incorporating- citation
How did Rick Hansen prepare for the MiM tour?
"He continued to work on his strength and endurance and continued to compete in athletic events."
not copy it all out in my answer
Incorporate the most important words or phrase
Choose a few words
"his strength and endurance"
In order to be ready for the rigours of Man in Motion tour, Rick worked hard to build up "his strength and endurance"(1) so that he would be strong enough to meet the physical and mental challenges that he would face.
Written own sentence- incorporated a few quoted words or a phrase
What do we quote?
"On May 22, 1987..."
Rick |Hansen started his tour on May 22, 1987.
Rick felt "weary" (2) after pushing all day.
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"thousands of people lined the streets of Vancouver to watch, to cheer and to bear witness as Rick Hansen"
"lined the streets to bear witness"
Huge crowds "lined the streets ... to bear witness"(1) to the start of the Man in Motion tour.
the resulting quotation must be grammatical
Huge crowds "lined ... bear witness"(1) to the start of the Man in Motion tour. XXX
... unimportant words have been cut
"practicing and competing with them while at the same time going to school"
Rick spent all of his time "practicing and competing ... [and] going to school" because he wanted to stay active.
"wheeling a daily average of eighty kilometers, uphill and down, through fair and foul weather"
Everyday, Rick traveled about "eighty kilometers ... through fair and foul weather"(1).
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