She was healthy, wealthy, and a regular reader of my column.

1. She was healthy, wealthy, and a regular reader of my column.

2. She was a healthy young woman, a wealthy person, and a regular reader of my column.

3. She was healthy, wealthy, and a regular reader of my column. • She was a healthy young woman, a wealthy person, and a regular reader of my column.

4. He was handsome, brave, and the sort of person who would do anything for you.

5. He was handsome, brave, and accommodating.

6. He was handsome, brave, and the sort of person who would do anything for you. He was handsome, brave, and accommodating.

7. The Budget Information System is a query system, the database is small, and we need to recognize the fact that the response time is unacceptably long.

8. The Budget Information System is a query system, the database is small, and the response time is unacceptably long.

9. The Budget Information System is a query system, the database is small, and we need to recognize the fact that the response time is unacceptably long. The Budget Information System is a query system, the database is small, and the response time is unacceptably long.

10. In the facility construction stage, trees are often wounded by trenching, blacktopping, changing the grade, and heavy machinery.

11. In the facility construction stage, trees are often wounded by trenching, blacktopping, changing the grade, and bringing heavy machinery too close.

12. In the facility construction stage, trees are often wounded by trenching, blacktopping, changing the grade, and heavy machinery. In the facility construction stage, trees are often wounded by trenching, blacktopping, changing the grade, and bringing heavy machinery too close.

13. Recreation users inflict many wounds by pounding nails into trees, lantern burns, and damaging their roots with vehicles and heavy equipment.

14. Recreation users inflict many wounds by pounding nails into trees, burning them with lanterns, and damaging their roots with vehicles and heavy equipment.

15. Recreation users inflict many wounds by pounding nails into trees, lantern burns, and damaging their roots with vehicles and heavy equipment. • Recreation users inflict many wounds by pounding nails into trees, burning them with lanterns, and damaging their roots with vehicles and heavy equipment.

16. Declaring sustainability as a goal is one thing; putting it into operation has been an elusive goal.

17. Declaring sustainability as a goal is one thing; putting it into operation is another.

18. Declaring sustainability as a goal is one thing; putting it into operation has been an elusive goal. Declaring sustainability as a goal is one thing; putting it into operation is another.

19. The room was beautiful, the service impeccable, and I've never tasted better food in my entire life.

20. The room was beautiful, the service impeccable, and the food delectable.

21. The room was beautiful, the service impeccable, and I've never tasted better food in my entire life. • The room was beautiful, the service impeccable, and the food delectable.

22. To assess your effectiveness as a writer, consider whether your writing: • 1.  Conveys your message with clarity, emphasis, precision, and style. • 2.  Uses variety in sentence structure for good stylistic effect. • 3.  Provides organized, coherent, logical, insightful development of the subject. • 4.  Supports your main points with specific, detailed, compelling examples and illustrations. • 5.  You commit no significant errors in grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation.

23. To assess your effectiveness as a writer, consider whether your writing: • 1.  Conveys your message with clarity, emphasis, precision, and style. • 2.  Uses variety in sentence structure for good stylistic effect. • 3.  Provides organized, coherent, logical, insightful development of the subject. • 4.  Supports your main points with specific, detailed, compelling examples and illustrations. • 5.  Commits no significant errors in grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation.

24. To assess your effectiveness as a writer, consider whether your writing: • 1.  Conveys your message with clarity, emphasis, precision, and style. • 2.  Uses variety in sentence structure for good stylistic effect. • 3.  Provides organized, coherent, logical, insightful development of the subject. • 4.  Supports your main points with specific, detailed, compelling examples and illustrations. • 5.  You commit no significant errors in grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation.

25. To assess your effectiveness as a writer, consider whether your writing: 1.  Conveys your message with clarity, emphasis, precision, and style. 2.  Uses variety in sentence structure for good stylistic effect. 3.  Provides organized, coherent, logical, insightful development of the subject. 4.  Supports your main points with specific, detailed, compelling examples and illustrations. 5.  Commits no significant errors in grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation.