Avoiding Sentence Errors

AVOIDING SENTENCE ERRORS, CORRECTED

(EVERGREEN 6E CHAPTERS 25B &25A)

(1) Almost every American citizen over eighteen has the right to vote. (2) (3) But for some reason, many do not vote. (4) In the 1992 presidential election, only 55 percent of the eligible population voted. (5) (6) According to the Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, the number of people who take the trouble to make their choices known has been on the decline since 1968. (7) (8) Surveys indicate that many feel that one vote cannot make a difference, or that all politicians are the same anyway.

(9) Interest in presidential elections has not always been so low. (10) (11) In the second half of the nineteenth century, turnout regularly exceeded 75 percent of eligible voters ; in fact, the record was set in 1896, when more than 92 percent of the eligible voting population voted. (12) (13) (14) In that election, William Jennings Bryan, a Western Democrat who championed the cause of farmers and the average person, ran against William McKinley, a Republican who had the support of big business. (15) Voters felt that they had a clear choice ; they felt that a vote for Bryan or McKinley would indeed make a difference. (16) (17) Bryan campaigned vigorously, traveling 600,000 miles in two months. (18) (19) Although he won all the Southern states and all the Western ones except Montana, he lost the election to McKinley. (20) Ironically, although McKinley stayed at home in Ohio, he managed to win all the Northeastern and Midwestern states. (21) In any case, the voters cared enough to vote.

(1) Bullfighting has never been popular in the United States ; however, in Spain, it has had a long and proud history. (2) In ancient Spain, bulls were used in warfare; in fact, torches were attached to their horns to frighten the enemy. (3) According to historians in that era, this device wasvery successful. (4) Later, bullfighting entered the arena, but only very courageous warriors would accept the challenge. (5) The bulls used in Spanish bullfights were very different from the bulls that supplied meat ; moreover,they were savage and mean-spirited animals. (6) (7) Moreover,Because the weapons used were very crude, the ax beingwasthe instrument used for the kill. (8) (9)After the Muslims invaded Spain from Africa in 711 A.D.,theyintroducingintroducedgraceful steps and costumes into the arena. (10) In time, bullfighting became Spain's national sport; it was the passion of people from all walks of life. (11) The peasant in the bullfight rode a horse , butthe nobleman showed his courage by walking. (12) Even Charles V, King of Spain, fought a bull; however, he washeavily padded to avoid injury. (13) The painter Goya wasmoved by the beauty and grace of the bullfighter. (14) He designed a costume for bullfighters to wear on gala occasions. (15) Shoulder-length hair wasconsidered part of the bullfighter's traditional uniform. (16) It was tied in a knot at the base of the skull , andit provided protection against falls. (17) In 1932, Ernest Hemingway's novel Death in the Afternoonwaspublished in the United States. (18) The book made Americans aware of the mystical beauty of the bullfight, butit did not make the sport a favorite pastime in this country. (19) (20) In keeping with the movement toward equal rights, many women have recently entered the arena, which used to be considered a man's world.