English for You and Me Teachers Note

Teaching Notes for Elementary English Grades 1 to 6

Teaching Notes for

English Grades 1 to 6 Textbooks

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education i


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Table of Contents Message

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English Expressways 1

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English for You and Me 2

1

English for You and Me (Reading) Grade 3

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English for You and Me (Language) Grade 3

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10


17

English Expressways (Reading) Grade 5

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English Expressways (Language) Grade 5

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English Expressways 1 Reading and Language Textbook Justine Balajadia, Amber de Jesus, et al. S.D. Publication, Inc., Copyright 2008 Page No.

Specific Part on the Page

187

Line 14

221

No. 1, illustration C

Description of Finding/s

Misleading phrase: … play in the sun. The illustration is not realistic.

Recommended Correction or Revision

Explain the intended meaning of the phrase, play in the sun. Explain that the illustration is meant as a distractor.

English for You and Me 2 Reading and Language Textbook

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3

Ben’s 2nd dialog, line 2

Wrong article

21

No. 2

Missing article

22

The Little Clown, line 3

Wrong word choice

33

Act. 4

Direction lacks clarity.

34

C, direction

Lacking phrase

56

Puzzle, no. 1

Inappropriate word

82

No. 2

Wrong structure

Act. 1, par. 1, 4th sentence Source Last sentence st before 1 box

Direction lacks clarity. Wrong source

Replace the with a. … a thin boy. Replace with: 2. Where does the rain come from? Delete tall and. This little clown is strong. Replace with: Give antonyms for each pair of pictures below. Insert for the underlined word after antonym. Replace bright with clean and dry. Replace the period after moving with a comma and set in lower case the article the. Add as suggested by the words in parentheses after those. Replace the source with Aesop’s Fables.

Lacking words

Add clothes now after washing.

87 107 180 186

Mr. Galo’s last dialog

Awkward sentence

202

Last sentence

Wrong verb tense

220

Let’s Write, nd 2 sentence

Lacks clarity

242

Act. 1, par. 1

Redundant 1

Replace with: They plant seeds of flowering plants … They put a fence around the plants. Replace with: “The palace is far. I can’t fly,” answered the bat. Replace with: Change the verbs in parentheses into the past form. Delete the second sentence.


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Inconsistent verb tenses and wrong pronoun

No. 2, 4th sentence


Replace with: Soon, they bore fruits.

English for You and Me 3 Reading Textbook

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Par. 1, 2 & rd 3 sentences

Inappropriate words used: The walls of the pupa case break…

No. 1, 2nd & 3rd sentences

Inaccurate facts

nd

25

No. 4, sentence

1st

30

Par. A, 3rd sentence

32

Par. 1, 4th sentence

41

Act. 5, line 5

42

Par. 2, line 1

50

No. 1, line 4

64

Alma’s dialog, 2nd sentence Act. 2, par. 3, line 1

67 Act. 2, par. 3, line 6

69

Par. 4, sentence

1st


Factual error Wrong preposition: Others lay their eggs in stones … Missing preposition Wrong grammar: Crickets are another kind of insects.


Replace with: The pupa skin splits and what do you think comes out? A fully-grown adult butterfly comes out. Replace 2nd & 3rd sentences with: They have front legs with a brush at the "elbow" that they use to clean themselves. Replace with: Spiders are not insects. Replace in with on. Others lay their eggs on stones … Replace with: She can lay 100 eggs in a day. Delete s in insects. Crickets are another kind of insect. Replace with: Roy likes to read too.

Missing word Awkward sentence: Sun is a heavenly body. Awkward sentence: You stay with us … Lacks parallelism: Today, traveling is fast and more comfortable. Wrong preposition: … ride in automobiles, on jeepneys, buses, bicycles, and motorcycles. Wrong choice of word 2

Replace with: The sun is a heavenly body. Replace with: Why don’t you stay with us in the city? Replace with: Today, traveling is faster and more comfortable. Replace with: … in automobiles or jeepneys or on buses, bicycles, or motorcycles. Replace somebody with anybody. I don’t think anybody is here.


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71

Par. 4, line 3 – 5th sentence

Missing article: I saw garbage can.

Insert a before garbage can. I saw a garbage can.

75

Act. 3, no. 4, line 4

Poor choice words: injecting the patients

Replace with: giving medicines to the patients

77

86

93

105


of

No. 7

Conceptual error

Replace with: 7. You don’t see it, but it can blow down power lines and trees.

No. 1, letter b

Awkward phrase: … somebody in the days to come

Replace with: b. to be somebody in the future

Par. 4, 4th sentence

Wrong word choice

Replace largest with biggest. These were the teeth with the biggest cavities.

Factual error

Delete the sentence.

Missing punctuation marks Awkward sentence: … red and beautiful roses.

Enclose the word Go in quotation marks. … any food from the “Go” foods.

Par. 4, 5th sentence 2nd to the last line Line 4

107

Par. 6, 4 & 5th sentences

It is not realistic to grow orchids from their seeds.

109

Par. 9, last sentence

Missing word

113

B, no. 2, lines 1, 3, and 5

114

Act. 2, line 6

118

Third line 3

125

No. 8

137

No. 3, letter a

139

No. 3, line 1

th

Child,

Wrong preposition: Milo was in the seashore … Wrong choice of word: … is heard a few minutes after…

Replace with: Lina brought beautiful red roses. Delete the two sentences: My child, we can get many seeds from them. We can grow many orchids from those seeds. Replace with: Today, I am going to learn how to swim. Replace with: Milo was by the seashore … Replace with: The echo is heard a few seconds after one shouts …

Wrong choice of word

Replace with: Take a deep breath.


Replace much with many. 8. Rina eats too many candies, …

Wrong grammar: No animals would … Missing punctuation marks 3

Delete s in animals. Enclose the words best in attendance in quotation marks.


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143

nd 2 to the last par., last sentence

Awkward sentence

147

Par. 5, 2nd sentence

The illustration and the text do not jibe.

