| Proofreading Exercise 13 Personal Space |
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| Print this sheet and mark the error type (see table at left) above the mistaken word or expression. Then write the correction on the line at the right. There is one mistake in ALMOST every line. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Writing - |
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____________(1) ____________(2) ____________(3) ____________(4) ____________(5) ____________(6) ____________(7) ____________(8) ____________(9) ____________(10) |
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People who attends international meetings find that the amount of space humen like to have around them varies acording to culture. A Brazilian, for example, will probably to stand very close to a Canadian when talking to him. The latter may feel not comfortable and go back away. The former might then conclude that Canadian are unfriendly. An experienced traveller soon learns that it is not a question of friendliness or politeness; it is simply a matter of different cultural attitudes towards the personal space. |
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| Art >Adj >Adv >N >Vb # Prep Pron P Sp Vb /\ Un SS ___/----- |
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| Article to Adjective to Adverb to Noun to Verb Number Preposition Pronoun Punctuation Spelling Verb Insert Unnecessary Sentence Structure Transpose |
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