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Error Detection and Correction
The customer
said he
was interested
to purchase
a
CD/ROM reader
for
his office.
said he
to purchase
a
for
in purchasing
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
The Nelsons asked
us
to
look over
their plants for them while they were
away
on vacation
.
us
look over
away
on vacation
look after take care of
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
The work performed
by these officers
are
not
worth our paying
them any longer
.
me
by these officers
are
worth our paying
Correction: Is. Is agrees with the singular subject the work.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Food prices have
raised
so rapidly
in the past few months
that
some families have been
forced to alter their eating habits
.
raised
so rapidly
that
forced to alter their eating habits
Correction: Risen. There is no complement.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
If you
set
in that position
for too long,
you may
get a cramp
in your leg
.
set
in that position
you may
in your leg
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Catherine is
studying
law
at the university
, and
so does John
.
studying
law
at the university
so does John
Correction: So is John. Is agrees with the auxiliary is in the main sentence.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Some of the plants
in this store require very
little care
, but this one needs
much more sunlight
than the
others ones
.
Some of the plants
little care
much more sunlight
others ones
Correction: The others or the other ones. Other is an adjective when it appears before a noun and cannot be plural.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Rashid decided
to buy
in the morning a new car
, but
in the afternoon
he changed his mind
.
to buy
in the morning a new car
in the afternoon
he changed his mind
Correction: A new car in the morning. Subject/verb/ complement/modifier.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
The food
that Mark
is cooking
in the kitchen
is smelling
delicious
.
The food
is cooking
is smelling
delicious
Correction: Smells. Use the simple present tense for present time with stative linking verbs.
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
Error Detection and Correction
Dr. Haider,
which
is the professor for this class,
will be
absent
this week
because
of illness
.
which
will be
this week
of illness
Author:
rikazzz
Comment
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