English for You and Me Teachers Note

Teaching Notes for Elementary English Grades 1 to 6

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Education

Teaching Notes English Grades 1 to 6

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Table of Contents

Message iii English Expressways 1 1 English for You and Me 2 1 English for You and Me (Reading) Grade 3 2 English for You and Me (Language) Grade 3 4 English for You and Me (Reading) Grade 4 10 English for You and Me (Language) Grade 4 17 English Expressways (Reading) Grade 5 20 English Expressways (Language) Grade 5 20 English for You and Me (Reading) Grade 6 20 English for You and Me (Language) Grade 6 23


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English Expressways 1 Reading and Language Textbook Justine Balajadia, Amber de Jesus, et al. S.D. Publication, Inc., Copyright 2008 Page No.

Specific Part on the Page

Description of Finding/s

Recommended Correction or Revision

187 Line 14 Misleading phrase: … play in the sun.

Explain the intended meaning of the phrase, play in the sun.

221 No. 1, illustration C

The illustration is not realistic.

Explain that the illustration is meant as a distractor.

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3 Ben’s 2nd dialog, line 2 Wrong article Replace the with a.

… a thin boy.

21 No. 2 Missing article Replace with: 2. Where does the rain come from?

22 The Little Clown, line 3

Wrong word choice

Delete tall and. This little clown is strong.

33 Act. 4 Direction lacks clarity.

Replace with: Give antonyms for each pair of pictures below.

34 C, direction Lacking phrase Insert for the underlined word after antonym.

56 Puzzle, no. 1 Inappropriate word Replace bright with clean and dry.

82 No. 2 Wrong structure Replace the period after moving with a comma and set in lower case the article the.

87 Act. 1, par. 1, 4th sentence

Direction lacks clarity.

Add as suggested by the words in parentheses after those.

107 Source Wrong source Replace the source with Aesop’s Fables.

180 Last sentence before 1st box

Lacking words Add clothes now after washing.

186 Mr. Galo’s last dialog Awkward sentence

Replace with: They plant seeds of flowering plants … They put a fence around the plants.

202 Last sentence Wrong verb tense

Replace with: “The palace is far. I can’t fly,” answered the bat.

220 Let’s Write, 2nd sentence Lacks clarity

Replace with: Change the verbs in parentheses into the past form.

242 Act. 1, par. 1 Redundant Delete the second sentence.


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254 No. 2, 4th sentence

Inconsistent verb tenses and wrong pronoun

Replace with: Soon, they bore fruits.

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14 Par. 1, 2nd & 3rd sentences

Inappropriate words used: The walls of the pupa case break…

Replace with: The pupa skin splits and what do you think comes out? A fully-grown adult butterfly comes out.

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No. 1, 2nd & 3rd sentences Inaccurate facts

Replace 2nd & 3rd sentences with: They have front legs with a brush at the "elbow" that they use to clean themselves.

No. 4, 1st sentence Factual error Replace with:

Spiders are not insects.

30 Par. A, 3rd sentence

Wrong preposition: Others lay their eggs in stones …

Replace in with on. Others lay their eggs on stones …

32 Par. 1, 4th sentence

Missing preposition

Replace with: She can lay 100 eggs in a day.

41 Act. 5, line 5

Wrong grammar: Crickets are another kind of insects.

Delete s in insects. Crickets are another kind of insect.

42 Par. 2, line 1 Missing word Replace with: Roy likes to read too.

50 No. 1, line 4 Awkward sentence: Sun is a heavenly body.

Replace with: The sun is a heavenly body.

64 Alma’s dialog, 2nd sentence

Awkward sentence: You stay with us …

Replace with: Why don’t you stay with us in the city?

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Act. 2, par. 3, line 1

Lacks parallelism: Today, traveling is fast and more comfortable.

Replace with: Today, traveling is faster and more comfortable.

Act. 2, par. 3, line 6

Wrong preposition: … ride in automobiles, on jeepneys, buses, bicycles, and motorcycles.

Replace with: … in automobiles or jeepneys or on buses, bicycles, or motorcycles.

69 Par. 4, 1st sentence

Wrong choice of word

Replace somebody with anybody. I don’t think anybody is here.


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71 Par. 4, line 3 – 5th sentence

Missing article: I saw garbage can.

Insert a before garbage can. I saw a garbage can.

75 Act. 3, no. 4, line 4

Poor choice of words: injecting the patients

Replace with: giving medicines to the patients

77 No. 7 Conceptual error Replace with: 7. You don’t see it, but it can blow down

power lines and trees.

86 No. 1, letter b Awkward phrase: … somebody in the days to come

Replace with: b. to be somebody in the future

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Par. 4, 4th sentence

Wrong word choice

Replace largest with biggest. These were the teeth with the biggest cavities.

Par. 4, 5th sentence Factual error Delete the sentence.

2nd to the last line

Missing punctuation marks

Enclose the word Go in quotation marks. … any food from the “Go” foods.

105 Line 4

Awkward sentence: … red and beautiful roses.

Replace with: Lina brought beautiful red roses.

107 Par. 6, 4th & 5th sentences

It is not realistic to grow orchids from their seeds.

Delete the two sentences: My child, we can get many seeds from them. We can grow many orchids from those seeds.

109 Par. 9, last sentence Missing word Replace with:

Today, I am going to learn how to swim.

113 B, no. 2, lines 1, 3, and 5

Wrong preposition: Milo was in the seashore …

Replace with: Milo was by the seashore …

114 Act. 2, line 6

Wrong choice of word: … is heard a few minutes after…

Replace with: The echo is heard a few seconds after one shouts …

118 Third Child, line 3


Replace with: Take a deep breath.

125 No. 8 Wrong choice of word

Replace much with many. 8. Rina eats too many candies, …

137 No. 3, letter a Wrong grammar: No animals would …

Delete s in animals.

139 No. 3, line 1 Missing punctuation marks

Enclose the words best in attendance in quotation marks.