148

3rd from the last sentence

Wrong verb: Are you going to be …

152

Act. 1, no. 1, 4th sentence

Inappropriate use of a noun

Par. 3, 2nd sentence No. 5 – 3rd from last line No. 2 above the box, 3rd sentence Column 2, line 7 Column 2, line 21

Inappropriate use of a noun Wrong tense of the verb

158 162 165

169

Wrong preposition Lacking s Poor word

choice

of

Replace with: Sometimes she was only half her size, like a semicircle. Replace the sentence with: In a stable, they found Joseph and Mary with the little Child Jesus in her arms. Replace with: Will you be sad or glad this year? Delete s in girls. There was no place where the girl could get water. Replace ant’s with ants’. The ants’ bites were very painful. Replace dragged with drag. Replace with: A cat with a rat in its mouth. Add s to bite. nibble … take in small bites Replace drop with amounts. … drink in small amounts.

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Lesson 1 title Lesson 7, line 2

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Lesson 23, lines 2 & 4

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Line 2



Add s to Thought. Words to Express Complete Thoughts

Lacking s Poor choice of word: Making Questions… Poor choice of word: Giving Questions… Wrong preposition: Filling Up Forms Poor choice of words: English Language Textbook has been … your learning in English meaningful. 4

Replace with: Asking Questions about the Pictures Replace with: Asking and Answering Questions … Replace up with out.

Replace with: English for You and Me has been …. your learning English meaningful.


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Line 4 No. 1, line 2

4 No. 4 5

No. 4, no. 6 Line 7

11 Line 9

No. 3

13

Line 8

Line 10

Illustration 1

15

Three Blind Mice, line 3 Three Blind Mice, line 7 &8

20


Wrong word in: And blow the birds above the sky, Missing preposition Unnecessary hyphens Wrong preposition Wrong use of the word up Wrong grammar: What words that have the same sound? Missing word: … the health children said? Missing word Inappropriate words: These words have similar sounds. Misleading illustration: The farmer’s wife looks very young. Also, since the mice are blind, they should not be looking at the farmer’s wife. Wrong verb tense: They all run … Wrong words in: Did you ever hear such a thing in your life?

Pussy Cat …, line 4

Wrong words

Pussy Cat …, line 7

Wrong words

No. 5, 2nd sentence

Wrong prepositions


Replace with: And blow the birds about the sky, Insert with between play and kites. play with kites Delete the hyphens in all-day. Replace with: 4. Joy lives with her father on the farm. 6. The birds up in the tree Delete up. But rice and dried meat. Delete that. What words have the same sound? Replace with: … the Health Land children said? Replace with: What can you say about these words in each pair? Replace have with end with. These words end with similar sounds. Words that end with similar sounds are words that rhyme.

Use the illustration as a springboard to develop ability to focus and be analytical of the details of the illustration.

They all ran after the farmer’s wife, Replace with: Did you ever see such a sight in your life? Replace with: I’ve been to London to look at the Queen. Replace with: I frightened a little mouse under her chair. Replace with: In the corridor two boys were playing with their legs …

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24

Act. 5, par. 1, 1st sentence nd 2 to the last line


Wrong preposition Wrong preposition

26

Act. 7, no. 3

Wrong preposition

27

No. 14

Missing preposition

28

No. 3

Wrong preposition

29

Last line


Replace up with in. Fill in the missing … Replace in with at. It will be held at my grandparents’ farm. Replace in with at. Invite your friends to spend a weekend at the farm … Insert for between ask and some. You want to ask for some pieces of chalk. Replace at with on. They live on Eleventh Avenue …

Nos. 1, 2, & 6

Wrong sentence based on the referent Wrong verb tense

No. 7

Missing article

34

Sentence in parentheses

Wrong preposition

40

Par. 2

43

Nestor’s dialog, line 2

44

No. 2

46

A, Jay’s dialog, last line B, Man’s dialog, 3rd line B, Jay’s dialog, last line

Add s to direction.

Replace with: … directions on how to reach his house. … give me the directions on how to go to his house? … the right directions.

No. 3, last line

Awkward clause: … why Barangay Maligaya was a model barangay.

Replace with: … why Barangay Maligaya became a model barangay.

No. 8, line 2

Wrong preposition

3rd from the last par., line 2

Wrong preposition

Last line

Wrong preposition

No. 3

Wrong preposition

33

54

55

56

Unnecessary article Delete s in towards. Unnecessary article

Replace with: Where is the comma placed? Replace are with were. Insert the between spell and words. Did I spell the words correctly? Replace through with on the. (Mother calls Miss Garcia on the telephone.) Delete the before Rosal Building. Replace with: … toward Diego Silang Street. Delete the before melchora aquino building.

6

Replace in with at. Add s to question. … at your friend’s place. What questions will you ask him or her? Replace in with at. The papayas at Grandfather’s farm are very sweet. Replace in with at. … and Grandmother at the farm,” said Linda. Replace in with at. What do the children like at the farm?


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Replace with: Here are some pointers to remember in changing the meanings of words. Replace much with many.

57

Par. 1

Lacks clarity

58

Act. 4, no. 6

61

Write It Correctly, par. 2, line 4

Inappropriate word Wrong number of noun in: … of biscuit for her brother.

62

The Monkeys and the Crocodile, line 1

Unnecessary comma

Delete the comma after Five.

63

Lines 1 & 9

Unnecessary commas

Delete the commas after Five and Four.

64

Boxed text, no. 1, column 1

Wrong preposition

Replace on with in. One little monkey is swinging in the tree.

No. 8, line 2

Missing preposition

Insert on between pass and the. (Ours, Our) was able to pass on the muddy road.

2nd to the last line

Wrong number of noun in: The box of crayon ….

Replace with: The box of crayons belongs to …


Lacking s in vegetable

Write It Correctly, no. 2

Missing preposition

No. 6

Missing line

Last line

Wrong preposition

Line 8

Inappropriate word

Line 21

Wrong preposition

No. 5

Wrong preposition

1st column below the box

Lacks clarity

2nd column below the box

Inappropriate use of the word like

Boxed text, no. 2

Factual error

72

80

82

83 85

87

93

Replace with: … of biscuits for her brother.

