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Intermediate Paragraph Correction 3

1) The passage contains a number of grammatical errors in a paragraph describing someone who has been sick with a cold for several days. 2) The paragraph describes the sick person's symptoms of sneezing, coughing and nose blowing. It also mentions they have been eating chicken soup, drinking orange juice, and taking aspirin and cough syrup. 3) The person has been at home watching TV and talking to their mother on the phone every day. They have been watching bad movies and are tired of coughing, sneezing, and complaining as they wonder when they will feel better and can return to work.

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Intermediate Paragraph Correction 3

1) The passage contains a number of grammatical errors in a paragraph describing someone who has been sick with a cold for several days. 2) The paragraph describes the sick person's symptoms of sneezing, coughing and nose blowing. It also mentions they have been eating chicken soup, drinking orange juice, and taking aspirin and cough syrup. 3) The person has been at home watching TV and talking to their mother on the phone every day. They have been watching bad movies and are tired of coughing, sneezing, and complaining as they wonder when they will feel better and can return to work.

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Intermediate Paragraph Correction 3


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

I’ve had a terrible cold 1) about several days. I’ve been blowing my nose, sneezing, and

coughing. 2) I’m been eating chicken soup and drinking orange juice for a couple days. I’ve been

taking aspirin and 3) coffe sirrup since the weekend. I’ve been at home watching TV 4) for

Monday. I’ve talked 5) my mother on the phone every day of the 6) week, I’ve watched every

bad movie that came on the TV. I wonder 7) I’ll well again. I wonder when I can go back to

work. I’m 8) tired of the cough, sneezing, and complaining!

1) 5)
A. for several days. A. to my mother
B. for days several. B. for my mother
C. during several days. C. while my mother
D. for a few days. D. about my mother
E. Both A and D are correct E. Correct as is
F. Correct as is F. Both A and C are correct.

2) 6)
A. I’ve eating A. week. I’ve
B. I’m being eating B. week: I’ve
C. I’ve been eating C. week; I’ve
D. I’ve being eaten D. week - I’ve
E. I be eating E. Correct as is

3) 7)
A. coff sirup A. when I’ll get well again.
B. cofe syrup B. when I’ll well again.
C. cough syrup C. when I would get well.
D. couhgh syrup D. whenever I’ll get well again.
E. Correct as is E. Correct as is

4) 8)
A. by A. tired of a cough
B. during B. tired of coughing
C. since C. tired for coughing
D. once D. tired about coughing
E. Correct as is E. Correct as is

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