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The following paragraph from The Future of Life by E. O. Wilson consists of three
Chapter 12, Problem EXERCISE 3(choose chapter or problem)
The following paragraph from The Future of Life by E. O. Wilson consists of three sentences: a simple declarative sentence, then a periodic sentence, and finally a cumulative sentence. Keep the first one as it is; then rewrite the periodic sentence as cumulative and the cumulative as periodic. Compare the two paragraphs. Discuss the relationship among the sentences in each paragraph and the rhetorical effect of syntax on meaning and tone.
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The following paragraph from The Future of Life by E. O. Wilson consists of three sentences: a simple declarative sentence, then a periodic sentence, and finally a cumulative sentence. Keep the first one as it is; then rewrite the periodic sentence as cumulative and the cumulative as periodic. Compare the two paragraphs. Discuss the relationship among the sentences in each paragraph and the rhetorical effect of syntax on meaning and tone.
ANSWER:Simple Declarative: We have become the planet's preeminent species.
Periodic: Our actions have brought us wealth, power, and dominance.
Cumulative: But such influence come at a price and carries risks.
We have become the planet's preeminent species, but such influence come at a price which carries risks to our wealth, power, and dominance.
Our actions have brought us wealth, power, and dominance, yet such influence comes with a price and risks are incurred.
The simple