Replace with: … like to eat chopped vegetables and corn. Replace with: His neighbors often ask for some plants from him. Underline rendag. The town mayor awarded him a set of rendag tools. Replace in with from. … from (8) gardens. Replace catch with shoot. I use a bow and arrow to shoot birds. Replace in with into. We like to swim and dive into the sea. Replace in with at. Mother and I stayed the whole day at the farm. Replace with: Words with –s endings such as tells, brings, makes, and keeps … Replace like with such as. Words without –s such as … Replace the sentence with: The butterfly helps in the pollination of plants.

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94

Line 5

Unnecessary article

95

Act. 3, 2nd & 3rd sentences

Sentences lack clarity, wrong preposition

100

Line 4

Wrong preposition nd


Delete the after with. You and I always go with action words not ending in s. Replace with: Tell your classmates what you do in three or more sentences. Use some of the action words from the chart. Replace on with in. He rides in his boat every morning. Insert the between reads and newspaper. Replace with: My mother (attend, attends) cooking classes during Saturdays. Replace with: They (sail, sails) on the sea. Replace is with was. His school was not like yours.

101

Chart, 2 column, line 4

Missing article in: reads newspaper

102

No. 4

Awkward sentence

104

No. 2

Wrong preposition

107

Line 2

Wrong verb tense Wrong word

Replace stone with iron. They use iron tools today.

108

No. 3 – above the box, 2nd sentence Boxed text, line 3

Missing words

Insert and phrases after words. Words and phrases like yesterday, last year…

Last line

Awkward sentence: The Negritos shared together all the foods they gathered.

Replace with: The Negritos shared with one another all the foods they gathered.

In the Farm

Wrong preposition

In the Farm, 1st sentence

Wrong preposition

Try Again, A

Missing words

109

111

112

No. 3 117 No. 7 No. 9 120

B, no. 3

Unnecessary apostrophe: The church’s bell … Wrong preposition: 7. I ride on a jeepney … Wrong preposition Wrong preposition: 3. They see … play in the seashore. 8

Replace with: At the Farm Replace in with at. My friend and I … at the farm. Replace with: Select the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Replace with: The church bell rings every morning. Replace on with in. I ride in a jeepney. Replace on with in. 9. Cora writes in her diary every day. Replace in with on. 3. They see … play on the seashore.


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B, no. 4

Wrong preposition

121


Inappropriate word

123

Act. 2, line 2

Wrong preposition

126

Act. 5, lines 1 &2

Inappropriate word & wrong preposition

127

B, no. 3, c

Wrong verb

131

Act. 3, line 1

Wrong preposition

136

God Loves Us Best, line 3

Wrong preposition

138

Act. 2, line 3

Wrong word

140

Act. 5, no. 1

Wrong grammar

Line 19 144

Line 21 Line 23

146

Insufficient explanation: Two tells number. Insufficient explanation: Round tells shape. Insufficient explanation: Big tells size.

Act. 2, no. 2

Wrong preposition

Par. 1, line 2

Missing word

Act. 5, line 1

Inappropriate word

156

Let’s Listen

Wrong sentence

158

Act. 1, line 1

Wrong pronoun

147

9


Replace on with in. 4. They ride in a boat. Replace grass grows with grasses grow. He lives in a place where tall grasses grow. Replace on with in. … what they will do or say in the given situation. Replace with: Ask questions about the following situations and let your classmates answer in complete sentences. Replace am with are. c. are going to succeed Replace to with into. Change each statement into a question. Replace in with on. He protects us on our way. Replace word with phrase. … in column B for each phrase in … Add s to flower. … picks flowers in the garden. Replace with: Two tells how many or a number. Replace with: Round tells what shape it is. Blue tells its color. Replace with: Big tells its size. Replace under with in. The old man walked in the rain. Insert mental before picture. They make the word clear and give a mental picture of the word. Replace right with correct. Choose the correct word for each blank. Replace with: Listen as your teacher reads the following poem. Replace it with them. Look at the pictures and read the sentences after them.


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Specific Part on the Page st

1 sentence

v

2nd sentence nd

3

6

7

9

11 12

13


Poor choice of words: English 4 (Reading) contains … Poor choice of word, unnecessary words

Par. 2, 2 sentence

Missing preposition

Act. 1, no. 1

Poor choice of word

Par. 1, line 3

Wrong grammar

Act. 1, no. 4

Conceptual error

No. 8

Wrong pronoun


Inaccurate

Last par., 2nd sentence

Inappropriate word

Last sentence

Wrong word

Par. 3, line 4 Act. 1, last sentence Par. 1, last sentence

Think and Write, line 2

Wrong choice of word: … prevent it from wearing away. Lacking s in answer Lacking s in answer Wrong grammar: … meaning of these words in the glossary and use them in a sentence. 10


Replace with: English for You and Me 4 contains …. Replace with: The activities will improve your vocabulary and comprehension skills. Insert on between write and or and replace the with this. Do not write on or tear the pages of this book. Replace with: 1. We thank thee for your gifts to us. Replace it with them. … words and write them on your paper. Replace with: 4. Rain falls from the ickth clouds in the sky. Replace they with it. 8. The wind hisperws to the trees when it passes by. Replace with: Dots are used to divide the words into syllables. Replace topmost with left. The first guide word found on the left … Replace easy with easier. Looking up words in the dictionary is made easier because of the guide words. Replace with: … and prevent it from eroding. Replace answer with answers. Write your answers on your paper. Replace answer with answers. Write your answers on your paper. Replace meaning with meanings and them with each. Look up the meanings of these words in the glossary and use each in a sentence.


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16

19

20 21


Line 8 below illustration Line10 below illustration nd 2 to the last par., 2nd sentence


Inappropriate word Missing article Lacking s in medicine Awkward sentence: Do not put it where the sun can shine on it.