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143 2nd to the last par., last sentence

Awkward sentence Replace with: Sometimes she was only half her size, like a semicircle.

147 Par. 5, 2nd sentence

The illustration and the text do not jibe.

Replace the sentence with: In a stable, they found Joseph and Mary with the little Child Jesus in her arms.

148 3rd from the last sentence

Wrong verb: Are you going to be …

Replace with: Will you be sad or glad this year?

152 Act. 1, no. 1, 4th sentence

Inappropriate use of a noun

Delete s in girls. There was no place where the girl could get water.


Inappropriate use of a noun

Replace ant’s with ants’. The ants’ bites were very painful.

162 No. 5 – 3rd from last line

Wrong tense of the verb Replace dragged with drag.

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No. 2 - above the box, 3rd sentence

Wrong preposition Replace with: A cat with a rat in its mouth.

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Column 2, line 7 Lacking s Add s to bite.

nibble … take in small bites Column 2, line 21

Poor choice of word

Replace drop with amounts. … drink in small amounts.

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iii Lesson 1 title Lacking s Add s to Thought. Words to Express Complete Thoughts

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Lesson 7, line 2

Poor choice of word: Making Questions…

Replace with: Asking Questions about the Pictures

Lesson 7, Line 4

Poor choice of word: Giving Questions…

Replace with: Asking and Answering Questions …

vi Lesson 23, lines 2 & 4

Wrong preposition: Filling Up Forms Replace up with out.

vii Line 2

Poor choice of words: English Language Textbook has been … your learning in English meaningful.

Replace with: English for You and Me has been …. your learning English meaningful.


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3 Line 4 Wrong word in: And blow the birds above the sky,

Replace with: And blow the birds about the sky,

4 No. 1, line 2 Missing

preposition Insert with between play and kites. play with kites

No. 4 Unnecessary hyphens Delete the hyphens in all-day.

5 No. 4, no. 6 Wrong preposition Replace with: 4. Joy lives with her father on the farm. 6. The birds up in the tree

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Line 7 Wrong use of the word up

Delete up. But rice and dried meat.

Line 9

Wrong grammar: What words that have the same sound?

Delete that. What words have the same sound?

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No. 3 Missing word: … the health children said?

Replace with: … the Health Land children said?

Line 8 Missing word Replace with: What can you say about these words in each pair?

Line 10

Inappropriate words: These words have similar sounds.

Replace have with end with. These words end with similar sounds. Words that end with similar sounds are words that rhyme.

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Illustration 1

Misleading illustration: The farmer’s wife looks very young. Also, since the mice are blind, they should not be looking at the farmer’s wife.

Use the illustration as a springboard to develop ability to focus and be analytical of the details of the illustration.

Three Blind Mice, line 3

Wrong verb tense: They all run … They all ran after the farmer’s wife,

Three Blind Mice, line 7 & 8

Wrong words in: Did you ever hear such a thing in your life?

Replace with: Did you ever see such a sight in your life?

Pussy Cat …, line 4 Wrong words

Replace with: I’ve been to London to look at the Queen.

Pussy Cat …, line 7 Wrong words

Replace with: I frightened a little mouse under her chair.

20 No. 5, 2nd sentence

Wrong prepositions

Replace with: In the corridor two boys were playing with their legs …


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Act. 5, par. 1, 1st sentence Wrong preposition Replace up with in.

Fill in the missing … 2nd to the last line Wrong preposition Replace in with at.

It will be held at my grandparents’ farm.

26 Act. 7, no. 3 Wrong preposition Replace in with at. Invite your friends to spend a weekend at the farm …

27 No. 14 Missing preposition

Insert for between ask and some. You want to ask for some pieces of chalk.

28 No. 3 Wrong preposition Replace at with on. They live on Eleventh Avenue …

29 Last line Wrong sentence based on the referent

Replace with: Where is the comma placed?

33 Nos. 1, 2, & 6 Wrong verb tense Replace are with were.

No. 7 Missing article Insert the between spell and words. Did I spell the words correctly?

34 Sentence in parentheses Wrong preposition

Replace through with on the. (Mother calls Miss Garcia on the telephone.)

40 Par. 2 Unnecessary article Delete the before Rosal Building.

43 Nestor’s dialog, line 2

Delete s in towards.

Replace with: … toward Diego Silang Street.

44 No. 2 Unnecessary article

Delete the before melchora aquino building.

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A, Jay’s dialog, last line B, Man’s dialog, 3rd line B, Jay’s dialog, last line

Add s to direction.

Replace with: … directions on how to reach his house. … give me the directions on how to go to his house? … the right directions.

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No. 3, last line

Awkward clause: … why Barangay Maligaya was a model barangay.

Replace with: … why Barangay Maligaya became a model barangay.

No. 8, line 2 Wrong preposition Replace in with at. Add s to question. … at your friend’s place. What questions will you ask him or her?

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3rd from the last par., line 2

Wrong preposition Replace in with at. The papayas at Grandfather’s farm are very sweet.

Last line Wrong preposition Replace in with at. … and Grandmother at the farm,” said Linda.

56 No. 3 Wrong preposition Replace in with at. What do the children like at the farm?


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57 Par. 1 Lacks clarity Replace with: Here are some pointers to remember in changing the meanings of words.

58 Act. 4, no. 6 Inappropriate word Replace much with many.

61 Write It Correctly, par. 2, line 4

Wrong number of noun in: … of biscuit for her brother.

Replace with: … of biscuits for her brother.

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The Monkeys and the Crocodile, line 1

Unnecessary comma Delete the comma after Five.

63 Lines 1 & 9 Unnecessary commas Delete the commas after Five and Four.

64 Boxed text, no. 1, column 1

Wrong preposition Replace on with in. One little monkey is swinging in the tree.

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No. 8, line 2 Missing preposition

Insert on between pass and the. (Ours, Our) was able to pass on the muddy road.

2nd to the last line

Wrong number of noun in: The box of crayon ….

Replace with: The box of crayons belongs to …

80 Act. 3, no. 1, line 2

Lacking s in vegetable

Replace with: … like to eat chopped vegetables and corn.

