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EXERCISE 34. Error analysis: summary
review of present, past, and future time.
Directions: Rewrite the paragraphs.
Correct any errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. If you wish, change
the wording to improve the expression of the ideas.
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I want to tell you about Oscar. He my
cousin. He comes here four years ago. Before he came here, he study
statistics in Chile. When he leaves Chile to come here. He came with four
friends. They were studying English in Ohio. Then he went to New york
stayed there for three years. He graduated from New York University. Now he
study at this school. After he finish his Master's degree, he return to
Chile.
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2
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Long ago in a faraway place, a lonely man move into a new
neighborhood. His first project is his new garden. He begun to work on it
right away. He wanting to make a perfect garden. One day some friendly
neighbors and their children visitted the man in his garden and helpped him
with the work. They planting flowers and build a small bridge across a
little stream. AU of them were very happy during they were building the
bridge and work on the garden. The man was especially happy because he's no
longer lonely. While the adults working, some of their children plaied with
a ball in the garden while they were play, one of them step on a flower.
Suddenly the man was getting very angry and tell everyone to leave. All the
neighbors leaved and go back to their own homes. After that, the man
builded a wall around his garden and lock the gate. For the rest of his
life, the man sat alone in his gerden every evening and crying.
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EXERCISE 35. Review: verb forms.
Directions: Complete the sentences with
the correct forms of the words in parentheses.
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Okay, let's all open our fortune cookies.
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B
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What (yours, say) ________________
(1)?
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A
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Mine says,
"An unexpected gift (add) ________________
(2) to your pleasure." Great! (you,
plan) ________________ (3) to give me a gift soon?
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B
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Not that I know of. Mine says, "Your trust in a friend (prove) ________________ (4) well-founded."
Good. I (like) ________________ (5)
having trustworthy friends.
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C
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This one
says, "A smile (overcome) ________________
(6) a language barrier." Well, that's good! After this, when I (understand, not) ________________ (7)
people who (speak) ________________
(8) English to me, I (smile, just)
________________ (9) at them!
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D
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My fortune is this: "Your determination (make) ________________ (10) you succeed in everything."
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Well, it (look) ________________ (11) like all
of us (have) ________________ (12)
good luck in the future!
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