Speaking in General: sentence editing

Speaking in General

Sentence editing

Speaking specifically or in general

THE – SPECIFIC & IDENTIFIED	ALL (plural – IN GENERAL
We can discuss a topic using the before a noun, referring to a specific, identified item.	Or we can discuss a topic using the plural noun form, referring to all such items in general (true for all).
The chair on the right is Assyrian.	Chairs were a luxury item in ancient times.

THE – SPECIFIC & IDENTIFIED

ALL (plural – IN GENERAL

We can discuss a topic using the before a noun, referring to a specific, identified item.

Or we can discuss a topic using the plural noun form, referring to all such items in general (true for all).

Ancient greek chair The chair on the right is Assyrian.

Salami in general Chairs were a luxury item in ancient times.

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Read the paragraph:

The history of the furniture reflects the history of the culture. Relatively little is known about the furniture of the ancient societies, simply because the furniture is usually made of the perishable materials -- wood and sometimes fabric -- that have not survived. Our limited knowledge of the Egyptian, the Greek, and the Roman furniture is based mostly on the paintings and the sculptures.

The only actual surviving pieces of the furniture of these cultures are from the burials. For example, King Tut's tomb in Egypt contained the display of elegantly decorated royal furniture. About the only surviving example of everyday Roman furniture are from the two cities near Naples that were buried under the tons of volcanic ash from the eruption of the Mt. Vesuvius on August 24, 79 A.D.

Practice 1

The History of Furniture

Edit the noun reference to general.

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	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
1.	The history of the furniture reflects the history of the culture. EDIT THIS: The history of the furniture reflects the history of the culture.
2.	Relatively little is known about the furniture of the ancient societies, simply because the furniture was usually made of the perishable materials -- wood and sometimes fabric -- that have not survived. EDIT THIS : Relatively little is known about the furniture of the ancient societies, simply because the furniture is usually made of the perishable materials -- wood and sometimes fabric -- that have not survived.
3.	Our limited knowledge of the Egyptian, the Greek, and the Roman furniture is based mostly on the paintings and the sculptures. EDIT THIS: Our limited knowledge of the Egyptian, the Greek, and the Roman furniture is based mostly on the paintings and the sculptures.
4.	The only actual surviving pieces of the furniture of these cultures are from the burials. EDIT THIS: The only actual surviving pieces of the furniture of these cultures are from the burials.
5.	For example, King Tut's tomb in Egypt contained the display of elegantly decorated royal furniture. EDIT THIS: For example, King Tut's tomb in Egypt contained the display of elegantly decorated royal furniture.
6.	About the only surviving example of everyday Roman furniture are from the two cities near Naples that were buried under the tons of volcanic ash from the eruption of the Mt. Vesuvius on August 24, 79 A.D. EDIT THIS: About the only surviving example of everyday Roman furniture are from the two cities near Naples that were buried under the tons of volcanic ash from the eruption of the Mt. Vesuvius on August 24, 79 A.D.

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