Line 2 Last boxed text, line 6 nd 2 boxed text, last sentence

Inappropriate word Missing words

25

Par. 2, 3 sentence

Awkward sentence: … they heated the fresh eggs in the sun …

26

Act. 1, no. 2

Awkward sentence

Boxed text, line 2

Wrong preposition

Act. 1, no. 3


Par. 2, 2nd & 3rd sentences

Wrong grammar

Par. 2, lines 5 to 8

Wrong grammar

rd

28

29

31

Par. 1, line 2

Wrong choice of word:… when the volcano calms. Missing article

Act. 1, line 1

Delete s in blanks.

Last line 33

nd

34 37

Act. 2, 2 sentence Think and nd Read, 2 sentence

Lacking s in answer Pronouns referring to Rice Terraces are wrong. 11


Replace went with arrived. … When he arrived home, … Insert a after of. … complaining of a headache. Replace with: A prescription slip is a written statement of the list of medicines a patient … Delete the sentence and replace the last sentence with: Keep it away from sunlight and heat. Replace like with such as. … crawl such as cabinets, ceilings, … Insert from a after suffers. If the patient suffers from a continuous headache, consult a doctor. Replace with: … they heated the fresh eggs under the heat of the sun until they were moist. Replace with: 2. The eggs are first placed under the heat of the sun until they are moist. Replace in with into. Get a basin and pour water into it. Replace with: 3. Put vinegar up to one inch of an empty bottle. Replace with: When we give directions, they must be simple and clear. When directions are written, read them carefully before following them. Replace with: Soil around the volcano became fertile … the volcano threw out during eruptions. The volcano is a source of income for farmers living near the area. Replace with: … when the volcano is calm. Insert the before activities. Replace with: … Think of a word to fill in the blank. Replace answer with answers. Write your answers on your paper. Replace with: This story will tell you where they are found and how they were built.


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Insert comma (,) after first. At first, they farmed the lowlands … Replace with: The children were walking barefoot on the seashore. Insert by after passed. … the lake shore, they passed by the old woman’s garden.

Par. 3, line 2

Missing comma

40

No. 4, 1st sentence

Wrong grammar

45

Line 7

Missing preposition

Lines 6 & 8

Wrong word choice

Replace unkindly with unkind.

Last par.

Wrong subjectverb agreement

Replace tell with tells. Which of the following sentences tells about the first paragraph of the story?

No. 1, line 2

Wrong grammar: … especially in time of need.

Replace with: … especially in times of need.

46

48 No. 2

Awkward sentence

51

D, line 4

Inappropriate word

52

Par. 1 of letter, line 6

Wrong preposition

53

Par. 1, line 3

Wrong preposition

54

Words for Study, nos. 3 &4


No. 4, lines 4 &5

Wrong verb tense

No. 5, line 2

Wrong preposition

59

Last par. , line 4

Wrong preposition

61

Par. 5

Word not capitalized

62

No. 4

Wrong verb tense

63

Nos. 4, 5, & 6, lines 16 to 19

Missing commas

56

12

Replace with: 2. … The younger person takes the elder's hand (usually someone at least 15 years older), bring it to his/her forehead to show respect. Replace have with put. We will put our gifts under the tree. Replace in with on. … on the farm. Replace in with on. … him with his work on the farm. Replace store with stores. 3. Jim’s father stores food… a. sells b. distributes c. keeps 4. Jim’s family stores enough food … Replace with: … At noontime, they return to the seashore where they are met by fish vendors. Replace on with to. … frogs and turtles clinging to small rocks. Replace in with with. … tried to find fault with Daniel so that they could report him to the king. Replace o with O. “It’s your law, O King, and it is our duty …” Replace had with has. 4. The king has a trusted officer who knows about … Replace with: 4. If you worship God, pay … 5. If you capture something, do you … 6. If you are a captive, are you …


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65

No. 5, line 6

Wrong verb tense

66

Do It Right, no. 1

Inappropriate words

70

No. 3, 4th sentence

Inappropriate sentence

74

Line 11

90

Par. 4, lines 3 &4

91

Par. 2, line 2

Wrong grammar

93

Act. 2, no. 3, c

Awkward phrase

Par. 4, line 1

Wrong pronoun: Milo and his father went to their uncle’s place …

Par. 4, line 4

Wrong grammar

Last sentence

Missing open quotation mark and comma

Act. 1 line 2

Inappropriate verb

Column A, no. 1

Lacking s

97

C, no. 1, b

Lacking s

98

Last line

Awkward sentence

Par. 2, 1st sentence

Inappropriate words

No. 2

Unnecessary article

94

95

104

nd

106 107

Par. 3, 2 sentence No. 1, b Do It Right,

Wrong verb tense: Which they eat… Conceptual error and awkward phrase: Muslims go through thirty days of fasting to burn away their sins.


Replace can with could. … where poor people could stay in the free ward when they got sick. Replace with: 1. The announcer should speak loudly and clearly. Replace with: In the painting, two dead gladiators are being dragged across the floor. Replace eat with ate. Which they ate with a runcible spoon; Replace with: Muslims fast for thirty days to have their past sins forgiven. Replace with: The datu in a barrio sometimes gives a feast. Replace with: c. The whole month is for fasting, to have their past sins forgiven. Replace with: Milo and his father went to his uncle’s place … Replace with: … busy decorating their homes. Replace with: It is the farmers’ way of giving thanks, so we call it the “farmers’ festival.” Replace are with contains. … Column A contains the headings … Add s to Preparation. 1. Preparations made before the festival Add s to Name. b. Names of parents Replace to get with of getting. It is afraid of getting hurt. Replace with: The monkey took the bundle of wood and walked toward the town to sell it. Delete the before people.

Wrong article Lacking s in hunter Lacking s in 13

Replace a with the. The lion was caught in the trap. b. The hunters came. Add s to answer.


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par. 1, last sentence


answer

Write your answers on your paper.

