4. Make a list of the mistakes in the text below and write how you would explain each of them to your lower-level class of English.
Last weekend, I went at the Aquarium with my friend Jane and Tom. We had a very good time to look the dolphins and the wales. Did you went to the Aquarium before? You must to go, it is real amazing. It were my first time, but I want to go again because their is so many things to see
2007-08-08 01:48:19 · 8 answers · asked by reshma 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Last weekend I went TO the Aquarium with my friends Jane and Tom. We had a very good time LOOKING AT the dolphins and wHales. HAVE you BEEN to the Aquarium before? You must go, it is realLY amazing. It WAS my first time, but I want to go again because THERE is so MUCH to see
2007-08-08 01:57:16 · answer #1 · answered by sixxtwo42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last weekend I went to the aquarium with my friend Jane and Tom. We had a very good time looking at the Dolphins and Whales. Have you ever been to the aquarium before? You must go. It is really amazing! It was my first time, but I want to go again because there are so many things to see.
2007-08-08 15:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by dj_extreme32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last weekend I went to the Aquarium with my friends Jane and Tom. We had a very good time looking at the dolphins and the whales. Have you ever been to the Aquarium before? You must go, it is really amazing. It was my first time, but I want to go again because there are so many things to see.
2007-08-08 08:57:21 · answer #3 · answered by leahthebeautiful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's my corrected version. See if you can figure out why the changes were made.
I did not capitalize aquarium as it is a generic name. If it the actual name of the place (Like the Louvre) then it would be capitalized.
Last weekend, I went to the aquarium with my friends Jane and Tom. We had a very good time looking at the dolphins and the whales. Did you go to the aquarium before? You must to go; it is real amazing. It was my first time, but I want to go again because their are so many things to see.
2007-08-08 08:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fixes appear in upper-case below:
Last weekend, I went TO the Aquarium with my FRIENDS Jane and Tom. We had a very good timeLOOKING AT the dolphins and the WHALES. HAVE YOU BEEN to the Aquarium before? You must to go; (NOTE SEMI-COLON HERE) it is real amazing. It WAS my first time, but I want to go again because THERE ARE so many things to see. (PERIOD AT SENTENCE END)
2007-08-08 08:58:20 · answer #5 · answered by macguffin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Last weekend I went TO the aquarium with my FRIENDS Jane and Tom. We had a very good time LOOKING AT THE DOLPHINS AND WHALES. Did you go to the aquarium before? You must go, it is amazing. It was my first time, but I want to go again because there are so many things to see.
"to the aquarium" -- is the active form; using "at" implies you are already there, it implies passive tense.
"looking at the dolphins and whales" - to look is the wrong tense; looking at is the correct form of the verb. whales is the correct spelling, not wales.
"Did you go to the aquarium before" -- again the verb tense has to match the present tense; went implies the past tense.
You must go, it is real amazing; again the verb tense is wrong -- to go is not correct english
It was my first time -- only one person so was is the correct tense of the verb.
because there are so many things to see -- there is the correct word here "their" is a possessive pronoun.
are so many things -- use "are" to match the number of things to see.
hope this helps you...
2007-08-08 09:06:28 · answer #6 · answered by maggiemae821 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First sentence:
replace preposition "at" with "to" & make "friend" plural by adding "s"
Second sentence:
delete preposition "to," add -ing to "look" and insert preposition "at" // correct spelling of "whales" by inserting an "h"
Third sentence:
Replace "Did you went" with "Have you gone"
Fourth sentence:
Delete preposition "to" & insert verb "go // change adjective "real" to an adverb by adding -ly
Fifth sentence:
Change verb "were" to "was" // change pronoun-verb combo "their is" to adverb-verb combo "there are" & add period to end sentence.
The corrected paragraph ends up looking like this:
Last weekend, I went to the Aquarium with my friends Jane and Tom. We had a very good time looking at the dolphins and the whales. Have you gone to the Aquarium before? You must go, it is really amazing. It was my first time, but I want to go again because there are so many things to see.
2007-08-08 09:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by Andy K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks good to me. :D
2007-08-12 08:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