Sentence Types $($L$\mathrm{.}0\mathrm{.}3)$

YOUR TASK. For each of the numbered sentences, select the letter that identifies its type:

a$.$ Simple sentence

b$.$ Compound sentence

c$.$ Complex sentence

$17.$ Bottled water consumption rose $2\mathrm{.}2$ percent in volume last year.

$18.$ Because Americans are increasingly health conscious, they are drinking more bottled water than ever before.

$19.$ Americans are drinking fewer soft drinks, and heavy$-$hitters Coca$-$Cola and PepsiCo are affected negatively.

$20.$ Calorie$-$counting Americans are backing away from sugary soda, but they are also fleeing diet soda.

$21.$ Sales volume across the entire beverage industry slid last year; however, smaller players such as Monster Beverage and Red Bull expanded their market share because they appealed to younger consumers.

Sentence Faults $($L$\mathrm{.}0\mathrm{.}3)$

YOUR TASK. In the following, identify the sentence fault $($fragment$,$ run$-$on sentence, comma splice$).$ Then revise to remedy the fault.

$22.$ Although PepsiCo signed Beyonc$$ to endorse its soft drinks. Sales continued to plummet.

$23.$ In the beverage industry, the latest sales declines are astonishing. But not surprising.

$24.$ Sugar$-$filled soft$-$drink sales thate been declining for nine straight years, however diet drinks are not far behind.

$25.$ Coca$-$Cola hired a creative director PepsiCo tried a new bottle design.

$26.$ Health concerns are not the only problem, soft$-$drink makers are also facing a boom in alternative beverages.

Emphasis $($L$\mathrm{.}0\mathrm{.}4)$

YOUR TASK. For each of the following sentences, circle $($a$)$ or $($b$).$ Be prepared to justify your choice.

$27.$ Which sentence is more emphatic? Why?

a$.$ Artisanal, small$-$batch burgers will compete well against the burger giants.

b$.$ Although many new burger restaurants are opening, ours will be unique because we plan to feature artisanal, small$-$batch burgers that we expect will compete well against the burger giants that have controlled the burger restaurant business for decades.