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Post Spot The Error -- Copy Editors, Unite - 05-03-2007, 02:15 PM
Okay, folks, let's put on our Copy Editor shoes.

I'll start us out by providing a sentence with one (obvious) error in it. The first person to solve it gets to give the next sentence. Please try to put only ONE obvious error in each sentence.

To denote the sentence, please introduce it with SPOT THE ERROR (bold).

So without further ado:

SPOT THE ERROR

-- Jims dog is cool --.

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05-03-2007, 02:51 PM
SPOT THE ERROR

Should be :
"Jim's dog is cool"

next up is :

"The United States are a large country"

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Question 05-03-2007, 02:58 PM
Hi,

The United States is a large country

SPOT THE ERROR

my turn now

would you mind not put your garbage here?

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05-03-2007, 03:02 PM
would you mind not to put your garbage here

MINE:

is this write?

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Quote:
Originally Posted by curious_jane View Post
would you mind not to put your garbage here

MINE:

is this write?
Hi curious_jane

I'm so sorry but your answer isn't right

the correct answer is:
would you mind not putting your garbage here
?

This Grammar " Requests with would you mind "


would you mind .... + gerund


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this new one

I was charged of the crime I hadn't commited

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Re:Spot The Error -- Copy Editors, Unite - 05-30-2007, 10:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mehi View Post
SPOT THE ERROR

this new one

I was charged of the crime I hadn't commited

Mba
It should be

"I was charged with the crime I hadn't committed."

(Wrong particle, "committed" was misspelled, and the end punctuation was missing.)

And now...

SPOT THE (new) ERROR

She always gives everyone lot's of presents.

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It should be "She always gives everyone lots of presents." with no apostrophe in "lots"



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"Their were three dogs at the park today."
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it should be
"There were three dogs at the park today."

SPOT THE ERROR

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06-03-2007, 07:43 PM
Quote:
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SPOT THE ERROR

I'm looking forward to see my friend tomorrow.

should be:
I'm looking forward to seeing my friend tomorrow.

i cant remember the exact technical term but you missed ing, because the action is happening, (looking)

SPOT THE ERROR

my friends and me all went shopping yesterday.



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06-03-2007, 09:22 PM
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SPOT THE ERROR

my friends and me all went shopping yesterday.[/center]
My friends and I went shopping yesterday.
(Wrong form of I used)

STOP THE ERROR

I loved he so much.

Life goes on.
But I'm gone.
Cuase I'll die without you.
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