Do It Right, line 11

Missing article

108

Line 1

Missing article

111

Par. 4, line 1

Wrong verb tense

112

Par. 6, line 2

Missing commas

113

Words for Study, no. 1

The options are not appropriate to the sentence structure.

Line 5

Awkward sentence

Par. 1, line 4

Lacking s

Par. 3

Missing pronoun

Par. 4, line 2

Awkward sentence

Par. 5, line 2

Inappropriate word

Think and Discuss

Missing article and conjunction

Last sentence

Missing conjunction Wrong subjectverb agreement

115

119

124

Act. 1, no. 2 125 Act. 2, no. 1

Awkward sentence

Act. 3, no. 1

Missing preposition

Act. 3, no. 4

Missing article

Act. 2, line 2

Lacking s in answer

Example

Wrong preposition

132

No. 4, line 4

Lacking s

134

Par. 6, 1st sentence


126

131


14

Insert the before rivers. Rainwater runs into the rivers that flow into the ocean. Insert the before rivers. Replace with: “Ines has many wealthy and handsome suitors,” his mother said. Insert commas before and after however. Replace with: a. ordinary b. extraordinary c. mediocre Magellan wanted the islands near Cebu to be ruled by Rajah Humabon. Ass s to shield. … but the shields of their enemies stopped the bullets. Insert me after give. Can you give me three fried eggs … Replace with: … and took the bread out from his bag. Replace falls with rains. “I must be on my way home before it rains.” Replace with: Understanding the Cause and Effect Relationship Replace with: A cause and effect relationship … Replace with: 2. There are a lot of termites … Replace with: … because he walked in the rain. Replace with: 1. Children play with kites … Replace with: 4. A flood causes … Replace with: Write your answers on your paper. Replace on with with. He walks with his crutches. Add s to handkerchief. … handkerchiefs and stopped the cars from crossing the street. Insert the after showing and and after cause. Answer these questions … showing the


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Think and Write, Par. 2

Inappropriate verb

Par. 4, line 3

Wrong verb tense

No. 4

Inappropriate preposition

Think and Discuss, nos. 1&3

Wrong verb tenses

Act. 2, 1st & 2nd sentences


No. 6

Wrong verb tenses


Inconsistent verb tenses

No. 3

Inconsistent verb tenses

Par. 4, line 2


Par. 4, line 4

Awkward sentence

Par. 4, line 5

Awkward sentence Wrong word choice Confusing instructions

137

138

139

141

142

Par. 4, line 6 Words for Study, line 1

145 147 149 151

Factual error

Par. 1, line 4 Do It Right, line 2 Par. 5, 2nd sentence

Redundant Lacking s in answer Inappropriate words

Par. 1, line 3

Lacking s

cause and effect relationships. Replace do with would. Which of these stories would you like … Replace have with had. … from those who had money to pay and treated the poor people for free. Replace on with into. 4. A person sent into ______ lives … Replace with: 1. Jose Rizal taught the boys … so they could speak the language. 3. Jose Rizal and the boys … so the people would have clean water to drink. Replace with: Combine these pairs … showing a cause and effect relationship. Use the words so, so that, or because … Replace with: Rivers and brooks are dry. It didn’t rain for months. Replace with: … he visited his horses and saw to it that they were comfortable. Replace has with had. 3. How did del Pilar show that he had concern for other people? Replace with: They finally found … who was under the rule of a sultan. Replace with: The sultan then asked the boy’s parents to go to him. Delete them after asked. Replace recovered with removed. Replace left with right. 3. A bile is secreted by the liver. Replace letter c with: c. a bitter fluid that aids in the digestion of fats Delete again. Replace with: Write your answers on your paper. Replace with: “Who gives every blow to every tree? … Add s to coin. … continued to take out the coins and drop each …

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No. 3, line 2 152

Act. 1, line 2 Line 9

165 Line 11 Line 3 166

Answer these questions, no. 2 Line 2 from the bottom


Wrong verb tense Wrong word choice Wrong preposition: It’s fun to ride in boats … Redundant: Chinese of China Incomplete instruction Inappropriate verb Poor choice of word

167

Act. 1, par. 1, lines 6 & 7

Inappropriate word and missing preposition

174

Act. 2, no. 2

Wrong verb tense

nd

No. 10, 2 sentence

Wrong verb tense

176

Par. 2, line 2

Wrong word choice: … surrounded her, so she could not leave.

178

Par. 3, 2nd & 3rd sentences

Inaccurate information

180

Last sentence

Wrong preposition

183

Last par., 1st sentence

Inaccurate information: Dark clouds fall as rain.

Column 1, challenge, line 2

Insufficient meaning

Column 1, creature

Insufficient meaning

Column 2, enchanted Column 2, gleamed Column 2, gossip

Meaning should be in the same tense Meaning should be in the same tense

175

184


Replace will with would. … would not be caught in the heavy rain. Replace better with best. Replace in with on. Replace with: … Asian group, the Chinese. Insert in your notebook after letters. Replace do with would. 2. Which of the places visited would you like to live in? Replace occurs with falls. Rain seldom falls. Replace with: But when she opened her cabin door, she saw people running and going up to the upper deck. Replace can with could. The jeeps had wings and they could fly. Replace can with could. 10. … The frog could talk. Replace with: … guarded her, so she could not leave. Replace with: The grasshopper has a series of air holes in the covering of its body. Air flows into these holes. Replace at with in. Master milk is now available in all … Replace with: Clouds are visible water vapor floating in the sky. Add invite somebody to compete.

Inappropriate word 16

Replace with: Something created either animate or inanimate. Replace with: charmed: delighted Replace gleamed with gleam. Replace other with another.


English for You and Me 4 Language Textbook Benita N. Miranda Book Wise Publishing House, Inc., Copyright 2008 Page No.



7

Act. 2

No. 7 is missing

15

Road map

Missing label

24 29 35

36


Replace numbers 8, 9, and 10 with 7, 8, and 9, respectively.

