Answers to Review Exercise 1

 

Part I: Error Recognition

Directions: Circle one word or words that make the sentence grammatically wrong.

1. During the Buddhist Lent, monks do not travel or spend a night elsewhere apart from their own residences.
2. Whenever visited visiting rural areas, His Majesty has tried to introduce irrigation systems for farmers.
3. The APEC meeting in China shaken was shaken by signs of economic pain in the U.S. and Japan.
4. GoodWell-informed university students in the 1990s view television as their supplementary source of knowledge.
5. Weather permitspermitting, the wedding reception will be held at Oriental's Terrace Garden.

Part II: Error Correction
Directions: Change, add, or drop a word or words underlined to make the sentence grammatically correct.

1. When lecturing lectured about how socialism is only in its second developmental stage, Chinese students usually fall asleep.
2. How What peeling painting your car has!
3. If you are not a true truely capable secretary, you should do what your boss tells you.
4. This is a part of the world has where having more than one husband is usual.
5. Mahathir Mohamad, being the Asia's longest ruler, celebrated his 20th year of Malaysia's Prime Minister.

Part III: Sentence Completion

Directions: Complete each sentence with a clause or a phrase, using punctuation if necessary. Answers may vary.
1. The instructor whose ____________________________________________.
2. The province __________________________________________________.
3. The lady whom my parents are talking to ____________________________.
4. Leaving her little sister alone, _____________________________________.
5. Bill refused the proposal ________________________________________.


Part IV: Sentence Combination

Directions: Combine sentences in each item into one sentence. Use a) as the core sentence.

1. a. The scientists are interested in making drugs.

b. The drugs prolong lives.

c. The scientists have been conducting research.

d. The research was sponsored by a pharmaceutical company.

e. The pharmaceutical company was named Pfizer.

The scientists (who have been) conducting research (which was) sponsored by a pharmaceutical company (which was named) Pfizer are interested in making drugs that prolong lives.

2. a. John is known to be abusive.

b. John is forty years old.

c. John is married to a senator's daughter.

d. The senator's daughter has had two kids of her own.

e. The kids are adorable.

Forty-year-old John who is married to a senator's daughter with (or who has) two adorable kids is known to be abusive.

3.The prime minister will hold talks.

b. The prime minister will talk with Thai ambassadors.

c. The Thai ambassadors are in Europe and East Asia.

d. The talks will be held on Friday.

e. The purpose of the talks is to promote tourism campaign.

The prime minister will hold talks with Thai ambassadors in Europe and East Asia on Friday to promote tourism campaign.

 

 

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