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WRITING EXERCISE 7: Correct the errors in sentence structure in the following passages. (The number in parentheses at the end of each paragraph indicates the number of errors in the paragraph.) 1. Paragraph

In this set of materials, the reading passage discusses one type of management style, the listening passage presents the opposite type of management style. Both of the management styles they were proposed by Douglas Mc Gregor. (2)

The reading passage discusses the theory X management style, which an authoritarian management style. What a theory X manager believes it

is that employeee dislike work and will try to avoid it. Since this type of manager believes that employees do not like to work. He or she must force employees to work, a manager must force employees to work with threats and punishment. (4)

".. The listening passage discusses a very different management style,

it discusses the theory Y management style, which is a participative style of management. A theory Y manager bellevee that employees to work for enjoyment. Employees do not need to be threatened. they work for the pleasure of working.The role that this type of manager needs to follow it is

i, to Bet objectives and then to reward employees.As they meet these objectives. (5)

2. Paragraph

~ In this set of materials, the reading passage describes the different types of waves that occur during earthquakes and the listening passage explains how much damage each of these types of waves causing. (2)

,.. According to the reading passage, three different types of waves they

occur during an earthquake: primary (or P) waves, secondary (or S) waves, and surface waves. Primary waves are the fastest-moving waves, secondary waves are not as fast as primary waves.Surface waves resemble the ripples in a pond after a stone has been thrown in it, they are very slow-moving waves. (3)

".. According to the listening passage, the types of waves that occur during an earthquake they do not cause equal amounts of damage to structures. What causes most damage to structures during earthquakes it is surface waves. The really slow-moving surface waves cause most of the differential movement of buildings during earthquakes, and is the differential movement

of buildings that causes most of the damage. Because the primary and secondary waves vibrate much faster and with less movement than surface waves. They cause little damage to structures. (4)

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