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Write It Correctly, no. 2

Missing preposition

Replace with: His neighbors often ask for some plants from him.

No. 6 Missing line Underline rendag. The town mayor awarded him a set of rendag tools.

83 Last line Wrong preposition Replace in with from. … from (8) gardens.

85 Line 8 Inappropriate word Replace catch with shoot.

I use a bow and arrow to shoot birds.

Line 21 Wrong preposition Replace in with into. We like to swim and dive into the sea.

87 No. 5 Wrong preposition Replace in with at. Mother and I stayed the whole day at the farm.

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1st column below the box Lacks clarity

Replace with: Words with –s endings such as tells, brings, makes, and keeps …

2nd column below the box

Inappropriate use of the word like

Replace like with such as. Words without –s such as …

Boxed text, no. 2 Factual error

Replace the sentence with: The butterfly helps in the pollination of plants.


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94 Line 5 Unnecessary article

Delete the after with. You and I always go with action words not ending in s.

95 Act. 3, 2nd & 3rd sentences

Sentences lack clarity, wrong preposition

Replace with: Tell your classmates what you do in three or more sentences. Use some of the action words from the chart.

100 Line 4 Wrong preposition Replace on with in. He rides in his boat every morning.

101 Chart, 2nd column, line 4

Missing article in: reads newspaper

Insert the between reads and newspaper.

102 No. 4 Awkward sentence Replace with: My mother (attend, attends) cooking classes during Saturdays.

104 No. 2 Wrong preposition Replace with: They (sail, sails) on the sea.

107 Line 2 Wrong verb tense Replace is with was. His school was not like yours.

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No. 3 – above the box, 2nd sentence

Wrong word Replace stone with iron. They use iron tools today.

Boxed text, line 3 Missing words

Insert and phrases after words. Words and phrases like yesterday, last year…

109 Last line

Awkward sentence: The Negritos shared together all the foods they gathered.

Replace with: The Negritos shared with one another all the foods they gathered.

111 In the Farm Wrong preposition Replace with:

At the Farm In the Farm, 1st sentence Wrong preposition Replace in with at.

My friend and I … at the farm.

112 Try Again, A Missing words Replace with: Select the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

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No. 3

Unnecessary apostrophe: The church’s bell

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Replace with: The church bell rings every morning.

No. 7 Wrong preposition: 7. I ride on a

jeepney …

Replace on with in. I ride in a jeepney.

No. 9 Wrong preposition Replace on with in. 9. Cora writes in her diary every day.

120 B, no. 3

Wrong preposition: 3. They see …

play in the seashore.

Replace in with on. 3. They see … play on the seashore.


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B, no. 4 Wrong preposition Replace on with in. 4. They ride in a boat.

121 Par. 2, 2nd sentence Inappropriate word

Replace grass grows with grasses grow. He lives in a place where tall grasses grow.

123 Act. 2, line 2 Wrong preposition Replace on with in. … what they will do or say in the given situation.

126 Act. 5, lines 1 & 2

Inappropriate word & wrong preposition

Replace with: Ask questions about the following situations and let your classmates answer in complete sentences.

127 B, no. 3, c Wrong verb Replace am with are. c. are going to succeed

131 Act. 3, line 1 Wrong preposition Replace to with into. Change each statement into a question.

136 God Loves Us Best, line 3

Wrong preposition Replace in with on. He protects us on our way.

138 Act. 2, line 3 Wrong word Replace word with phrase. … in column B for each phrase in …

140 Act. 5, no. 1 Wrong grammar Add s to flower. … picks flowers in the garden.

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Line 19 Insufficient explanation: Two tells number.

Replace with: Two tells how many or a number.

Line 21 Insufficient explanation: Round tells shape.

Replace with: Round tells what shape it is. Blue tells its color.

Line 23 Insufficient explanation: Big tells size.

Replace with: Big tells its size.

146 Act. 2, no. 2 Wrong preposition Replace under with in. The old man walked in the rain.

147 Par. 1, line 2 Missing word

Insert mental before picture. They make the word clear and give a mental picture of the word.

Act. 5, line 1 Inappropriate word Replace right with correct. Choose the correct word for each blank.

156 Let’s Listen Wrong sentence Replace with: Listen as your teacher reads the following poem.

158 Act. 1, line 1 Wrong pronoun Replace it with them. Look at the pictures and read the sentences after them.


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1st sentence

Poor choice of words: English 4 (Reading) contains …

Replace with: English for You and Me 4 contains ….

2nd sentence Poor choice of word, unnecessary words

Replace with: The activities will improve your vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Par. 2, 2nd sentence

Missing preposition

Insert on between write and or and replace the with this. Do not write on or tear the pages of this book.

3 Act. 1, no. 1 Poor choice of word

Replace with: 1. We thank thee for your gifts to us.

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Par. 1, line 3 Wrong grammar Replace it with them. … words and write them on your paper.

Act. 1, no. 4 Conceptual error Replace with: 4. Rain falls from the ickth clouds in the

sky.

No. 8 Wrong pronoun Replace they with it. 8. The wind hisperws to the trees when it

passes by.

7 Par. 3, 2nd sentence Inaccurate

Replace with: Dots are used to divide the words into syllables.

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Last par., 2nd sentence Inappropriate word Replace topmost with left.

The first guide word found on the left …

Last sentence Wrong word

Replace easy with easier. Looking up words in the dictionary is made easier because of the guide words.

11 Par. 3, line 4

Wrong choice of word: … prevent it from wearing away.

Replace with: … and prevent it from eroding.

12 Act. 1, last sentence

Lacking s in answer

Replace answer with answers. Write your answers on your paper.

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Par. 1, last sentence

Lacking s in answer


Think and Write, line 2

Wrong grammar: … meaning of these words in the glossary and use them in a sentence.

Replace meaning with meanings and them with each. Look up the meanings of these words in the glossary and use each in a sentence.


