I am trying these on my own is this correct?
1.The service contract...on the whole...applied to upgrade. rewrite: Don't understand this sentence
2.All of our costs were within fair-guidelines. rewrite: All the cost were within the guidelines.
3.Al the lots we are selling offer a relatively easy access to the lake.Rewrite : All of the lots we are selling have easy access to the lake.
1. It doesn't make sense to me either. Please ask your instructor for clarification.
2. OK.
3. OK. But "easy access" should be clarified. Are the lots all within one block -- or a half mile -- from the lake?
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1. The service contract...on the whole...applied to upgrade.
To understand and rewrite this sentence, it helps to break it down.
"The service contract" refers to a contractual agreement or arrangement regarding a service.
"On the whole" means overall or generally. It suggests that the previous statement is applicable to the entirety of something.
"Applied to upgrade" means that the service contract is relevant or applicable to an improvement or enhancement.
Based on this analysis, to rewrite the sentence, you could say: "The service contract generally applies to upgrades."
2. All of our costs were within fair-guidelines.
To rewrite this sentence, you can simplify some of the phrasing.
"All of our costs" refers to the expenses incurred by the speaker or their organization.
"Within fair-guidelines" means that the costs were in line with the established guidelines or standards of fairness.
So, to rewrite the sentence, you could say: "All our costs were in line with the guidelines."
3. All the lots we are selling offer a relatively easy access to the lake.
To rewrite this sentence, you can make it more concise and clarify the meaning.
"All the lots we are selling" refers to the parcels of land that the speaker is currently offering for sale.
"Offer a relatively easy access to the lake" means that these lots provide convenient or effortless entry to the nearby lake.
To rewrite the sentence, you could say: "All the lots we sell have easy access to the lake."