Question

Q4. The sentences below may or may not contain errors, Re-write them, correcting any errors you find to make them acceptable without changing their meanings. i. The invited guest for the programme is still not in; it’s already 2 o’clock pm. ii. All what they needed to do was to apologize to the victims. iii. Many people are happy about what president said in his speech that, “…, but what we don’t know is to bring people back”. iv. We believe it’s high time the president lift the ban on social gathering so we can have face-to-face lectures. v. Where have you been to, Ellen? vi. Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Patrice Lumumba of former Zaire were great and imminent sons of Africa. vii. All things being equal, the older generation will die before the new generation. viii. Whiles we wait for the lecturer to fix the projector, let us contact the Students’ Affairs Directorate about the date for the summer school. ix. Assess to my grandfather’s house is now a bane. x. Eric remarked I liked the serene atmosphere.

Answer 1

1. The invited guest for the programme is still not in; it’s already 2 o’clock pm.

Correct sentence: The invited guest for the programme is yet to arrive; it’s already 2 PM.

2. All what they needed to do was to apologize to the victims.

Correct sentence: All they needed to do was to apologize to the victims.

3. Many people are happy about what president said in his speech that, “…, but what we don’t know is to bring people back”. – Correct sentence.

4. We believe it’s high time the president lift the ban on social gathering so we can have face-to-face lectures.

Correct sentence: We believe that it’s high time when the president should lift the ban on social gathering so that we can have face-to-face lectures.

5. Where have you been to, Ellen?

Correct sentence: Where you have been to, Ellen?

6. Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Patrice Lumumba of former Zaire were great and imminent sons of Africa.

Correct sentence: Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Patrice Lumumba of former Zaire were great and eminent son of Africa.

7. All things being equal, the older generation will die before the new generation.

Correct sentence: considering all things being equal, the older generation will die before the new generation.

8. Whiles we wait for the lecturer to fix the projector, let us contact the Students’ Affairs Directorate about the date for the summer school.

Correct sentence: While we wait for the lecturer to fix the projector, let us contact the Students’ Affairs Directorate about the date for the summer school.

9. Assess to my grandfather’s house is now a bane. – correct sentence

10. Eric remarked I liked the serene atmosphere.

Correct sentence: Eric remarked that he liked the serene atmosphere.