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Line 8 below illustration Inappropriate word Replace went with arrived.

… When he arrived home, … Line10 below illustration Missing article Insert a after of.

… complaining of a headache.

16 2nd to the last par., 2nd sentence

Lacking s in medicine

Replace with: A prescription slip is a written statement of the list of medicines a patient …

19 Line 2

Awkward sentence: Do not put it where the sun can shine on it.

Delete the sentence and replace the last sentence with: Keep it away from sunlight and heat.

20 Last boxed text, line 6 Inappropriate word Replace like with such as.

… crawl such as cabinets, ceilings, …

21 2nd boxed text, last sentence

Missing words Insert from a after suffers. If the patient suffers from a continuous headache, consult a doctor.

25 Par. 2, 3rd sentence

Awkward sentence: … they heated the fresh eggs in the sun …

Replace with: … they heated the fresh eggs under the heat of the sun until they were moist.

26 Act. 1, no. 2 Awkward sentence Replace with: 2. The eggs are first placed under the

heat of the sun until they are moist.

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Boxed text, line 2 Wrong preposition Replace in with into.

Get a basin and pour water into it.

Act. 1, no. 3 Wrong choice of word

Replace with: 3. Put vinegar up to one inch of an

empty bottle.

29 Par. 2, 2nd & 3rd sentences Wrong grammar

Replace with: When we give directions, they must be simple and clear. When directions are written, read them carefully before following them.

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Par. 2, lines 5 to 8 Wrong grammar

Replace with: Soil around the volcano became fertile … the volcano threw out during eruptions. The volcano is a source of income for farmers living near the area.

Last line Wrong choice of word:… when the volcano calms.

Replace with: … when the volcano is calm.

33 Par. 1, line 2 Missing article Insert the before activities.

Act. 1, line 1 Delete s in blanks. Replace with: … Think of a word to fill in the blank.

34 Act. 2, 2nd sentence

Lacking s in answer


37 Think and Read, 2nd sentence

Pronouns referring to Rice Terraces are wrong.

Replace with: This story will tell you where they are found and how they were built.


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Par. 3, line 2 Missing comma Insert comma (,) after first. At first, they farmed the lowlands …

40 No. 4, 1st sentence Wrong grammar

Replace with: The children were walking barefoot on the seashore.

45 Line 7 Missing preposition

Insert by after passed. … the lake shore, they passed by the old woman’s garden.

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Lines 6 & 8 Wrong word choice Replace unkindly with unkind.

Last par. Wrong subject-verb agreement

Replace tell with tells. Which of the following sentences tells about the first paragraph of the story?

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No. 1, line 2 Wrong grammar: … especially in time of need.

Replace with: … especially in times of need.

No. 2 Awkward sentence

Replace with: 2. … The younger person takes the

elder's hand (usually someone at least 15 years older), bring it to his/her forehead to show respect.

51 D, line 4 Inappropriate word Replace have with put. We will put our gifts under the tree.

52 Par. 1 of letter, line 6 Wrong preposition Replace in with on.

… on the farm.

53 Par. 1, line 3 Wrong preposition Replace in with on. … him with his work on the farm.

54 Words for Study, nos. 3 & 4

Wrong subject-verb agreement

Replace store with stores. 3. Jim’s father stores food… a. sells b. distributes c. keeps 4. Jim’s family stores enough food …

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No. 4, lines 4 & 5 Wrong verb tense

Replace with: … At noontime, they return to the seashore where they are met by fish vendors.

No. 5, line 2 Wrong preposition Replace on with to. … frogs and turtles clinging to small rocks.

59 Last par. , line 4 Wrong preposition

Replace in with with. … tried to find fault with Daniel so that they could report him to the king.

61 Par. 5 Word not capitalized

Replace o with O. “It’s your law, O King, and it is our duty …”

62 No. 4 Wrong verb tense Replace had with has. 4. The king has a trusted officer who

knows about …

63 Nos. 4, 5, & 6, lines 16 to 19

Missing commas

Replace with: 4. If you worship God, pay … 5. If you capture something, do you … 6. If you are a captive, are you …


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65 No. 5, line 6 Wrong verb tense Replace can with could. … where poor people could stay in the free ward when they got sick.

66 Do It Right, no. 1

Inappropriate words

Replace with: 1. The announcer should speak loudly

and clearly.

70 No. 3, 4th sentence

Inappropriate sentence

Replace with: In the painting, two dead gladiators are being dragged across the floor.

74 Line 11 Wrong verb tense: Which they eat…

Replace eat with ate. Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

90 Par. 4, lines 3 & 4

Conceptual error and awkward phrase: Muslims go through thirty days of fasting to burn away their sins.

Replace with: Muslims fast for thirty days to have their past sins forgiven.

91 Par. 2, line 2 Wrong grammar Replace with: The datu in a barrio sometimes gives a feast.

93 Act. 2, no. 3, c Awkward phrase

Replace with: c. The whole month is for fasting, to

have their past sins forgiven.

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Par. 4, line 1

Wrong pronoun: Milo and his father went to their uncle’s place …

Replace with: Milo and his father went to his uncle’s place …

Par. 4, line 4 Wrong grammar Replace with: … busy decorating their homes.

Last sentence

Missing open quotation mark and comma

Replace with: It is the farmers’ way of giving thanks, so we call it the “farmers’ festival.”

95 Act. 1 line 2 Inappropriate verb Replace are with contains.

… Column A contains the headings … Column A, no. 1 Lacking s Add s to Preparation.

1. Preparations made before the festival

97 C, no. 1, b Lacking s Add s to Name. b. Names of parents

98 Last line Awkward sentence Replace to get with of getting. It is afraid of getting hurt.

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Par. 2, 1st sentence

Inappropriate words

Replace with: The monkey took the bundle of wood and walked toward the town to sell it.

No. 2 Unnecessary article Delete the before people.

106 Par. 3, 2nd sentence Wrong article Replace a with the.

The lion was caught in the trap.

