Listening Log 1
Can you correct these errors which appeared in students' writings?
1.
Love, friendship, good and evil, courage, trust, justice etc. all these are
included. / ...Turkey, Ghazaghistan, and North India etc.
1. Love, friendship, good and evil, courage, trust, justice,
etc.; all these are included. / ...Turkey,
Ghazaghistan, and North India, etc. ...
2.
I chose a very famous tv serie called "how I Met Your Mother". / Ted
tells the kids: "this is how I met your aunt Robin". / This video
is a speech made by Jay Walker, about people called "English Mania".
/ The one who first jumps out of the car loses and is named a "chicken",
or a coward.
2. I chose a very famous TV series called "How I
Met Your Mother." / Ted tells the kids: "This is how I met your aunt
Robin." / This video is a speech by Jay Walker about "English Mania."
/ The one who first jumps out of the car loses and is named a "chicken,"
or a coward.
3.
She has stopped her study for working and paying the study of her sister. /
She doesn't look happy by her way of life. / Jerry became mad of what he heard.
/ The doctor was at a surgery. / He is very excited to sightseeing. / He tries
to discourage her to do such a thing. / ...to undertake a trip toward Alaska.
3. She has stopped her study to work and pay for
the study of her sister. / She doesn't look happy about her way of life. / Jerry
became mad about what he heard. / The doctor was in surgery. / He is very excited
about sightseeing. / He tries to discourage her from doing such a thing. / ...to
undertake a trip to Alaska...
4. Thea will finish to fall in love. / The owner was facing difficulties to feed and take care of the snakes. / He has a lot of difficulties to fit into his new high school.y
4. Thea will finish by falling in love. / The owner was facing difficulties feeding and taking care of the snakes. / He has a lot of difficulty fitting into his new high school.
5. The explosion was 6 or 7 seconds later. / Jay and Gloria remarried 6 months ago. / Jay is about 20 years older than Gloria.
6. He tries to explain "why are we feel happy" to the audience. / He asked "English mania is good or bad"?
Discussion questions: Was 9/ll a hoax perpetrated by the US government? Is "English Mania" a good thing?
What is a Comma Splice?