B, no. 2

Lacks clarity

Replace with: 2. If the call is not for you, say, Please hold your line, and call the person the caller wants to talk to immediately.

Illustration of vinta Writing Words Correctly, no. 3 Nos. 1 & 6

Wrong illustration of vinta

Replace vinta with banca in letter e.

Wrong word used

Replace nose with mouth.

Wrong grammar Inaccurate information

Replace everyday with every day. Replace The with Some. Some people have to live in igloos … After reading A sea surrounds an island, explain that an island may be surrounded by other bodies of water.

No. 5

Misleading sentence

40

Line 7

42

Act. 2, line 2

43

No. 5

55

Act. 2, no. 9

Wrong grammar

57

Par. 1, line 2

Wrong pronoun

Act. 1, line 2

Lacking s in answer

Act. 2, 1st sentence

Unclear instructions

No. 8

Inconsistent number of the noun used

Replace toy with toys.

Par. 2

Awkward sentence

Replace taking part with one of the participants.

Act. 1, line 2

Inappropriate words: … police officer’s

Replace with: … the uniform of the police officer

Lacks clarity

Insert below after sentences. Discuss the new sentences you will

58

64

67

Act. 2 2nd sentence

Wrong grammar: … use them in a sentence. Missing preposition

17

Replace with: … use each in a sentence. Insert for after asked. A Grade 1 child asked for candy … Replace with: 9. My brother drew a (dog tail) on his bookmarker. Replace with: … underlined words into their possessive form. Replace with: Write your answers on your paper. Replace with: Use each group of words in a sentence that uses the possessive form. …


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make from the sentences below using possessive nouns. 69

Writing Words Correctly, no. 2

Extra letter-box

73

Last par.

Unclear sentence

77

Par. 2, last sentence

Missing word

No. 2

Awkward sentence

No. 4

Inconsistent noun used

No. 10

Wrong article

80

No. 4

Wrong preposition

83


Awkward sentence

104

Line 21

Wrong pronoun

Act. 1, no. 1

Awkward sentence

Act. 2, no. 10

Inappropriate word

109

God Loves Us Best, line 2

Awkward sentence

113

Line 14

Awkward sentence

114

Act. 2


118

Act. 2, no. 5

Unnecessary preposition

79

106

121 125

Box 1, columns 1 & 2, no. 1, Box 2, column 2 The Reyes Family, line 3

Delete the last box. Replace with: The words separated by commas from the rest of the words in the sentences give a description … Insert messages after what. The people know what messages the drums are telling them. Replace with: How do you get rid of flies from your homes Add s to place. Dirty canals are the breeding places … Replace with: 10. Cleanliness is a concern … Replace to with for. Replace with: Don’t you think it would be funny to see a monkey pick a guava fruit with its tail? Replace with: Whom was the blind man waiting for? Replace with: 1. … My sister helps me do my assignments. Delete shells and other and s in seafood. 10. Eating seafood make them strong and healthy. Replace with: He keeps us safe, Replace with: “Whom would you like to see?” Replace with: Rewrite the sentences using the correct pronouns for the words in parentheses. Do this in your notebook. Delete on. There were children crossing the street…

Wrong grammar

Replace everyday with every day.

Wrong grammar


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128

Nos. 12 & 14

Wrong grammar


131

Box 2, line 3

Replace past form with past tense.

132

Act. 1, par. 1

Redundant Unclear instructions

133

Act. 3, no. 5

Inappropriate pronoun for baby

Replace with: 5. The little girl winked her eyes.

Act. 7, no. 1

Factual error

Replace 15th century with 16th century.

Writing Words Correctly, par. 2, line 4

Redundant

Delete the last on the seashore. They lie on the seashore and watch the other boys play.

147

Spider’s last sentence

Awkward sentence

152

Box, column 2

Misaligned word

161

No. 4

Unnecessary article

164

Act. 2


167

Act. 3, line 3

Wrong grammar

Replace with: There is a soft bed where you can rest your soft and shiny wings. The word lovely should be aligned with the other words in the column. Replace with: 4. Leni’s dress is less expensive than Lara’s dress. Replace with: Give the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjective … Replace (everyday) with (every day).

Act. 5, line 1

Wrong preposition

Replace on with in.


Replace instructions with: Copy these sentences in paragraph form. Insert the adverbs in the parentheses correctly in each sentence.

137

169

174

Last par.

Act. 3, line 5 Act. 1, nos. 1

178 Act. 2, instructions

183

Index


Replace -ed form with past form.

Awkward prepositional phrase Confusing options, both choices may be correct

Replace to the front with in front. Change one of the choices.

Wrong preposition

Replace on with in.

Not alphabetically arranged

Following directions should be after Expressions denoting quantity. The poem titles are not alphabetically or chronologically arranged.

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10 135


No. 10

Act. 5, no. 2



Replace with: A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions, often placed at the last pages of a book. Insert comma after accident and after witnessed.

Incomplete definition Missing punctuation

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103

Box, line 3

Factual error

123

Act. 2, no. 5

Inappropriate word


Replace National Heroes’ Day with Bonifacio Day. Replace rice with palay.

English for You and Me 6 Reading Textbook

Elodie C. Cada Book Wise Publishing House, Inc., Copyright 2008 Page No.

5 6 10


Par. 14, 2nd sentence Act. 1, line 1 Letter i Using Prefixes, A, no. 3 Inside the box, -er or or

11 Inside the box, -able 12

Line 3


Wrong pronoun: It made her look prettier. Wrong grammar Awkward phrase


Replace with: They made her look prettier. Add s to meaning. Delete as used in the story.

Wrong pronoun

Replace what with who. … who is a nonconformist?

Wrong pronoun

Replace who with that.

Awkward: Comfortable means having the comfort. Wrong sentence: Use these words in 20

Replace with: Comfortable means having a sense of or feeling of comfort. Replace with: Use these words in sentences.