107 No. 1, b Lacking s in hunter b. The hunters came. Do It Right, Lacking s in Add s to answer.


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par. 1, last sentence

answer Write your answers on your paper.

Do It Right, line 11 Missing article

Insert the before rivers. Rainwater runs into the rivers that flow into the ocean.

108 Line 1 Missing article Insert the before rivers.

111 Par. 4, line 1 Wrong verb tense Replace with: “Ines has many wealthy and handsome suitors,” his mother said.

112 Par. 6, line 2 Missing commas Insert commas before and after however.

113 Words for Study, no. 1

The options are not appropriate to the sentence structure.

Replace with: a. ordinary b. extraordinary c. mediocre

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Line 5 Awkward sentence Magellan wanted the islands near Cebu to be ruled by Rajah Humabon.

Par. 1, line 4 Lacking s Ass s to shield. … but the shields of their enemies stopped the bullets.

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Par. 3 Missing pronoun Insert me after give. Can you give me three fried eggs …

Par. 4, line 2 Awkward sentence Replace with: … and took the bread out from his bag.

Par. 5, line 2 Inappropriate word Replace falls with rains. “I must be on my way home before it rains.”

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Think and Discuss

Missing article and conjunction

Replace with: Understanding the Cause and Effect Relationship

Last sentence

Missing conjunction

Replace with: A cause and effect relationship …

125 Act. 1, no. 2 Wrong subject-

verb agreement Replace with: 2. There are a lot of termites …

Act. 2, no. 1 Awkward sentence Replace with: … because he walked in the rain.

126 Act. 3, no. 1 Missing

preposition Replace with: 1. Children play with kites …

Act. 3, no. 4 Missing article Replace with: 4. A flood causes …

131 Act. 2, line 2 Lacking s in

answer Replace with: Write your answers on your paper.

Example Wrong preposition Replace on with with. He walks with his crutches.

132 No. 4, line 4 Lacking s Add s to handkerchief. … handkerchiefs and stopped the cars from crossing the street.

134 Par. 6, 1st sentence


Insert the after showing and and after cause. Answer these questions … showing the


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cause and effect relationships. Think and Write, Par. 2 Inappropriate verb Replace do with would.

Which of these stories would you like …

137 Par. 4, line 3 Wrong verb tense

Replace have with had. … from those who had money to pay and treated the poor people for free.

No. 4 Inappropriate preposition

Replace on with into. 4. A person sent into ______ lives …

138 Think and Discuss, nos. 1 & 3

Wrong verb tenses

Replace with: 1. Jose Rizal taught the boys … so

they could speak the language. 3. Jose Rizal and the boys … so the

people would have clean water to drink.

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Act. 2, 1st & 2nd sentences


Replace with: Combine these pairs … showing a cause and effect relationship. Use the words so, so that, or because …

No. 6 Wrong verb tenses Replace with: Rivers and brooks are dry. It didn’t rain for months.

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Inconsistent verb tenses

Replace with: … he visited his horses and saw to it that they were comfortable.

No. 3 Inconsistent verb tenses

Replace has with had. 3. How did del Pilar show that he had

concern for other people?

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Par. 4, line 2 Wrong subject-verb agreement

Replace with: They finally found … who was under the rule of a sultan.

Par. 4, line 4 Awkward sentence Replace with: The sultan then asked the boy’s parents to go to him.

Par. 4, line 5 Awkward sentence Delete them after asked.

Par. 4, line 6 Wrong word choice Replace recovered with removed.

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Words for Study, line 1

Confusing instructions Replace left with right.

No. 3 Factual error

3. A bile is secreted by the liver. Replace letter c with:

c. a bitter fluid that aids in the digestion of fats

145 Par. 1, line 4 Redundant Delete again.

147 Do It Right, line 2

Lacking s in answer

Replace with: Write your answers on your paper.


Inappropriate words

Replace with: “Who gives every blow to every tree? …

151 Par. 1, line 3 Lacking s Add s to coin. … continued to take out the coins and drop each …


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No. 3, line 2 Wrong verb tense Replace will with would. … would not be caught in the heavy rain.

152 Act. 1, line 2 Wrong word choice Replace better with best.

165 Line 9

Wrong preposition: It’s fun to ride in boats …

Replace in with on.

Line 11 Redundant: Chinese of China

Replace with: … Asian group, the Chinese.

166

Line 3 Incomplete instruction Insert in your notebook after letters.

Answer these questions, no. 2

Inappropriate verb Replace do with would. 2. Which of the places visited would you

like to live in? Line 2 from the bottom

Poor choice of word

Replace occurs with falls. Rain seldom falls.

167 Act. 1, par. 1, lines 6 & 7

Inappropriate word and missing preposition

Replace with: But when she opened her cabin door, she saw people running and going up to the upper deck.

174 Act. 2, no. 2 Wrong verb tense Replace can with could. The jeeps had wings and they could fly.

175 No. 10, 2nd sentence Wrong verb tense Replace can with could.

10. … The frog could talk.

176 Par. 2, line 2

Wrong word choice: … surrounded her, so she could not leave.

Replace with: … guarded her, so she could not leave.

178 Par. 3, 2nd & 3rd sentences

Inaccurate information

Replace with: The grasshopper has a series of air holes in the covering of its body. Air flows into these holes.

180 Last sentence Wrong preposition Replace at with in.

Master milk is now available in all …

183 Last par., 1st sentence

Inaccurate information: Dark clouds fall as rain.

Replace with: Clouds are visible water vapor floating in the sky.

184

Column 1, challenge, line 2

Insufficient meaning Add invite somebody to compete.

Column 1, creature

Insufficient meaning

Replace with: Something created either animate or inanimate.

Column 2, enchanted

Meaning should be in the same tense

Replace with: charmed: delighted

Column 2, gleamed

Meaning should be in the same tense Replace gleamed with gleam.

Column 2, gossip Inappropriate word Replace other with another.


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7 Act. 2 No. 7 is missing Replace numbers 8, 9, and 10 with 7, 8, and 9, respectively.

