ESL970G Advanced
Grammar Review task:
The verb(s)
in each clause are underlined. Notes about sentence types are in green.
Paragraph
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2 verbs (These are done
for you as an example.)
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4 verbs
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3 verbs
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2 verbs
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4 verbs
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7 verbs
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4 verbs
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3 verbs
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6 verbs
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8 verbs
1. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) handled an unusual
kind of traffic obstruction Monday morning, as a 300-pound sea lion was
found alongside a road in Merced County, over 65 miles from the California
coast, and about a mile from the nearest source of water. (Complex
sentence: IC + DC)
2. While officials are uncertain exactly how the animal was
able to get so far from shore, Kathy Zagzebski, a project manager with the
Marine Mammal Center, told The Los Angles Times that sea lions occasionally move
their way up rivers from the ocean following schools of fish.
3. "The most likely course of travel was down the San
Joaquin River from the San Francisco Bay Area," said Shelbi Stout,
Assistant Manager of Stranding with the Marine Mammal Center, who coordinated
the effort from the organization's office in Sausalito.
4. While CHP officers waited for members of the Moss Landing,
California-based Mammal Rescue Center and experts from the Department of Fish
and Game to arrive, the sea lion climbed up onto one of the CHP's patrol
cars for a nap.
5. "He just sat there, sunning himself," Officer
Mike Panelli told the San Francisco Chronicle. "If any officers got too
close, he sort of growled at them."
6. When rescuers approached the animal (dubbed "Chippy,"
by Panelli), he reportedly jumped from the car, bared his teeth
and attempted to escape. The rescuers were then able to harness
the sea lion in a net and put him in a stainless steel cage. Six people were
required to carry the sea lion to the vehicle, in which he was transported
to Sausalito.
7. "He's pretty big," Zagzebski told the
L.A. Times. "We
had 10 volunteers and a truck. It was a lot of work."
8. This is not the first time a sea lion has strayed
from the San Francisc
9. "It's not unheard of, but it's uncommon,"
she said.
10. According to Stoudt, sea lions have wandered as far as
Sacramento and the Stockton area in California. Usually, it's the younger
males that wander, and they've taken virtually every waterway
connected to the San Francisco Bay. Sometimes it's to follow a food
source, but it's basically curiosity.
11. As of Tuesday afternoon, the sea lion was resting at the
Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito and was not accepting food.
A veterinary exam will be done within the next day or two to check
for internal injuries. The animal's release will depend on if it's
suffering from a disease. She added that cancer, lungworm infections,
neurological diseases, and even gunshot wounds are just a few of the
ailments that cannot be determined externally.
ESL 970G Advanced Grammar Review and Editing | Marsha Chan | Mission College | AngelLearning