Found inside – Page 211He had no difficulty in assessing constructions incorporating incorrect ... syntactically complex sentences incorporating multiple agreement (for example, ... Found inside – Page 55Phrase 'more preferable' should not be used. For example : (a) Coffee is more preferable to tea. (Wrong) (b) Coffee is preferable to tea. Found inside – Page 155PROBLEM 8 (answers on page 169) Some of the following sentences are examples of good usage; others are faulty. Each of the faulty sentences contains an ... Found inside – Page 388For example, you might convey an impression of weakness if, ... “Him and I,” or “her and I,” are incorrect phrases despite how frequently they creep into ... Found inside – Page 134The system of Mays , Damerau and Mercer might consider a phrase taken from transcripts of the Canadian parliament which ... For example , the incorrect input phrase I am very hit would generate the following cohorts , shown in Table 3 . Found insideA word or a phrase may be used in a sense different from its normal meaning . ... For example , To make both ends meet is an idiom which is incorrectly used ... Found inside – Page 148For example: "The virus causes distortion of the leaves.” This is a completely different meaning. Hence, this option is incorrect. All the three phrases in ... Found inside – Page 234Examples of correct responses in instruction sheet. likely use that word as ... phrases as names for object descriptions, participants Incorrect compound a ... Found inside – Page 17Example: Gurugram is the most polluted city of India. ... asleep woman, aware shopkeeper, alone lady are all wrong expressions. Example: I talked to the ... Found inside – Page 228Again, however, the phrase continues beyond this point and reaches its ... Note that the former ending formula would be incorrect at this point of the ... Found inside – Page 47( Example : “ Shanika and I , ” not “ me and Shanika " ) [ Examples : Both of the boys already has uniforms . ( incorrect ) Both of the boys already have ... Found inside – Page D-16(Incorrect) For example: Since you refuse to cooperate, I shall have to (b) ... Such action as it or phrases belonging to the same parts of speech. deems ... Found inside – Page 62Examining her interview sample first , it was clear that subject one showed native ... his = hu ) correct incorrect incorrect The first phrase is correct ... Found inside – Page 75Choices A and B are incorrect because they do not include commas on both sides of the parenthetical phrase for example. Choice C misuses the colon, ... Found inside – Page 16Gerund phrases . Gerunds are verb forms ending in -ing that serve as nouns . Therefore , a noun or pronoun preceding the gerund phrase usually should be in the possessive case . Incorrect example : We applauded him speaking out on the ... Found inside – Page 67Tell the students how many ofthe phrases are incorrect. ... In the example on page 68, from a text translated from German, I let myselfbe surprised ... Found inside – Page 75Choices A and B are incorrect because they do not include commas on both sides of the parenthetical phrase for example. Choice C misuses the colon, ... Found inside – Page 18The LDOCE2 is one dictionary that provides example sentences in the ... examples of incorrect usage to contrast with the grammatical sentences or phrases. Found inside – Page 15Example: He will be hospitalised tomorrow for his eyes surgery. (Incorrect) He will be ... wrong expressions. Example: I talked to the alone old woman. Found inside – Page 351Experiments were conducted for a sample of erroneous phrases from 3.1. ... transformed or incorrect transformed or original incorrect phrase. Found inside – Page 90(Incorrect) ○ The women each gave their approval. 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Found inside – Page 75Choices A and B are incorrect because they do not include commas on both sides of the parenthetical phrase for example. Choice C misuses the colon, ... Found insideFor example, perhaps you have misused the noun analysis where you should have used the verb analyze. This is the type of wordlevel grammar that this book ... Found insideIncorrect pronunciation, choice of words, or incorrect use of grammar ... Each word (or phrase) is listed as an example of a 'Wrong' and 'Right' use. Found inside – Page C-26Phrase “more preferable' should not be used. For example : (a) Coffee is more preferable to tea. (Wrong) (b) Coffee is preferable to tea. Found inside – Page 326Participles requireplacing the actorimmediately after the opening phrase or clause. Example: While crossing the street, the bus hit her. (incorrect because ... Found inside – Page C-26Phrase 'more preferable' should not be used. For example : (a) Coffee is more preferable to tea. 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