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Matfever Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Please help me find the mistakes.

Hi.

Please help me find the mistakes. There is at least 1 mistake.

1. She longed the holidays to come so that she could be with her family again. waited

2. I overheard say that he is thinking of moving to Manchester. saying

3. They were seen climb throught the window. saw

4. Very reluctantly, he consented her to lend the money to Janet. for

5. My parents always encouraged work hard at school. working

6. For years the group has been campaigning an inquiry to hold into the accident. Emotion: stick out tongue

7. I watched a pavement artist to draw a portrait in crayons. drawing

8. Sam promised me to show me how to fish for salmon, but he never had the time. time

9. It's easier to do it yourself than to explain to somebody else how to do it. explain

10. He was never heard say 'thank you' in his life. saying

11. This card entitles to take an extra person with you free. taking

12. They let me to borrow their car while they were on holiday. borrow

13. I explained enough for her understanding what was happening. to understand

14. To see him to walk down the street, you'd never know he was blind. walking

15. Most people are afraid hearing the truth about them. to hear
  

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Which are your answers, the red ones or the blue ones?
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Mister MicawberWhich are your answers, the red ones or the blue ones?
The mistake is blue. I correct it by the red ones.
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You seem to have misunderstood the assignment in most cases. The blue words are not to be changed, but you must add a word or two to correct the grammar structure.

Also, some originals are wrong, and I correct them here:

4. Very reluctantly, he consented her to lend the money to Janet.

6. For years the group has been
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Mister MicawberThe blue words are not to be changed, but you must add a word or two to correct the grammar structure.
What? I say that the blue words are the mistakes (I think they are incorrect). And I correct it with the red ones.
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Exercise: Find out the mistake(s)

1. She longed the holidays to come so that she could be with her family again.

2. I overheard say that he is thinking of moving to Manchester.

3. They were seen climb throught the window.

4. Very reluctantly, he consented her to lend the money to Janet.

5. My parents always encouraged work hard at school.

6. Fo
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You should not change the blue words. Add something to make the sentence correct, like this:

1. She longed for the holidays to come so that she could be with her family again.

2. I overheard him say that he is thinking of moving to Manchester.

Correct #4, 6, 8, 15 as I presen
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Mister MicawberYou should not change the blue words. Add something to make the sentence correct.
Ohh...
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To Anonymous: when a student is working on an exercise with me, please do not interrupt with all the answers. That does not help the student.
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Thank all of you!

Maybe I have to re-learn about this. Emotion: stick out tongue
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I'm sorry! Won't do it again. Emotion: headbang

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