would add only one thing.

In #3, don't use "speaks" or "tells" -- use "writes" since it's his book you're referring to, right? Or did you hear him speak?

Answer this Question

Related Questions

english - Dr. Frankenstein flung a powere switch, blue streamers of static ...
grammar - i really dont understand these sentences.... the instructions are to ...
English Grammar - 1. How many times do you do activities and play games in class...
English - I still have some doubts and a few sentences to check I can't ...
English - I left out two sentences I really find it difficult to rephrase. 1) ...
Sports - Can you name the six quarterbacks taken in the first round of the 1983...
Math(solving a quadratic by factoring) - Ok I get most of the problems except ...
math - i have no clue how to do this problem. any help would be appreciated...
English - 1. I have lived there since I was born. 2. I have lived there since ...
English Language - I asked this question earlier. I need to write 2 letters of ...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: