tailieunhanh - Grammar Rules_5

Tham khảo tài liệu 'grammar rules_5', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | unit 23 BS Proofreading Careless Mistakes Can Cause Big Problems ProofViacMng Correct the mistakes in the sentences below There are eight mistakes. If someone offered to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge would you write them a check Amazingly the Eiffel Tower the famous Paris landmark was sold not once but twice. Soon after World War I the Eifel Tower was badly In need of repairing and paint. A con artist saw a news story about the huge cost of upkeep for the tower. Posing as a city official he invited three businessmen to a secret meeting. He told them that the city had decided to sell the tower for scrap and that would be allowed to bid for the job. The con artist collected the deposit of a sucker who seemed real insecure. The crook then left to live the high life In Switzerland hoping to avoid arrest. The sucker was so embarrassed about being swindled that they never reported the fraud. Two years later the con man returned to Paris and sells the tower again. He then escaped to the . where he was arrested quick for another fraud. He died In Alcatraz. On his death certificate his profession was listed as salesman. 96 Grammar Rules Unit24lA Parts of Speech Know Your Building Materials AcfjscfiYes 1 r X s. _f 1 z 1 J K Predicate adjectives follow a linking verb and describe the subject. Adverbs describe verbs adverbs or adjectives. Choose the correct form. 1. He was hitting the ball good well . 2. The receiver became angry angrily after the late hit. 3. He ran very quick quickly . 4. My drives were fine but I putted bad badly . 5. His attitude seemed good well but inside he felt sad sadly . 6. He ran the bases good well until the incident with the umpire. 7. Without any hesitation the goalie sprinted quick quickly for the ball. 8. Ruben runs good well but he hits bad badly . Next Time Sportscasters ore often guilty of using adjectives and adverbs incorrectly Next time you listen to a sportscaster on television or the radio count the number of mistakes made in two .