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| Check Your Understanding | Correct/Incorrect |
|---|---|
| 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 |