01 August 2010

Quiz #5: Run-on

Rewrite these sentences to correct the run-on errors and comma splices.


ASIAN WOMEN






1. Anna Sui is a Chinese-American fashion designer she has her own brand “Anna Sui” and produces lines of women’s clothing, accessories, cosmetic and fragrance that are retailed through stores and boutiques in over 50 countries.






2.  Lucy Liu personifies the harmonious balance between Chinese cultural heritage and the American freedom experienced by Asian women living in the United States,  in 2005 Lucy Liu was a U.S. Fund for UNICEF Ambassador.






3. Aung San Suu Kyi  is a Burmese opposition politician and was General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, she has remained under house arrest in Myanmar for almost 14 out of the past 20 years.






4. Maria Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office she is revered by many Filipinos as an icon of Democracy and hailed by TIME Magazine in 1986 as its 'Woman of the Year.'






5. Xuē Xīnrán  is a British-Chinese journalist and broadcaster, born in Beijing in 1958, in the late 1980s, she began working for Chinese Radio and went on to become one of China's most successful journalists.

2 comments:

SylaCamille said...

1. Anna Sui is a Chinese-American fashion designer. She has her own brand "Anna Sui" and produces line of woman's clothing, accessories, cosmetic and fragrance that are retailed through stores and boutiques in over 50 countries.
2. Lucy Liu personifies the harmonious balance between Chinese cultural heritage and the American freedom experienced by Asian women living in the United States. In 2005, Lucy Liu was a U.S. Fund for UNICEF Ambassador.
3. Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and she was the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. She has remained under house arrest in Myanmar for almost 14 out of the past 20 years.
4. Maria Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office. She is revered by many Filipinos as an icon of Democracy and hailed by TIME Magazine in 1986 as its 'Woman of the Year.'
5. Xuē Xīnrán is a British-Chinese journalist and broadcaster. She was born in Beijing in 1958. In the late 1980s, she began working for Chinese Radio and went on to become one of China's most successful journalists.

loise♥ said...

1. Anna Sui is a Chinese-American fashion designer. She has her own brand "Anna Sui" and produces lines of women's clothing, accessories, cosmetic and fragrance that are retailed through stores and boutiques in over 50 countries.

2. Lucy Liu personifies the harmonious balance between Chinese cultural heritage and the American freedom experienced by Asian women living in the United States. In 2005, Lucy Liu was a U.S Fund for UNICEF Ambassador.

3. Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and was the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. She has remained under house arrest in Myanmar for almost 14 out of the past 20 years.

4. Maria Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office. She is revered by many Filipinos as an icon of Democracy and hailed by TIME Magazine in 1986 as its 'Woman of the Year.'

5. Xuē Xīnrán is a British-Chinese journalist and broadcaster. She was born in Beijing in 1958. In the late 1980's, she began working for the Chinese Radio and went on to become one of China's most successful journalists.

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