Question

[Minh Hoàng Nguyễn Sỹ]

II. Each sentence has a mistake. Find and correct it.

Sentence

Correction

1. Maria tried to read a novel in French, and the book was too difficult for her to understand. 2. The waiter was not very nice, or the food was delicious. 3. Although he worked very hard, he still cannot earn enough money to support his family. 4. I wanted to give him some money after he helped me with the car although he absolutely refused to accept it. 5. Everyone is ready for the discussion in spite of him. 6. In spite of I was tired, I managed to finish the work. 7. Is her children a boy or a girl? 8. I forgot to bring the map, or I got lost. 9. He failed the examination because of he didn’t study hard enough. 10. I don’t like watching films on TV and I like watching them at the cinema.

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Answer 1

[Monokuro Boo]

1. Maria tried to read a novel in French, and the book was too difficult for her to understand. and \(\rightarrow\) but 2. The waiter was not very nice, or the food was delicious. or \(\rightarrow\) however 3. Although he worked very hard, he still cannot earn enough money to support his family. cannot \(\rightarrow\) could't 4. I wanted to give him some money after he helped me with the car although he absolutely refused to accept it. helped \(\rightarrow\) has helped 5. Everyone is ready for the discussion in spite of him. in spite of \(\rightarrow\) with 6. In spite of I was tired, I managed to finish the work. in spite of \(\rightarrow\) although 7. Is her children a boy or a girl? children \(\rightarrow\) child 8. I forgot to bring the map, or I got lost. or \(\rightarrow\) so 9. He failed the examination because of he didn’t study hard enough. because of \(\rightarrow\) because 10. I don’t like watching films on TV and I like watching them at the cinema. and \(\rightarrow\) but