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Because the committee was anxious
to attend the celebration,
the
president dispensed
to reading
the
minutes
.
Because the committee was anxious
the
to reading
minutes
with reading
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
News
of Charles Lindbergh’s famous transatlantic flight in 1927
spread
rapidly
despite of
the lack of
an
international communication system.
News
spread
despite of
an
Correction: Despite or in spite of.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
If a crisis
would occur
,
those unfamiliar
with
the
procedures would not know
how to handle
the situation.
would occur
those unfamiliar
the
how to handle
snuuiu uc occurreu. iNfcvtK use wouiu immediately alien/.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Mary and her
sister
studied
bioiogy
last year
, and
so does Jean
.
Mary and her
studied
last year
so does Jean
Correction: So did Jean. Did agrees in tense past with the main sentence verb studied.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
No one would have
attended
the lecture if you
told
the truth about
the
guest speaker
.
attended
told
the truth about
guest speaker
Correction: Had told. This is a past unreal condition. Would have attended. . . had told.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Because
they
have moved
away, they
hardly never
go
to the beach
anymore.
Because
have moved
hardly never
to the beach
Correction: Hardly ever. Hardly is a negative word and cannot be used with another negative.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Because it was faster
, John
insisted in
my
taking
the plane to Miami
instead of the train
.
Because it was faster
insisted in
taking
instead of the train
insisted on
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
I need
both
fine
brown sugar as well
as
powdered sugar
to bake
a Hawaiian cake.
both
fine
as
to bake
Correction: It is redundant to say both… as well as.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Because
they had spent
too many
time
considering
the new contract, the students
lost the opportunity to lease
the apartment.
Because
too many
considering
lost the opportunity to lease
Correction: Too much.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
When we arrived
at the
store
to purchase
the dishwasher
advertise
in the newspaper, we learned that all the dishwashers had
been sold
.
at the
to purchase
advertise
been sold
Correction: Advertised or that had been advertised. This is a relative clause in passive voice and can be reduced.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
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