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Cindy le Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Find the mistake

Could you please help me to find the mistake in this sentence: "One of the most distinctive features of humans is(A) surely(B) the ability to do(C) and use sophisticated(D) tools."
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Do you have a guess? (There's a hint in my question.)
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I think (A) is wrong but i'm not sure about it.
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Cindy leI think (A) is wrong but i'm not sure about it
And what is the hint in Philip's question that led you to that conclusion?
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Actually i haven't got the hint in Philip's question. I just think that (A) is wrong in grammar.
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Cindy le I just think that (A) is wrong in grammar.
What is wrong about it? How would you correct it?
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Cindy leOne of the most distinctive features of humans is
If your concern is the use of is with humans, that isn't the mistake. Is is the proper verb form to go with the subject one (of the most distinctive features...). Can you see something wrong with answer (C)? Remember: not all mistakes concern grammar.
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I understand it now. Thank you, Philip and Mister Micawber. If i want to correct it, is 'to make' the correct anwer?
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Right! I'm not sure about your native language, but in some (especially the Romance Languages), their is a single verb (faire, fare, hacer) that translates as do or make, depending on the verb, in English. In fact, those verbs are often used in expressions that use something altogether different in English [ weather expressions, for example ]. It can get confusing, indeed.
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Thank you very much Philip.
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