15 Road map Missing label

24 B, no. 2 Lacks clarity

Replace with: 2. If the call is not for you, say, Please

hold your line, and call the person the caller wants to talk to immediately.

29 Illustration of vinta

Wrong illustration of vinta Replace vinta with banca in letter e.

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Writing Words Correctly, no. 3

Wrong word used Replace nose with mouth.

36 Nos. 1 & 6 Wrong grammar Replace everyday with every day.

No. 5 Inaccurate information

Replace The with Some. Some people have to live in igloos …

40 Line 7 Misleading sentence

After reading A sea surrounds an island, explain that an island may be surrounded by other bodies of water.

42 Act. 2, line 2 Wrong grammar: … use them in a sentence.

Replace with: … use each in a sentence.

43 No. 5 Missing preposition

Insert for after asked. A Grade 1 child asked for candy …

55 Act. 2, no. 9 Wrong grammar Replace with: 9. My brother drew a (dog tail) on his

bookmarker.

57 Par. 1, line 2 Wrong pronoun Replace with: … underlined words into their possessive form.

58

Act. 1, line 2 Lacking s in answer

Replace with: Write your answers on your paper.

Act. 2, 1st sentence

Unclear instructions

Replace with: Use each group of words in a sentence that uses the possessive form. …

No. 8 Inconsistent number of the noun used

Replace toy with toys.

64 Par. 2 Awkward sentence Replace taking part with one of the participants.

67 Act. 1, line 2

Inappropriate words: … police officer’s

Replace with: … the uniform of the police officer

Act. 2 2nd sentence Lacks clarity Insert below after sentences.

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make from the sentences below using possessive nouns.

69

Writing Words Correctly, no. 2

Extra letter-box Delete the last box.

73 Last par. Unclear sentence

Replace with: The words separated by commas

from the rest of the words in the sentences give a description …

77 Par. 2, last sentence Missing word

Insert messages after what. The people know what messages the drums are telling them.

79

No. 2 Awkward sentence Replace with: How do you get rid of flies from your homes

No. 4 Inconsistent noun used

Add s to place. Dirty canals are the breeding places …

No. 10 Wrong article Replace with: 10. Cleanliness is a concern …

80 No. 4 Wrong preposition Replace to with for.

83 Par. 3, 2nd sentence Awkward sentence

Replace with: Don’t you think it would be funny to see a monkey pick a guava fruit with its tail?

104 Line 21 Wrong pronoun Replace with: Whom was the blind man waiting for?

106

Act. 1, no. 1 Awkward sentence Replace with: 1. … My sister helps me do my

assignments.

Act. 2, no. 10 Inappropriate word Delete shells and other and s in seafood. 10. Eating seafood make them strong

and healthy.

109 God Loves Us Best, line 2

Awkward sentence Replace with: He keeps us safe,

113 Line 14 Awkward sentence Replace with: “Whom would you like to see?”

114 Act. 2 Unclear instructions

Replace with: Rewrite the sentences using the

correct pronouns for the words in parentheses. Do this in your notebook.

118 Act. 2, no. 5 Unnecessary preposition

Delete on. There were children crossing the street…

121

Box 1, columns 1 & 2, no. 1, Box 2, column 2

Wrong grammar Replace everyday with every day.

125 The Reyes Family, line 3 Wrong grammar Replace everyday with every day.


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128 Nos. 12 & 14 Wrong grammar Replace everyday with every day.

131 Box 2, line 3 Redundant Replace past form with past tense.

132 Act. 1, par. 1 Unclear instructions Replace -ed form with past form.

133 Act. 3, no. 5 Inappropriate pronoun for baby

Replace with: 5. The little girl winked her eyes.

137

Act. 7, no. 1 Factual error Replace 15th century with 16th century.

Writing Words Correctly, par. 2, line 4

Redundant Delete the last on the seashore. They lie on the seashore and watch the other boys play.

147 Spider’s last sentence Awkward sentence

Replace with: There is a soft bed where you can rest your soft and shiny wings.

152 Box, column 2 Misaligned word The word lovely should be aligned with

the other words in the column.

161 No. 4 Unnecessary article

Replace with: 4. Leni’s dress is less expensive than

Lara’s dress.

164 Act. 2 Unclear instructions

Replace with: Give the correct comparative or

superlative form of the adjective … 167 Act. 3, line 3 Wrong grammar Replace (everyday) with (every day).

169

Act. 5, line 1 Wrong preposition Replace on with in.

Last par. Unclear instructions

Replace instructions with: Copy these sentences in paragraph

form. Insert the adverbs in the parentheses correctly in each sentence.

174 Act. 3, line 5 Awkward prepositional phrase

Replace to the front with in front.

178 Act. 1, nos. 1

Confusing options, both choices may be correct

Change one of the choices.

Act. 2, instructions Wrong preposition Replace on with in.

183 Index Not alphabetically arranged

Following directions should be after Expressions denoting quantity.

The poem titles are not alphabetically or chronologically arranged.


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10 No. 10

Incomplete definition

Replace with: A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions, often placed at the last pages of a book.

135 Act. 5, no. 2 Missing punctuation

Insert comma after accident and after witnessed.

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103 Box, line 3 Factual error Replace National Heroes’ Day with Bonifacio Day.

123 Act. 2, no. 5 Inappropriate word Replace rice with palay. English for You and Me 6 Reading Textbook Elodie C. Cada Book Wise Publishing House, Inc., Copyright 2008 Page No.





Wrong pronoun: It made her look prettier.

Replace with: They made her look prettier.

6 Act. 1, line 1 Wrong grammar Add s to meaning. Letter i Awkward phrase Delete as used in the story.

10 Using Prefixes, A, no. 3

Wrong pronoun Replace what with who. … who is a nonconformist?

11

Inside the box, -er or -or

Wrong pronoun Replace who with that.

Inside the box, -able

Awkward: Comfortable means having the comfort.

Replace with: Comfortable means having a sense of or feeling of comfort.

