Section 3

Section 3: Transition Signal Words – Complete the paragraph with transition signals from the box. Capitalize and punctuate them correctly. Use each signal once. a second kind of shopper finally however all in all first of all such as There are three types of shoppers that you will commonly see in shopping malls. 1. First of all, there is the recreational shopper. These individuals spend a lot of time at the mall. 2. However, they make few purchases. They spend most of their time looking at the merchandise, looking at other shoppers, and looking for ways to have fun. 3. A second kind of shopper is the power shopper. Power shoppers enter the mall empty handed but leave with bags full of items 4.such as shoes, jewelry, and cosmetics. 5. Finally, shoppers in the in-and-out category do just what their name suggests. They go in the mall, buy what they need, and leave as quickly as possible. 6. All in all, the different kinds of shoppers add to the atmosphere of malls.

Section 4: Find consistency errors in the use of nouns and pronouns. Make corrections.

Working as a Retail Buyer Young people who are interested in fashion may want to consider working as buyers for retail stores. Retail buyers work for department stores and large chain stores. They look for and choose the merchandise to sell in the stores. Retail buyers often specialize in one type of merchandise such as men’s casual clothing or women’s shoes. They choose the merchandise that they think will sell well in their stores and appeal to their customers. They also travel to trade shows and fashion shows to look at merchandise. They will purchase products about six months before the merchandise appears in the stores.

They need to be able to predict fashion trends, understand retail sales, and work cooperatively with managers in sales, advertising, and marketing.

Section 5: Decide if the following sentences have run on or coma splice errors, and rewrite them correctly.

1. I enjoy going to restaurants my husband prefers to eat at home. ____________, but/ full stop/ transition___________________________________________________ 2. Their family went to Australia, then they immigrated to Canada. ___________________________, and/ full stop_____________________________________________ 3. Learning a new language is like learning to swim it takes a lot of practice. _______________________________full stop/ because/______________________________________ 4. The next chapter has a lot of difficult information in it, you should start studying right away. ____________________________________Full stop/ transition_________________________________

5. New York City is very cosmopolitan, people from many cultures and ethnic groups live there. _____________________, for/ because/ _________________________________________________ Section 6: Choose the correct order of adjectives 1. Which is the correct order? a. a blue beautiful sailing boat

b. a sailing beautiful blue boat

c. a blue sailing beautiful boat

d. a beautiful blue sailing boat

2. Which is the correct order? a. a new carving steel knife

b. a steel new carving knife

c. a new steel carving knife

d. a carving steel new knife

3. Which is the correct order? a. a wooden old square table

b. an old square wooden table

c. a square wooden old table

d. an old wooden square table

4. Which is the correct order? a. a funny-looking big black cat

b. a big black funny-looking cat

c. a black funny-looking big cat

d. a funny-looking black big cat

5. Which is the correct order?

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a. a clear long plastic ruler

b. a long clear plastic ruler

c. a plastic long clear ruler

d. a clear plastic long ruler