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Jaime has been applying for full-time jobs for several months. He recently received a call from the HR director of a computer software company asking if he could fly to Chicago for a job interview. The company offered to pay for Jaime's flight. Since then, Jaime has been preparing for the interview by researching the company and shopping for a new suit. Jaime and his wife have been practicing answering possible interview questions so he will be prepared. Jaime is nervous but also looking forward to potentially working at a new place.

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Job Application Paragraph Correction

Jaime has been applying for full-time jobs for several months. He recently received a call from the HR director of a computer software company asking if he could fly to Chicago for a job interview. The company offered to pay for Jaime's flight. Since then, Jaime has been preparing for the interview by researching the company and shopping for a new suit. Jaime and his wife have been practicing answering possible interview questions so he will be prepared. Jaime is nervous but also looking forward to potentially working at a new place.

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Intermediate Paragraph Correction 2


Directions: Read the passage below. Then answer questions about errors in the passage.

Jaime 1) been applying for full–time jobs for several months. 2) The last week he received

a call from the Human Resources director at a computer software 3) company the HR director

asked Jaime 4) could he fly to Chicago for a job interview. The company offered to pay for

Jaime’s plane ticket to Chicago, so that he will not have to pay for it himself. Jamie agreed to come

for the interview.

Since then, Jaime has been busy collecting 5) informaton about the company. He also went

shopping for a new 6) suite. Jaime and his wife have been rehearsing answers to possible interview

questions, so that Jaime will be 7) good and ready his best. Jaime is nervous about the interview,

but 8) his looking forward to working at a new place.

5)
1) A. informates
A. have been applying B. information
B. has been applying C. imformation
C. have applying D. informashun
D. has applied E. Correct as is

2) 6)
A. Last week A. suit.
B. On last week B. siut.
C. The week last C. suet.
D. Both A and C are correct. D. sewt.

3) 7)
A. company, The A. good.
B. company - the B. smart and ready.
C. company. The C. prepared.
D. company! The D. studious.
E. Correct as is
4)
A. if he could fly 8)
B. if could he fly A. he’s
C. whether he could fly B. he is
D. Both A and C are correct. C. he will be
D. Both A and B are correct.

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A period is needed after 'company' to separate two independent clauses, resulting in 'company. The HR director asked Jaime...' . This change ensures that each clause is correctly punctuated as a separate sentence.

The pronoun 'his' is incorrect since it does not correspond with Jaime being the subject. The correct options are 'he's' or 'he is,' maintaining consistency in pronoun usage and providing clear subject-verb agreement .

The error involves incorrect word order for indirect questions. It should be structured as 'if he could fly to Chicago for a job interview' or 'whether he could fly to Chicago for a job interview' to correctly form an indirect question .

The phrase should be corrected to 'Last week, he received a call from the Human Resources director at a computer software company' for proper English syntax .

The word 'suite' should be corrected to 'suit' to specify the type of clothing purchased, a correction important for precisely conveying the intended meaning .

The option 'Both A and C are correct' allows for recognizing multiple correct alternatives, reflecting the nuance and flexibility in English grammar. It applies in two instances: the timing of receiving the call ('Last week' and 'The week last') and the indirect question format ('if he could' and 'whether he could').

Punctuation corrections, such as inserting a period after 'company,' are crucial for separating independent clauses, thus enhancing clarity and readability by structuring sentences into distinct, coherent ideas .

'Informates' should be corrected to 'information' to accurately reflect the noun form for data or details .

The sentence requires the present perfect continuous tense to correctly indicate an ongoing action. Therefore, it should be corrected to 'Jaime has been applying for full-time jobs for several months' .

'Good and ready his best' should be replaced with 'prepared,' ensuring proper adjective-to-noun agreement by using a single descriptive adjective .

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