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The
athlete was disqualified
from
the tournament
for
participating
at
an illegal demonstration.
The
from
for
at
in
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
The manager
has finished
working
on the report
last night, and now she will begin
to write
the other proposal.
has finished
working
on the report
to write
Correction: Finished. Use the simple past because last night is a specific time in the past.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
His
highly
imaginary
composition won
the
judges’ approval and
the first prize
in the high school essay contest.
highly
imaginary
the
the first prize
imaginative
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Max would rather
to be fishing
from this boat
in the lake
than
sitting
at his desk
in the office.
to be fishing
from this boat
than
at his desk
Correction: Befishing. Would rather 4- [verb in simple form],
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
The salad tasted
so well
that my brother
returned to
the
salad bar for
another helping
.
so well
returned to
salad bar for
another helping
Correction: So good. Taste is a stative linking verb and is modified by an adjective, not an adverb.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
We should
have been informed
Janis
about
the change in plans
regarding
our
weekend trip
to the mountains.
have been informed
about
regarding
weekend trip
Correction: Have informed. The sentence is in the active voice and should have been informed is the passive form.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Sam used to
living
in Oklahoma,
but
his company
had him transferred
to
a better position
in Georgia.
living
but
had him transferred
a better position
Correction: Live. Used to + [verb in simple form],
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
My brother
doesn’t care how much
does the car cost
because
he is going to buy
it anyway.
My brother
does the car cost
because
he is going to buy
Correction: The car costs. This is an embedded question;
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
According
the weatherman,
there is
a fifty percent chance of rain
forecast
for today and a greater chance for
over the weekend
.
According
there is
forecast
over the weekend
According to
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Jason’s professor had him
to rewrite
his thesis
many times
before
allowing him
to present
it to the committee
.
to rewrite
many times
allowing him
it to the committee
Correction: Rewrite. Have + person complement + [verb in simple form]; causative.
Author:
rikazzz
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