Question

10 The following extract contains ten underlined
mistakes(le-am pus in paranteza). Correct the mistakes and say what kind
of mistake each one is by matching them to the
following definitions.
•unnecessary word •omitted word •spelling
• passive voice •gerund/infinitive
.•wrong preposition •wrong choice of word
•. wrong linker •punctuation •wrong tense
seeing

"Shadowlands is the true story of the love affair between
CS Lewis, the writer, and Joy Gresham, an American poet. 1) (Joy
visited Lewis) in Oxford and falls in love with the crusty old man. He,
however, 2) (denies to accept) that he has also fallen in love,
although he does enter into a marriage of convenience in order to
enable her to 3) (stay to England) Events take a dramatic turn when
it is discovered that Joy has cancer. Lewis 4) (forces) to confront his
feelings and marries her for the second time in a moving bedside
ceremony. There follows a period of two years, during which Joy's
cancer is in remission and the two are blissfully happy. This
happiness is 5) (tragicaly )cut short 6) (while )Joy finally succumbs to
her illness and dies, leaving Lewis to pick up the pieces of his life,
What director Richard Attenborough 7) (manages achieving)
this film, helped by another spectacular
performance by Anthony Hopkins, 8) (it is a
tremendous) insight into the mind of one of
England's greatest writers. 9) (Debra Winger
who plays Joy, )also puts in a very
accomplished performance, And the
beautiful photography gives us an authentic
glimpse of what life was like 10) (in Oxford in
1950s)

Answer 1

Răspuns:

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(1) visited = wrong tense (correct: „visits”)

(2) to accept = wrong choice of word (correct: delete „to accept”)

(3) to = wrong preposition (correct: „in”)

(4) forces = passive voice (correct: „is forced”)

(5) tragicaly = wrong spelling (correct: „tragically”)

(6) while = wrong linker (correct: „when”)

(7) achieving = wrong use of gerund (correct: „to achieve”)

(8) it = unnecessary word (correct: delete „it”)

(9) Debra Winger who plays Joy, also... = wrong punctuation - „who plays Joy = apposition, we need to place this structure between commas

(10) the = omitted word

Explicație:

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Textul corectat - a se urmări secvențele evidențiate prin îngroșare (bold).

„Shadowlands” is the true story of the love affair between CS Lewis, the writer, and Joy Gresham, an American poet. 1) Joy visits Lewis in Oxford and falls in love with the crusty old man. He, however, 2) denies (vom șterge „to accept”) that he has also fallen in love, although he does enter into a marriage of convenience in order to enable her to 3) (stay in England) Events take a dramatic turn when it is discovered that Joy has cancer. Lewis 4) is forced to confront his feelings and marries her for the second time in a moving bedside ceremony. There follows a period of two years, during which Joy's cancer is in remission and the two are blissfully happy. This happiness is 5) tragically cut short 6) when Joy finally succumbs to her illness and dies, leaving Lewis to pick up the pieces of his life. What director Richard Attenborough 7) manages to achieve in this film, helped by another spectacular performance by Anthony Hopkins, 8) is a tremendous insight into the mind of one of England's greatest writers. 9) Debra Winger, who plays Joy, also puts in a very accomplished performance, and the beautiful photography gives us an authentic glimpse of what life was like 10) in Oxford in the 1950s.

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