Edit the passage for grammar and punctuation and spellings

1. Question formation.
2. Edit the passage.
3. Regular and Irregular verbs.
4. Compound words.
5. Relative Clauses.
6. Reading Comprehension.
7.Short biography.
8. Instructions.


1. Edit the Passage:

Edit the passage for grammar and punctuation and spellings

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Editing Exercises Read the paragraphs. Rewrite all the sentences.
 Correct the writing mistakes.


did you no that bats are mammals. we no they are mammals just lik us becaus they are warm blooded they are the only mammals that no how to fly bats are Nocturnal which means thay sleep during the day and are awak at nite?
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bes are intresting anumals. the honey be can fly at a sped of 15 miles per houre a hive of honey bees has about 40,000 bees in it? the honey bee has five eyes! a worker bee will mak 1/12th of a teespoon of honey over it’s lifetime? Bees have been makeing honey for about 150 million years
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did you no that a person can live with out food for more than a hole month a person can only live four about won week with out water we need water more then we need food. 97 % of earths water is in the oceans. Just 3 % of the earths water can bee used four drinking water. 75 % of the worlds fresh water is frozen in the North and South polar ice caps?







 January 21, 1976 was an historic day. On that day, two supersonic Concorde aircraft made there first flights. One took of from London and the other from paris. Later that year, the first Concorde flew to New York. The flight from London to New York took about three ours. Other planes took twice the time to make that flight! The fleet of Concorde's was retierd in 2003. Over the years, the planes had carryed more then 2.5 million passengers.




Do you know wear the longest rode on Earth can be found. The Pan-American Highway begins in alaska. It passes through Canada the United States and Mexico. Than it continues down the west coast of South America all the way to Chile. Altogether, the highway passes through 12 countrys. It passes through jungles and mountains the road is about 16,000 miles long. At this time, only one 54-miles stretch of the road remains to be completed.






Are you familiar with the work of Marie Curie. Born in Warsaw Poland, on November 7, 1867, Curie was a Chemist and physicist. She and her husband, Pierre won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for there discovery of the element radium. In 1911, Marie becomes the first person to win the nobel Prize twice she won the second award for her study of radioactivity. Marie died in 1934 from cancer cause by her long contact with radiation.




Answers



Did you know that bats are mammals? We know they are mammals just like us because they are warm blooded. They are the only mammals that know how to fly. Bats are nocturnal which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night. Bees are interesting animals.





The honey bee can fly at a speed of 15 miles per hour. A hive of honey bees has about 40,000 bees in it. The honey bee has five eyes. A worker bee will make 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey over its lifetime. Bees have been making honey for about 150 million years.




Did you know that a person can live without food for more than a whole month? A person can only live for about one week without water. We need water more than we need food. 97 % of earth’s water is in the oceans. Just 3 % of the earth’s water can be used for drinking water. 75 % of the world’s fresh water is frozen in the north and south polar ice caps.



January 21, 1976, was an historic day. On that day, two supersonic Concorde aircraft made their first flights. One took off from London and the other from Paris. Later that year, the first Concorde flew to New York. The flight from London to New York took about three hours. Other planes took twice the time to make that flight! The fleet of Concordes was retired in 2003. Over the years, the planes had carried more than 2.5 million passengers.



 Do you know where the longest road on Earth can be found? The Pan-American Highway begins in Alaska. It passes through Canada, the United States and Mexico. Then it continues down the west coast of South America all the way to Chile. Altogether, the highway passes through 12 countries. It passes through jungles and mountains. The road is about 16,000 miles long. At this time, only one 54-mile stretch of the road remains to be completed.





Are you familiar with the work of Marie Curie? Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Curie was a chemist and physicist. She and her husband, Pierre, won the Nobel Prize in 1903 for their discovery of the element radium. In 1911, Marie became the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice. She won the second award for her study of radioactivity. Marie died in 1934 from cancer caused by her long contact with radiation.

3. Links to practice Irregular verbs:

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/mix.htm

4. Compound words:

1Someone around forty or fifty is considered to be  . (middle) 

2I ordered my steak  , not rare. (well) 

3If you have , you don't lose your temper easily. (control) 

4The normal train takes seven hours, but the  train can do it in four. (high) 

5I can't write with my left hand – I'm  . (right) 

6They have the best view because they live in a  flat. (top) 

7A  ticket is more expensive than one for economy class. (first) 

8She spends her time with  people, rather than with those who have different tastes or opinions. (like) 

9The president stood behind  glass when he made his speech. (bullet) 

10Answering so many emails every day is so . (time) 

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5. Relative Pronoun Explanation:

Relative pronouns

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Relative clauses Relative pronouns (e.g. who, whom, whose, which, that) provide a convenient means of linking sentences together.

