Revise the following sentences so that the subject and verb of each sentence identify key actors and actions:
• The dedication of professors to multiculturalism is crucial to encouraging students of all races to succeed.
o To encourage students of all races to succeed, it is crucial that professors be dedicated to multiculturalism.
• Currently, the percentage of full-time African-American professors teaching in American universities is less than eight.
In American Universities less than eight percent of African-American professors are currently teaching full time.
Professors embracing multiculturalism encourage students of all races to succeed.
There's the first one. I'll be glad to comment on your revisions of the other sentences.
ok i'm working on it
African American professors teaching full time at American universities is less than eight percent
Less than eight percent of the professors at American Universities are African American.
No.
Eight percent are -- doesn't clearly identify the key actors and actions.
In American Universities African-American professors are currently teaching full time.
In American Universities less than eight percent of the professors are African American
You haven't changed the subject and verb.
i'm going back to the books
Less than eight percent of African-American professors are teaching full-time in American Universities.
would that work Ms. Sue?
To revise the given sentences, the key is to ensure that the subject and verb clearly identify the actors and actions. Here are the revised sentences:
1. Original Sentence: The dedication of professors to multiculturalism is crucial to encouraging students of all races to succeed.
Revised Sentence: To encourage students of all races to succeed, it is crucial that professors be dedicated to multiculturalism.
Explanation: In the revised sentence, the subject "professors" is clearly identified as the actor, and the verb "be dedicated" highlights the action of being dedicated to multiculturalism. By rephrasing the sentence in this way, it focuses on the action that professors should take to encourage student success.
2. Original Sentence: Currently, the percentage of full-time African American professors teaching in American universities is less than eight.
Revised Sentence: In American universities, less than eight percent of African American professors are currently teaching full-time.
Explanation: In the revised sentence, the subject "African American professors" is clearly identified as the actor, and the verb "are teaching" indicates the action of teaching full-time. By rearranging the sentence, it emphasizes the specific group of actors (African American professors) and their action (teaching full-time) in American universities.