12 Line 3 Wrong sentence: Use these words in

Replace with: Use these words in sentences.


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a sentence.

13 2nd to the last line Missing article Insert a after even.

… not even a glimpse.

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Pen Power, narrated portion, lines 9 to 12

Lacks consistency in the tenses of the verbs used

Narrated parts should be in the past tense. Replace goes with went, sneaks with sneaked, plays with played, enters with entered, arrives with arrived, finds with found, gets with got, and cries with cried.

Girl’s 2nd dialog, 3rd sentence

Awkward sentence Delete I trust you so much and even.

21 Par. 1, line 4 Wrong subject-verb agreement

Replace with: … her two sisters and her brother make her lonely

22 13th line from the bottom Missing word Insert go before back.

“I have to go back to the cave and …

28 Par. 8, line 2

Wrong preposition: … to be absent in class, Rogelio?”

Replace in with from. … to be absent from class, Rogelio?”

3rd from the last line

Inappropriate expression

Replace bounce back Ogie to his Dad with asked Ogie.

29

Line 1 Missing quotation mark

Insert a close quotation mark (”) after the question mark (?).

Line 10 Wrong use of apostrophe

Delete the apostrophe in it’s. … and we’ll know its size, …

Line 11 Missing article Insert a before stack. … I know I’ll have a stack of drawings for you!”

30 Boxed text Wrong tense Replace swat with swatted. Inappropriate choice Replace bounced with __________?

31 Line 5, no. 5 Wrong tense Replace will with would.

32 Act. 2, line 1 Inappropriate

sentence

Replace with: Copy the sentences that tell about the events in the story.

Act. 2, no. 5 Wrong word choice Replace happy with happily.

34 No. 5 Inappropriate words

Replace with: 5. The Koran … forbids eating of meat

and blood of dead animals.

44

Par. 8, line 1 Wrong preposition Replace in with of. … he’ll be out of the hospital.

Par. 10, 1st sentence Awkward sentence

Replace with: Suddenly, Bobby felt happy, a magical feeling.

46 Act. 2, no. 3 Inappropriate word Replace wiggle with shake (as the answer).

48 No. 4, 2nd sentence Typo error Replace with:

And the boys did not talk.


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No. 4, choices a & b

Redundant word: day

Replace with: a. The day was bright and happy. b. The day was gloomy and sad.

49 Last sentence

Wrong tense of verb Replace will receive with receives.

55 Act. 1, 1st sentence

Wrong number of a noun Add s to meaning.

60 Act. 2, no. 1, line 2 Missing comma Insert a comma after themselves.

61 Line 2 Options a and b do not fit the sentence structure.

Replace with: a. easily push b. carefully handle

72 Line 2 Wrong word choice: flesh of a deer

Replace with: meat of a deer

80 Par. 8, 2nd sentence Wrong phrase Replace By the by with By and by.

90 Act. 2, no. 2 The choices lack parallelism.

Replace with: b. good posture c. inclined posture

92 Act. 1, no. 3 Awkward sentence Replace with: 3. Selected areas of the airport are

open to passengers only. 108 Act. 2, no. 1 Illogical Delete hiding in the bushes. 109 Last line Poor word choice Replace transmit with communicate.

110 Act. 2, letter d Missing words Insert to remind others after loud. d. People cried out loud to remind

others to stop hurting the animals. 111 Line 2 Poor word choice Replace Execute with Organize. 116 No. 7 Irrelevant phrase Delete and work on my homework.

120

No. 4, d The options do not fit the sentence structure.

Revise the options to fit the sentence structure.

No. 9 Options are different parts of speech.

Replace with: a. attack c. destruction

123 No. 3, a Awkward Replace with: a. Lencho lifted up his soul because of

loneliness.


Missing commas You should start with a capital letter.

Replace with: Choose a partner, as well as the kind of music you feel comfortable with, to move in rhythm with. And presto! You are now dancing.

128 Act. 1, no. 8 Unnecessary word Delete today.

139 Memory Power, no. 6 Missing word Insert family’s between your and worth.

145 Memory Power, no. 4 Poor word choice Replace play with game.

147 Skills in Wrong pronoun Replace you with one and add s to


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Focus, par. 1, last sentence

describe.

148

No. 5, e Unnecessary phrase Delete using point of view.

Act. 2, no. 3, line 4 Poor word choices

Replace with: At my age, swooning to Martin Nievera … is something I wouldn’t do anymore.

151 Act. 1, 1st sentence

Wrong number of a noun Add s to meaning.

153

Act. 2, 2nd sentence Awkward sentence

Replace with: Then put a check before the sentence that tells that the atmosphere of the poem is very silent.

Act. 2, no. 7

Not a sentence Awkward

Replace with: 7. The mooing of the cows could be

heard by the riverside. Delete number 8

160

Act. 2, no. 5 Wrong preposition Replace of with to. Give importance to a person’s right …

Act. 2, no. 7 Wrong preposition Replace to with among. Create an atmosphere of family solidarity among the readers.

163

Line 4 Wrong use of preposition

Delete at after told. … Miss Racelis told them.

Line 26 Missing preposition

Insert of between out and the. … Miss Racelis came and told them to go out of the room.

166 Act. 2, no. 6 Poor choice of words

Replace total with full and from with by. He should be given full attention by everybody …

206 Column 1, propped Wrong past form Replace sticked with stuck.

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3 C Inappropriate word Replace instruction with: Identify the intonation pattern of the following sentences.

5

Exer. 2, par. 1 Redundant

Replace with: Copy and punctuate these

sentences. After each sentence, put a / mark if it is …

Exer. 2, no. 2 Awkward sentence Replace with: 2. Call her up on her cell phone.


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Exer. 2, no. 7 Missing word Insert how between learn and to.

Exer. 3, 2nd sentence Awkward sentence

Replace with: Give the correct stress on the word as you read each sentence.

Exer. 3, no. 1 Unnecessary article

Replace with: 1. Lightning scares me to death.

