Emphasis

Finish the sentence: The presenter was not using a microphone;

• his voice was inaudible and could not be heard

• his voice was could not be heard

• his voice was inaudible and be heard

• his voice was inaudible

Improve the sentence:

When I started my own business, it has given me a whole

new perspective to see the bigger picture when it comes to finding a work / life balance.

Six Syntactic Devices to Emphasize the Right Words

• there, tense, it shifts, active voice, neither, nor, pronoun substitution and ellipsis.

• there, what, it shifts, passives, not only, but also, pronoun substitution and ellipsis.

• there, tense, verb shifts, coordinating conjunction, ellipsis.

• that, what shifts, echo pairs, pronoun substitution

What emphatic part should be improved?

"Your creative skills are largely determined by whether you approach the creative process with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset, more specifically."

• there shift: there are your creative skills that are largely determined by whether you approach the creative process with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset, more specifically.

• Active voice: your approach to the creative process with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset determines your creative skills

• Stress: More specifically, your creative skills are largely determined by whether you approach the creative process with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset.

• what shift: what skills that are largely determined by whether you approach the creative process with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset, more specifically, are creative skills.

What does "it" and "its" mean here? :

Since the moon is closer to Earth than stars are, its surface brightness is greater than the surface brightness of the sky, Guinan explained, meaning we can easily see it shining during daylight.

• moon

• Earth

• stars

• sky

Choose key words in the stress position:

To increase the number of student applicants, the university recently implemented a new program. An important part of this program is to first give seminars at top-ranking high schools in the region. Increasing the number of local students is the initial step for the program’s success.

• applicants, program, seminars

• the university, seminars, students

• student applicants, part of the program, local students.

• new program, in the region, program's success.

Improve the sentences:

Competition by Asian companies with American companies in the Pacific is the first phase of this study. Labor costs and the ability to introduce new products quickly in particular are examined.

• it is perfect! No need to improve!

• There is the competition by Asian companies with American companies in the Pacific that is the first phase of this study. What are examined are labor costs and the ability to introduce new products quickly in particular.

• the first phase of this study is competition by Asian companies with American companies in the Pacific. We examine in particular their labor costs and ability to introduce new products quickly.

• Asian companies competed with American companies in the Pacific. It is the first phase of this study. This study examines labor costs and the ability to introduce new products quickly in particular.

Choose correct options for tactical revisions:

Shift peripheral ideas to the ....

Shift new information to the....

• right, left

• left, right

Improve the sentence:

The education of children should be our highest priority that is regarded as more important than others.

• The sentence is perfect!

• what shift: what is regarded as more important than others. and should be our highest priority is the education of children.

• there shift: there is the education of children that is regarded as more important than others and should be our highest priority

• trim the end: The education of children should be our highest priority.