The goal of this exercise is to increase your ability to create easy-to-read paragraphs, sections, and chapters by following Chapter 7's guidelines.

The Exercise

The sentences below were taken from the introduction to an informational pamphlet on gene therapy. The statements have been scrambled, and each statement has been assigned a number.

Your assignment has two parts. First, write the numbers of the sentences in the order in which the sentences would appear if the introduction were written in accordance with the guidelines in Chapter 7. Second, using the list you have made, rewrite the passage by rephrasing the sentences. The finished passage should conform to the guidelines in Chapter 7.

The Introduction to the Pamphlet

1. Using DNA, which is present in any cell in the body, the location of these genes can be found.
2. The first one is the unethical practice of mating individuals with desired traits to increase the likelihood that their children will possess the traits.
3. This technique is already being used with plants in the food industry to implement disease resistance and improve certain qualities like taste or appearance.
4. There are two ways science and medicine can affect many physical characteristics of a person.
5. Most genetic diseases are caused by faults, or mutations, in normal genes.
6. This brochure will not, however, discuss attempts to choose peopleÕs mates for them.
7. Healthy genes can be cloned and used as replacement genes to cure certain diseases like Huntington's disease or muscular dystrophy.
8. The second method, called gene therapy, is the practice of replacing faulty genes with normal clones.