 For example:

The commercial lawyer efficiently drafted the sales contract, which the client read and approved.


Relative pronouns


Relative pronouns include who, whom, whose, which and that.




Here are some brief notes about their use.


 Who or whom?


 The correct use of who and whom is a matter which many non-native and native speakers of English alike have difficulty with. The distinction between them is that who acts as the subject of a verb, while whom acts as the object of a verb or preposition.

This distinction is not particularly important in informal speech but should be observed in legal writing.

For example, whom should be used in the sentence, „I advised Peter, John and Mary, all of whom are contemplating claims against RemCo Ltd''.


Who should be used in the sentence, „I saw Peter, who is contemplating a claim against RemCo Ltd''


When who is used, it should directly follow the name it refers to.

If it does not, the meaning of the sentence may become unclear.

For example, „I saw Peter, who was one of my clients, and James‟ instead of „I saw Peter and James, who was one of my clients''.

Which or that?

Which or that can frequently be used interchangeably.

 However, there are two rules to bear in mind.

When introducing clauses that define or identify something, it is acceptable to use that or which.

For example, „a book which deals with current issues in international trade law'' or „a book that deals with current issues in international trade law''.

 Use which, but never that, to introduce a clause giving additional information about something ( non-defining relative clauses). 


For example „The book, which costs €30, has sold over five thousand copies'' and not „The book, that costs €30, has sold over five thousand copies''.

Who, whom, which or that? Who or whom should not be used when referring to things which are not human.

Which or that should be used instead.

 For example „The company which sold the shares'' is correct. „

The company that sold the shares'' is also correct. „

The company who sold the shares'' is incorrect.

That should be used when referring to things that are not human, and may be used when referring to a person.

However, it is usually thought that is more impersonal than who/whom when used in this way.

As a result it is better to say „the client who I saw yesterday'' than „the client that I saw yesterday''.

Exercises Link these sentences together using relative clauses.

You may also need to adjust the wording and/or word order of the sentences.

In some cases you should consider deleting or replacing certain words and phrases.

(1) Here is a contract. There are many typing errors in it.

(2) This is the burning question. Everyone wants to know the answer to it.

(3) Is that Susan Jones? I saw her CV only yesterday.

(4) Please refer to clause 7 of the contract. It deals with certain force major situations.

(5) We have an intellectual property expert. Her name is Clare Brewster. She specialises in complex patent infringement cases. (Forum Legal:English by lawyers for lawyers)

Relative Clauses exercise:

Grammar- relative pronouns- exercises

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Choose who / whom / that / which / when / where / whose / why.
There may be more than one correct answers.

1. My cousin Ethan,       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  works at NASA, is a brilliant scientist.

2. The shop       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  I go to is close to downtown.

3. Your shop,       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  will probably be shut down next year, is really old.

4. I've met most of the people       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  are eager to take part in the competition.

5. Do you know the reason       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  our offer was rejected.

6. Do you remember the town       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  you were born?

7. The neighbor       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  son is always running around the street is a journalist.

8. Where is the box       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  came in the mail?

9. 1999 is the year       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  the big earthquake happened.

10. Do you know the man       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  my father's helping?

11. I apologized to the woman       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  coffee I spilled.

12. My cat Fer,       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  I love, bit me yesterday.

13. I had never seen the guy       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  was following me yesterday.

14. The blonde girl in the lineup,       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  has a white hat, won the race.

15. My new car,       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  was in park, was hit from behind.

16. They towed the car       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  was in front of the barn.

17. The container       who   whom   that   which when where whose why  we throw our trash should be kept outside the house.

7. Write a Biography:

Biography- developing hints

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Develop the following hints into a readable passage of about 250 words and give a suitable title:

Abraham Lincoln- born Feb 12, 1809-Hardin County, Kentucky. His family upbringing- modest- his parents from Virginia - neither wealthy or well known.  Abraham had to work hard- manual labour. But - a thirst  -  knowledge - studies- led him to become self-trained - lawyer-- spent eight years working -Illinois court circuit-his ambition- drive, and capacity for hard work -Lincoln gained the nickname ‘Honest Abe'- encouraged neighbours to mediate their own conflicts rather than pursue full legal litigation-had a good sense of humour-lawyer, Abraham developed a capacity for quick thinking - oratory- interest in public issues encouraged him to stand for public office-1847- was elected to the House of Representatives for Illinois and served from 1847-49 - his period in Congress, Lincoln criticised President Folk’s handling of the American-Mexican War, arguing Polk used patriotism and military glory to defend the unjust action of taking Mexican territory-Lincoln’s stance was politically unpopular --was not re-elected--Lincoln had a strong capacity for empathy. He would try to see problems from everyone’s point of view – including southern slaveholders- Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while visiting Ford’s Theatre -death was widely mourned across the country.