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[luciaC]

Are they correct?

1. Child obesity is a serious problem now in American schools. Doctors suggested doing more exercises instead of playing video games and watching TV.
2. Sleeping could be catching. If you see one person sleeping in the class, you feel like sleeping, too.
3. A new report said coffee was good to your health.
4. Don�t open your e-mail if the sender is unknown because it may carry viruses that may damage your files.
5. Being overweight may easily cause high blood pressure.
6. High blood pressure may cause stroke.
7. Taking a shower everyday is personal hygiene. You don�t need to be taught by your teacher.
8. SARs is epidemic, but Mad Cow Disease isn�t.
9. Copying the whole book is ethically wrong. That�s stealing someone�s copyright.
10. To avoid getting fat, we shouldn�t eat too much chocolate and fast food.
11. The high housing price in Silicon Valley is due to the high demand.
12. Smoking is bad for your health because nicotine may infect your lungs.
13. Scientists concluded that nicotine may lead to lung cancer.
14. According to Darwin�s theory, human beings are from monkeys.
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Mimi

[lotus]

Hi luciaC,

Didn't you ask this already? Anyway, here's my take:

1. Child obesity is a serious problem in American schools. Doctors suggested doing more exercises instead of playing video games and watching TV.

Child obesity is a serious problem now in American schools. Doctors suggest doing more exercise instead of playing video games and watching TV.

2. Sleeping could be catching. If you see one person sleeping in the class, you feel like sleeping, too.

Sleeping can be contagious. If you see one person sleeping in class, you feel like sleeping too.

3. A new report said coffee was good to your health.

A new report says coffee is good for your health.

4. Don�t open your e-mail if the sender is unknown because it may carry viruses that may damage your files.

Don�t open your e-mail if the sender is unknown, because it may carry viruses that may damage your files.

5. Being overweight may easily cause high blood pressure.

Being overweight causes high blood pressure.

6. High blood pressure may cause stroke.

High blood pressure may cause a stroke.

7. Taking a shower everyday is personal hygiene. You don�t need to be taught by your teacher.

Taking a shower every day is good personal hygiene. This does not need to be taught by your teacher.

8. SARs is epidemic, but Mad Cow Disease isn�t.

SARS is an epidemic, Mad Cow disease isn�t.

9. Copying the whole book is ethically wrong. That�s stealing someone�s copyright.

Copying an entire book is ethically wrong. That�s infringing on someone else's copyright.

10. To avoid getting fat, we shouldn�t eat too much chocolate and fast food.

To avoid getting fat, we should eat less chocolate and fast food.

11. The high housing price in Silicon Valley is due to the high demand.

The high price of housing in Silicon Valley is due to high demand.

12. Smoking is bad for your health because nicotine may infect your lungs.

Smoking is bad for your health, because nicotine can damage your lungs.

13. Scientists concluded that nicotine may lead to lung cancer.

Scientists have concluded that nicotine may lead to lung cancer.

14. According to Darwin�s theory, human beings are from monkeys.

According to Darwin�s theory, human beings are descended from monkeys.


--lotus