PRACTICE for advanced english error eorrection.doc

Error-correction Part 1 Correct the one mistake in each of the following sentences. 1) It is an acceptive custom in some countries for men to remove their bats when a woman enters the room. 2) It was a rather shock to look into these matters and discover that the fault was solely mine. 3) These computers are quite popular in China, but those ones are not. 4) Most William Faulkners novels deal with the universal problems of evil as represented by family disintegration and degeneration. 5) The new innovations at the Worlds Fair were fascinating, and it attracted a lot of visitors. 6) As soon they will finish the new administration building, our offices are going to be removed. 7) Jane stayed up all night long trying to solve a physic problem. 8) The mother cried as her child laid on the examination table after the accident. 9} Having failed the law exam, the state refused to issue Howard a license to practice. 10) Team work requires that a player pass the ball to whomever is in the best position lo make the goal. 11J Never in all their years at Glasgow they had known such hardships. 12} Ever since he arrived, he has been complaining about constantly the weather. Part 2 Correct the one mistake in each of the following sentences. 1) Since John had been seriously ill for several months, his parents were concerned about him wanting to return to school full-time. 2) People all over north America they dimmed lights and reduced heat in an effort to conserve energy 3 ) Michaels new position as head of the editorial staff is certainly a more demanding one than Henry- 4) When the seamstress tried to sew the button on with a plastic needle, it broke. 5) This year, as the past, the oil company will sponsor a television series based on major literary works. 6) The companys decision to finance college education for qualified employees was based on a desire to increase efficiency, divert excess taxable income, and improvement of morale. 7) Unlike many other industrial countries, t