Front | explain the rephrasing: Trypanosomal diseases can devastate the economies and social structures of affected countries, depleting productivity of humans and animals and diverting resources from economic growth to health care. |
---|---|
Back | the deeper causal subject was used instead of an intermediary one indicators: 'due to' and 'caused by' With this new subject, the verbs of the sentence can now vividly describe the effects of these diseases: compare "has an overwhelming effect" in the original sentence to "devastate", "deplete" and "divert." |
Tags: writing
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Problem critics claim..." weasel words
Previous card: Effect coq10 reversibility cardiac therapeutic bolded crappy subject
Up to card list: English Grammar and Style [@jackkinsella]