tailieunhanh - College test english 1

Tham khảo tài liệu 'college test english 1', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | BASIC SKILLS FOR COLLEGE 44 CHAPTER 2 LearningExpress Skill Builders BASIC GRAMMAR ANSWER KEY SENTENCE FRAGMENTS 1. I love talking to people noticing their reactions and sensing when they are happy or sad. 2. I love noticing people s reactions especially when they think I am not looking. 3. I have a special ability to be a distant observer off to the side where no one is looking. SENTENCE ERRORS 1. Cigarette smoking should be banned from all public areas. It is a foul and disgusting habit. 2. It should be banned altogether. Cigarettes are dangerous to both the smoker and the people near them. 3. Another reason to ban smoking is that it is disrespectful to others. Why would anyone deliberately want to show such disrespect or cause anger and hostility when trying to enjoy a meal or performance 4. Public areas are where people come to enjoy themselves. They do not want to be bothered with cigarette smoke. USING SEMICOLONS There are several ways to correct the sentence errors in this passage. This is one possible revision. Most people began smoking when they were teenagers they were unaware of the long-term health consequences they faced. They were more concerned with looking grownup and trying to imitate the movie stars or television personalities they saw. As they began to realize the damage that they were inflicting on their bodies they tried to stop but it proved impossible for most of them. The addictive properties of nicotine were too difficult to overcome. Despite heart and lung damage they continued to light up. Unless the tobacco industry gets serious about advertising the negative consequences of cigarette smoking more and more teenagers will pick up the habit every day. As they enter adulthood these teenagers will be facing serious future health problems. PRONOUN ANTECEDENT ERROR 1. From where Matt and Candace lived they could see the water. 2. The class was the largest one in the history of the school and it was determined to be the best. 3. When a person .