Hootootoo
Can you explain the errors of these sentences which I showed them
31. A person who purchases a gun for protection is six times more likely to kill a friend or relative than killing an intruder. (The problem of this sentence is the word"killing" .I want to know the reason)
32. The Canterbury Tales, writing about 1386, is as alive and appealing today as it was nearly 600 years ago.
(The problem of this sentence is the word"writing" I want to know the reason?
33. The first vaccine ever developed was used to combat smallpox, a disease resulted from infection by a virus. (The problem of this sentence is the word"resulted"can you explain to me why??
34. Dressed in a Dracula costume,I thought my son looked perfect for Halloween
(The problem of this sentence is the phrase"I thought" Can you explain its grammatical point
35. Taking this course in interior design sprang in her desire to change careers. (The problem of this sentence is the secondly word"in" Can you explain the reason?
2015年9月11日 19:35
解答 · 13
There are no errors with these sentences and are simple to understand tand i find it hard to explain them in any other way.
Google these words for examples of their usage would be the best way why the sentences are constructed in such a way and meaning )
2015年9月11日
31. "kill" or "to kill" - parallel structure
32. "written" - short for "which was written"
33. "resulting" or "which resulted"
34. You're right about the dangling modifier but I'd have to say it's not the worst example of one. "I thought that, dressed in a Dracula costume, my son looked perfect for Halloween."
35. "Taking this course in interior design, a desire to change careers sprang up in her". I'm not sure why the focus of the bad phrasing should be "in". For me, the bigger mistakes are that there should be an "up", and the subject of "spring up" is wrong.
Ask more if you want. I'll try to answer though perhaps not as technically as you need.
2015年9月11日
Hi Hootootoo, I'd like to help but I wonder if this exercise is too hard for you? The mistakes in your question indicate to me that you have a B1 level, but I would give this kind of exercise to a C1 level student.
2015年9月11日
I am eager to see the answers. I have my own suggestions, but I am not a native speaker so I have to wait patiently:)
2015年9月11日
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