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2 to the last line


a sentence.

nd

20


Pen Power, narrated portion, lines 9 to 12

Missing article Lacks consistency in the tenses of the verbs used

nd

Girl’s 2 dialog, 3rd sentence

Awkward sentence

21

Par. 1, line 4


22

13th line from the bottom

Missing word

Par. 8, line 2 28

3rd from the last line Line 1

29

Line 10 Line 11 Boxed text

31

Line 5, no. 5

34

44

46

Wrong preposition: … to be absent in class, Rogelio?” Inappropriate expression Missing quotation mark Wrong use of apostrophe

Wrong tense Inappropriate choice Wrong tense Inappropriate sentence

Act. 2, no. 5

Wrong word choice

No. 5

Inappropriate words

Par. 8, line 1

Wrong preposition

Replace happy with happily.

st

Par. 10, 1 sentence

Awkward sentence

Act. 2, no. 3

Inappropriate word

No. 4, 2 sentence

Replace bounce back Ogie to his Dad with asked Ogie. Insert a close quotation mark (”) after the question mark (?). Delete the apostrophe in it’s. … and we’ll know its size, … Insert a before stack. … I know I’ll have a stack of drawings for you!” Replace swat with swatted. Replace will with would. Replace with: Copy the sentences that tell about the events in the story.

nd

48

Replace in with from. … to be absent from class, Rogelio?”

Replace bounced with __________?

Act. 2, line 1 32

Delete I trust you so much and even. Replace with: … her two sisters and her brother make her lonely Insert go before back. “I have to go back to the cave and …

Missing article

30

Insert a after even. … not even a glimpse. Narrated parts should be in the past tense. Replace goes with went, sneaks with sneaked, plays with played, enters with entered, arrives with arrived, finds with found, gets with got, and cries with cried.

Typo error 21

Replace with: 5. The Koran … forbids eating of meat and blood of dead animals. Replace in with of. … he’ll be out of the hospital. Replace with: Suddenly, Bobby felt happy, a magical feeling. Replace wiggle with shake (as the answer). Replace with: And the boys did not talk.


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No. 4, choices a & b

Redundant word: day

Last sentence Act. 1, 1st sentence Act. 2, no. 1, line 2

Wrong tense of verb Wrong number of a noun Options a and b do not fit the sentence structure. Wrong word choice: flesh of a deer

Replace with: a. easily push b. carefully handle

Wrong phrase

Replace By the by with By and by.

72

Line 2

80


90

Act. 2, no. 2

The choices lack parallelism.

92

Act. 1, no. 3

Awkward sentence

108 109

Act. 2, no. 1 Last line

Illogical Poor word choice

110

Act. 2, letter d

Missing words

111 116

Line 2 No. 7

Poor word choice Irrelevant phrase The options do not fit the sentence structure. Options are different parts of speech.

No. 9 123

No. 3, a

124 128 139 145 147

Par. 4, 2 sentence

Act. 1, no. 8 Memory Power, no. 6 Memory Power, no. 4 Skills in

Replace with: meat of a deer

Replace with: b. good posture c. inclined posture Replace with: 3. Selected areas of the airport are open to passengers only. Delete hiding in the bushes. Replace transmit with communicate. Insert to remind others after loud. d. People cried out loud to remind others to stop hurting the animals. Replace Execute with Organize. Delete and work on my homework. Revise the options to fit the sentence structure.

Unnecessary word

Replace with: a. attack c. destruction Replace with: a. Lencho lifted up his soul because of loneliness. Replace with: Choose a partner, as well as the kind of music you feel comfortable with, to move in rhythm with. And presto! You are now dancing. Delete today.

Missing word

Insert family’s between your and worth.

Poor word choice

Replace play with game.

Wrong pronoun

Replace you with one and add s to

Awkward

nd

Add s to meaning. Insert a comma after themselves.

Line 2

120

Replace will receive with receives.

Missing comma

61

No. 4, d

Replace with: a. The day was bright and happy. b. The day was gloomy and sad.

Missing commas You should start with a capital letter.

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Focus, par. 1, last sentence 148

151

describe.

No. 5, e

Unnecessary phrase

Delete using point of view.


Poor word choices

Act. 1, 1st sentence

Replace with: At my age, swooning to Martin Nievera … is something I wouldn’t do anymore.

Wrong number of a noun

Add s to meaning.

Act. 2, 2nd sentence 153

Awkward sentence Not a sentence

Act. 2, no. 7 Awkward Act. 2, no. 5

Wrong preposition

Act. 2, no. 7

Wrong preposition

Line 4

Wrong use of preposition

Line 26

Missing preposition

166

Act. 2, no. 6

Poor choice of words

206

Column 1, propped

Wrong past form

160

163

Replace with: Then put a check before the sentence that tells that the atmosphere of the poem is very silent. Replace with: 7. The mooing of the cows could be heard by the riverside. Delete number 8 Replace of with to. Give importance to a person’s right … Replace to with among. Create an atmosphere of family solidarity among the readers. Delete at after told. … Miss Racelis told them. Insert of between out and the. … Miss Racelis came and told them to go out of the room. Replace total with full and from with by. He should be given full attention by everybody … Replace sticked with stuck.

English for You and Me 6 Language Textbook

Elodie C. Cada Book Wise Publishing House, Inc., Copyright 2008 Page No.

3

5



C

Inappropriate word

Exer. 2, par. 1

Redundant

Exer. 2, no. 2

Awkward sentence 23


Replace instruction with: Identify the intonation pattern of the following sentences. Replace with: Copy and punctuate these sentences. After each sentence, put a / mark if it is … Replace with: 2. Call her up on her cell phone.


