Exercise 1 Check (✔) the blank before each sentence that contains a subordinate clause.
Louis Braille (1809 –1852) lost his sight in an accident when he was three years old.
When he was fourteen, he invented today’s most common system of writing for the blind.
As an adult, he became a teacher of the blind.
In the Braille system, letters, numbers, and punctuation marks—even musical notes—
are written in units called Braille “cells.”
Each cell contains between one and six raised dots.
Visually impaired people who have been taught Braille can read these raised dots with
their fingertips.
Because sixty-three unique combinations of dots are possible, Braille is quite flexible.
Louis Braille determined that these raised dots can be interpreted much faster than
raised lettering.
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8. Even though it is more practical than raised lettering, the Braille
system was not used widely until more than a century after its
invention.
9. The six positions in a cell are arranged in two vertical columns of three positions
each.
10. Each position in a cell is identified by a number.
11. For example, the number one position is the upper left-hand corner of the cell.
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12. Immediately beneath it is the number two position.
13. When a single raised dot appears in the number one position, the
cell represents the letter a.
14. When both the number one and number two positions contain dots,
the cell represents the letter b.
15. Special signs are used to precede numbers and capital letters.
16. The number sign is a cell with dots in positions 3, 4, 5, and 6.
17. The first ten letters of the alphabet represent numerals if they are
preceded by the number sign.
18. For example, a cell that would otherwise represent the letter a
represents the Arabic numeral 1 if it is preceded by a number sign.
19. Similarly, whenever a cell with a single dot in position 6 appears, the
reader knows that the next letter is a capital.
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20. Braille can be written by manual or mechanical means.
21. A Braille writing machine is similar to a typewriter except that it has
only six keys, one corresponding to each dot in the Braille cell.
22. An ordinary personal computer can convert printed material to
Braille by using a special device that embosses dots on paper.
23. Another method of writing Braille involves using a slate and stylus to
form raised dots on paper.
24. Although Braille provides visually impaired individuals with
access to important information found in books, its usefulness
doesn’t stop there.
25. Because writing is such an intrinsic part of everyday life, Braille’s most
important role may be furnishing visually impaired people with a medium for letters,
grocery lists, and phone messages.
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