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Check Your Understanding | Correct/Incorrect |
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Henry lent me a book. A book is very interesting. | Incorrect A book ---> The book |
A woman sitting next to me was not my colleague. | Incorrect A woman ---> The woman |
We saw the funny-looking dog this morning. | Incorrect The funny ---> a funny |
The rightful heir has passed away, too. | Correct |
The renowned professor has been assigned to be the tutor of a future king. | Incorrect a future king ---> the future king |
The only navigable river during the rainy season is not navigable now. | Correct |
Next film produced will be about espionage. | Incorrect Next ---> The next |
Our institute will recruit same number of employees as it did last year. | Incorrect same number ---> the same number |
The most complicated machine we have is not working. | Correct |
The soccer match last night was most exciting of all matches during the World Cup matches. | Incorrect most exciting ---> the most exciting |
The Hilton happens to be the biggest hotel in my town. | Correct |
The moon revolves around the earth once every month. | Correct |
Ground is wet after the rain last night. | Incorrect Ground ---> The ground |
We went to city's zoo last week. | Incorrect city's zoo ---> the city's zoo |
In clear nights, we can see many stars in sky. | Incorrect sky ---> the sky |
The oxygen makes up about 70 percent of the atmosphere. | Incorrect The oxygen ---> Oxygen |
The Australia is a continent in the southern hemisphere of the earth. | Incorrect The Australia ---> Australia |
The highest mountain is located in the Himalayas. | Correct |
Mount Fuji is famous for its snow-capped peak. | Correct |
Niagara Falls has become a tourist attraction. | Correct |
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. | Correct |
The donation will go to needy. | Incorrect needy ---> the needy |
Fear of a man can make a person do evil things. | Correct |
This kind of computer game is suitable for young. | Incorrect young ---> the young |
Deaf should be sitting in a special section of the hall. | Incorrect Deaf ---> the deaf |
British still believe in monarchies. | Incorrect British ---> the British |
Life could be very difficult at times for the Sudanese. | Correct |
French joined the Alliance during World War II | Incorrect French ---> The French |
The brave people are willing to take risks. | Incorrect The brave ---> brave |
Javanese know that Javanese is difficult for foreigners to learn. | Incorrect Javanese ---> The Javanese |
The police are looking for a man in the brown sweater. | Incorrect the brown ---> a brown |
After the shocking earthquake, people found that there was the crack in the ground. | Incorrect the crack ---> a crack |
I met a girl who was a student here. | Correct |
A man who employed me was very generous. | Incorrect A man ---> the man |
He needed a pair of gloves. | Correct |
Which came first, a chicken or a egg? | Incorrect a egg ---> an egg |
The platypus is an unique creature in the animal kingdom. | Incorrect an unique ---> a unique |
An exciting movie might become a blockbuster. | Correct |
As a avid reader, John is a self-educated man. | Incorrect a avid ---> an avid |
Teenagers have the tendency to consider an famous actor or actress an icon. | Incorrect an famous ---> a famous |
The African-Americans have served in every American military action. | Incorrect The African-Americans ---> African-Americans |
The best football team usually has the best blockers. | Correct |
The rugby players wear heavy gym shorts, thick jerseys, socks, rugby shoes and protective mouthpieces. | Incorrect the rugby players ---> rugby players |
There are more the European football fans than there are American fans. | Incorrect the European football fans ---> European football fans |
Short-beaked common dolphins of the Mediterranean face threats from human activity. | Correct |
Food shown in the movies, TV programs, or commercials may be just replicas. | Incorrect Food ---> the food |
The Hollywood has become a productive source of box-office films. | Incorrect The Hollywood ---> Hollywood |
Haiti is an island nation with a large population. | Correct |
In 2004, there were increasingly destructive hurricanes in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. | Correct |
The extreme poverty is an insult to humanity. | Incorrect The extreme poverty ---> Extreme poverty |