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Exer. 2, no. 7


Missing word

nd

Exer. 3, 2 sentence

Awkward sentence

Exer. 3, no. 1

Unnecessary article

9

Rouel’s 1st dialog

Inappropriate expression

10

Paulo’s dialog, 2nd sentence

Awkward sentence

Exer. 1, no. 1

Missing preposition

12

15

16

Exer. 2, column B, letter i Ma’am Orpha’s dialog, last sentence Ma’am Orpha’s 1st dialog, 2nd sentence Eugene’s 2nd to the last dialog

Inappropriate word

Awkward sentence

Wrong verb tense

Verbose


Insert how between learn and to. Replace with: Give the correct stress on the word as you read each sentence. Replace with: 1. Lightning scares me to death. Replace with: Rouel: Mr. President, may I be recognized? Replace with: I move that the English Club sponsor the literary contests. Replace with: 2. Who presided over the meeting? Replace with: i. The meeting is ended. Insert a comma between then and while.

Replace has with had and delete always. Replace that will make a person a success with will make a person successful. Replace with: Copy and fill out the information sheet below. Then, gather the data to find out how many of your classmates love to read.

19

Move Your Pen, A

Vague instruction

20

Martha’s dialog, 3rd to the last line

Inappropriate use of word

Perla’s last dialog

Awkward sentence

Replace with: The two of you are my real friends, aren’t you?

Nos. 1 & 2 (bottom)

There are exceptions.

Mention that there are exceptions.

21

22

Remember, lines 7 and 8

Awkward sentences

23

Nos. 3 to 5

Awkward sentence

Nos. 6 to 7

Lacking word with a silent letter 24

24

Replace two with Perla and Luisa.

Combine the two sentences by using the conjunction that. A falling intonation means that the speaker is sure that the statement is true. Replace with: The whole class watched the ballet dancers. Replace with: He resembles the knight with a shining


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sword. Nos. 9 to 10

Lacking word with a silent letter

A

Awkward instruction

1st comic strip

Lacks fluidity

A, no. 2, last line Exer. 3, B nd 2 to the last line

Unnecessary pronoun Wrong word

Replace with: Listen to your teacher as she reads the lines in the comic strip. Replace with: I’m on study leave. The company sent me to finish my MBA here. Replace where you all are with where you are. Replace instructions with situations.

Missing word

Insert do between can and before.

25

27 31

Replace cleaned with wrote on.

34

Remember, no. 1

Limited to said that

Explain that there are other introductory statements like told that, declared that, etc.

47

Line 3, 2nd column

The plural of deer may be deer or deers.

Mention that deers is also acceptable.

Remember, exer. 3, no. 5

Words wrongly hyphenated

Spell It Right, no. 5

Awkward phrase

2nd to the last line

Missing article

Par. 3

Awkward sentence

No. 7, 1st bullet

Awkward sentence

Remember

Inadequate explanation

Add: Like other nouns, they may also be used as predicate nouns, direct objects, etc.

Exercise 2, no. 2

Awkward sentence

Replace with: 2. She believes ____ (to dance) keeps her young.

Exer. 1, instruction

Inappropriate word

Replace an expression with a phrase.

Remember, par. 2

Limited explanation

No. 5, line 2

Wrong pronoun

Nos. 1 & 2

Wrong examples

48

49

50

52

56

62

65

25

Delete hyphens. Replace with: rear admiral rear admirals editor in chief Replace with: 5. (Headlines, Headsline) motivates me to read the whole news. Insert the article a after as. The web serves as a … Replace with: All of a sudden, no water came out of the faucet. Replace with: No water came out from the faucet.

Add: Conjunctions like for, nor, yet, or so may also be used. Replace her with it. The cat didn’t see it. Replace with: 1. Good weather is here so we can go swimming.


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Last par., last sentence

Awkward sentences

Lines 1 & 2, nos. 8 & 9

Awkward sentences

st

Par. 1, 1 sentence

Factual error

Par. 2, line 4

Awkward sentence

92

Exer. 2

Unclear instruction

94

No. 4

Wrong pronoun

90

99 100

Ronald’s dialog, 1st sentence Danilo’s dialog, last line

Replace the question mark with a period.

Wrong verb tense

Replace with: …had happened and are happening.


Replace with: … the famous adventure novels, “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped.” Replace with: Walt Disney made cartoon films about Mickey Mouse, … Replace with: cartoon films about Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Replace with: The famous adventure novels, “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped.” Replace with: We (go) ___ there by airplane.

Missing article

Insert the before adjectives.

Unnecessary words

Delete through Arabic.

Wrong verb tense

Replace mummify with mummified.

Wrong verb tense

Delete d in celebrated.

Wrong word used

Replace of all with of the three vehicles.

2nd box

Factual errors

3rd box

Factual error

1st box, row 2, column 3

Factual error

1st box, row 3, column 3

Factual error

102

nd

111 119 120 128

Par. 3, 2 sentence Last sentence Par. 1, 2nd sentence Par. 2, 1st sentence Letter, 1st sentence 2nd box, line 3

2. Enjoy the frolicking sun before the clouds cover it. Replace with: Dependent clauses are introduced by connectors like because. Replace with: 8. We can’ start the program unless the band is complete. 9. I was overloaded with work until he came. Replace to the province of Paoay with at the town of Paoay. Replace with: All eyes were focused on her. Replace with: Give a sentence using the present perfect tense of these verbs. Replace with: 4. How did copies of Christian books survive?

Wrong punctuation mark

101

105


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130

Exer. 2, no. 2

137

Line 10

143

Line 2 th

154

Jerald’s 5 dialog, last sentence Exer. 3, line 1

157

Line 10

159

Boxed letter, par. 3, line 4

151

160 161 168

Remember, no. 5 Spell It Right, line 2



Replace with: 2. Yogurt is ____ than candies. a. delicious c. most delicious b. more delicious

Inappropriate choices Wrong number of a noun Unclear instructions Missing conjunction

Add s to boat.

Insert and after go.

Inappropriate word Inappropriate spelling

Replace with with using. Replace ok with okay.

Lacking and wrong preposition

Replace with: …knowledgeable of and experienced on the position.

Missing article

Insert the after all.

Wrong verb tense

Down, no. 2

Unclear clue

Exer. 2, line 2

Inappropriate word

27

Replace with: Number 1 was done for you. Replace with: Your name written at the end of the letter Replace places with spaces.


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