ENGLISH REVIEW

           Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The use of "Have you not notice" is grammatically incorrect. After the auxiliary verb "Have," the main verb must be in the past participle form (noticed). If the intended tense is Simple Past, the correct form is "Did you not notice". If the intended tense is Present Perfect, the correct form is "Haven't you noticed" (or "Have you not noticed").

Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The verb "relive" means to live through an experience again. The correct verb to express the purpose of the action (treating a symptom) is "relieve" (meaning to ease pain or anxiety).

Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The hyphenated adjective "germ-killings" is ungrammatical. The correct adjective form is the present participle, "germ-killing" (used to describe a substance that kills germs), or the formal adjective "germicidal".

Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The phrase "either and" is grammatically incorrect, while "either or" is a standard construction used to present two options. The correct conjunction to use with "either" is "or". Use "either...or" to connect two parallel elements in a sentence, indicating that one of two choices is to be selected.

Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The structure "When will people realized..." is incorrect. The auxiliary verb "will" is followed by the base form of the verb (realize). Alternatively, if the intended meaning is a completed past action, the clause should be in the simple past tense: "When people realized..." (without 'will'). The future tense usage is incorrect in this dependent clause describing a condition.

Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The phrase "Due to" is often considered incorrect or less acceptable in formal writing when used adverbially at the beginning of a sentence to mean "because of" or "owing to." It should ideally follow a form of the verb "to be" (e.g., "The delay was due to traffic."). The grammatically preferred phrases for starting a sentence with a cause are "Because of" or "Owing to."

Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The verb "produce" must be in the past participle form, "produced," to complete the passive construction describing the detectors ("detectors... produced by the British"). The sentence describes detectors that were developed from old ones, and those old ones were produced in the past.

Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The preposition "by" is incorrect when referring to a date of origin. A tablet is "dated 1000 BC," "dated to 1000 BC," or "dating from 1000 BC." Using "by" in this context is ungrammatical.

Identifying Errors. Direction: Choose the underlined word or phrases labeled a, b, c, or d which are NOT acceptable in formal written English.

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Answer explanation

The use of the objective pronoun "Them" is incorrect as the subject of the second sentence. The subject should be the nominative pronoun "They" or a demonstrative pronoun like "These" (referring to the machine tools).