9 Rouel’s 1st dialog

Inappropriate expression

Replace with: Rouel: Mr. President, may I be

recognized?

10 Paulo’s dialog, 2nd sentence

Awkward sentence Replace with: I move that the English Club sponsor the literary contests.

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Exer. 1, no. 1 Missing preposition

Replace with: 2. Who presided over the meeting?

Exer. 2, column B, letter i

Inappropriate word Replace with: i. The meeting is ended.

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Ma’am Orpha’s dialog, last sentence

Awkward sentence Insert a comma between then and while.

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Ma’am Orpha’s 1st dialog, 2nd sentence

Wrong verb tense Replace has with had and delete always.

Eugene’s 2nd to the last dialog

Verbose Replace that will make a person a success with will make a person successful.

19 Move Your Pen, A Vague instruction

Replace with: Copy and fill out the information

sheet below. Then, gather the data to find out how many of your classmates love to read.

20 Martha’s dialog, 3rd to the last line

Inappropriate use of word

Replace two with Perla and Luisa.

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Perla’s last dialog Awkward sentence

Replace with: The two of you are my real friends, aren’t you?

Nos. 1 & 2 (bottom)

There are exceptions. Mention that there are exceptions.

22 Remember, lines 7 and 8

Awkward sentences

Combine the two sentences by using the conjunction that. A falling intonation means that the speaker is sure that the statement is true.

23 Nos. 3 to 5 Awkward sentence Replace with: The whole class watched the ballet dancers.

24 Nos. 6 to 7 Lacking word with a silent letter

Replace with: He resembles the knight with a shining


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sword.

Nos. 9 to 10 Lacking word with a silent letter Replace cleaned with wrote on.

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A Awkward instruction

Replace with: Listen to your teacher as she reads the lines in the comic strip.

1st comic strip Lacks fluidity Replace with: I’m on study leave. The company sent me to finish my MBA here.

27 A, no. 2, last line

Unnecessary pronoun

Replace where you all are with where you are.

Exer. 3, B Wrong word Replace instructions with situations.

31 2nd to the last line Missing word Insert do between can and before.

34 Remember, no. 1 Limited to said that

Explain that there are other introductory statements like told that, declared that, etc.

47 Line 3, 2nd column

The plural of deer may be deer or deers.

Mention that deers is also acceptable.

48

Remember, exer. 3, no. 5

Words wrongly hyphenated

Delete hyphens. Replace with: rear admiral rear admirals editor in chief

Spell It Right, no. 5 Awkward phrase

Replace with: 5. (Headlines, Headsline) motivates me

to read the whole news.

49 2nd to the last line Missing article Insert the article a after as.

The web serves as a …

50 Par. 3 Awkward sentence

Replace with: All of a sudden, no water came out of the faucet.

No. 7, 1st bullet Awkward sentence Replace with:

No water came out from the faucet.

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Remember Inadequate explanation

Add: Like other nouns, they may also be used as predicate nouns, direct objects, etc.

Exercise 2, no. 2 Awkward sentence

Replace with: 2. She believes ____ (to dance) keeps

her young.

56 Exer. 1, instruction Inappropriate word Replace an expression with a phrase.

62

Remember, par. 2

Limited explanation

Add: Conjunctions like for, nor, yet, or so may also be used.

No. 5, line 2 Wrong pronoun Replace her with it. The cat didn’t see it.

65 Nos. 1 & 2 Wrong examples Replace with: 1. Good weather is here so we can go

swimming.


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2. Enjoy the frolicking sun before the clouds cover it.

Last par., last sentence

Awkward sentences

Replace with: Dependent clauses are introduced by connectors like because.

67 Lines 1 & 2, nos. 8 & 9

Awkward sentences

Replace with: 8. We can’ start the program unless the

band is complete. 9. I was overloaded with work until he

came.

90

Par. 1, 1st sentence Factual error Replace to the province of Paoay with

at the town of Paoay.

Par. 2, line 4 Awkward sentence Replace with: All eyes were focused on her.

92 Exer. 2 Unclear instruction Replace with: Give a sentence using the present perfect tense of these verbs.

94 No. 4 Wrong pronoun Replace with: 4. How did copies of Christian books

survive?

99 Ronald’s dialog, 1st sentence

Wrong punctuation mark Replace the question mark with a period.

100 Danilo’s dialog, last line

Wrong verb tense Replace with: …had happened and are happening.

101

2nd box Factual errors Replace with: … the famous adventure novels, “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped.”

3rd box Factual error Replace with: Walt Disney made cartoon films about Mickey Mouse, …

102

1st box, row 2, column 3 Factual error

Replace with: cartoon films about Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

1st box, row 3, column 3 Factual error

Replace with: The famous adventure novels, “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped.”



Replace with: We (go) ___ there by airplane.

111 Last sentence Missing article Insert the before adjectives.

119


Unnecessary words Delete through Arabic.

Par. 2, 1st sentence Wrong verb tense Replace mummify with mummified.

120 Letter, 1st sentence Wrong verb tense Delete d in celebrated.

128 2nd box, line 3 Wrong word used Replace of all with of the three vehicles.


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130 Exer. 2, no. 2 Inappropriate choices

Replace with: 2. Yogurt is ____ than candies. a. delicious c. most delicious b. more delicious

137 Line 10 Wrong number of a noun Add s to boat.

143 Line 2 Unclear instructions

151 Jerald’s 5th dialog, last sentence

Missing conjunction Insert and after go.

154 Exer. 3, line 1 Inappropriate word Replace with with using.

157 Line 10 Inappropriate spelling Replace ok with okay.

159 Boxed letter, par. 3, line 4

Lacking and wrong preposition

Replace with: …knowledgeable of and experienced on the position.

160 Remember, no. 5 Missing article Insert the after all.

161

Spell It Right, line 2 Wrong verb tense Replace with:

Number 1 was done for you.

Down, no. 2 Unclear clue Replace with: Your name written at the end of the letter

168 Exer. 2, line 2 Inappropriate word Replace places with spaces.


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