error recognition exercise 4

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Choose the incorrect word or phrase in the underlined choices. 1. Almost everyone fails passing the driver’s test on the first try. 2. The average spoken sentence in conversational English takes 2.5 seconds to completing. 3. Only twenty years ago, most doctors agreed not being truthful with their terminally ill patients, a trend that has reversed itself in modern medical practice. 4. William Torrey Harris was one of the first educators interested for establishing a logical progression of topics in the school curriculum. 5. North American Indian tribes used sign language to communicated with tribes that spoke a different language. 6. Adult eagles let their offspring building nests near their original nesting area. 7.. A barometer in a device with a sealed metal chamber designed to reading the changes in the pressure of air in the atmosphere.. 8. If a person doesn’t have an attorney, the court would appoint one. 9. Since lighting was probably significant in the formation of life, understanding it might help us understanding life itself. 10. If the oxygen supply in the atmosphere was not replenished by plants, it would soon be exhausted. 11. The Girl Scouts, which was found by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, has grown to a current membership of more than three million girls. 12. To relieve pain caused by severe burns, prevent infection, treat for shock and taking immediate steps. 13. If gasoline vapor mixtures with air, combustion will occur. 14. Vermont, commonly known as the Green Mountain State, refused joining the Union until 1791. 15. On the average, a healthy heart ought to pumping five tablespoons of blood with every beat. 16. Although some higher structures have been build in New York city, none characterizes the skyline better than the Empire State Building..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 17. The cones of the pine trees takes two or three years to reach maturity. 18. Based on the decline in vehicular deaths during the past decade, seat belts, air bags, baby seats and other safety features in newer automobiles must be save lives. 19. Even without strong wings, the ostrich have survived because it can run at high speeds to escape predators. 20. Fred Astaire is said to had been the most popular dancer of his time, but he was also a talented actor and singer. 21. The US Postal Service delivers more mails in one day than Federal Express does in one year. 22. In the fall, most trees lose their leaf, which have, by then, turned from green to gold and orange. 23. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and cover an area of almost four million square miles. 24. The stories of Dr. Seuss have been enjoyed by millions of childrens 25. The spraying of designs on a wall, also called graffiti, has become associated with gang activity in many neighborhood. 26. That computers has made communication faster and easier through the use of e-mail and the internet is widely recognized. 27. Seals can keep itself warm since they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur. 28. Domestic cats often show loyalty to its owners by leaving freshly killed prey such as birds for them to find. 29. George Herman Ruth, which was better known as Babe Ruth, began his baseball career in 1914 with the Baltimore Orioles. 30. The constellation Orion is easily recognized by their three vertical stars..

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