The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction---------A study performed about the University of New York revealed that about … by (example)mobile-phone conversations was more annoying than those that occurred (a)............................face-to-face, even after the volume was the same. The problem (b)...........................seems to be that conversation on mobile phones are most noticeable than (c).............................face-to-face conversations. Which seems odd, since two people talking (d)..............................together project twice the amount of audio as one person talks on the phone (e).............................. The problem seemed to be that people pay more attention when they hear (f).............................only half a conversation.
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Answers
a) was were
b) after though
c) most more
d) which. this
e) talks talking
f) seemed seems
A study performed about the University of New York revealed that- about/by (example)
mobile-phone conversations was more annoying than those that occurred (a) was/were
face-to-face, even after the volume was the same. The problem (b) after/though
seems to be that conversation on mobile phones are most noticeable than (c) conversation/conversations and most/more
face-to-face conversations. Which seems odd, since two people talking (d)Which/This
together project twice the amount of audio as one person talks on the phone (e) talks/talking
The problem seemed to be that people pay more attention when they hear (f) seemed/seems
only half a conversation.
The corrected text is:
A study performed by the University of New York revealed that (incorrect preposition usage)
mobile-phone conversations were more annoying than those that occurred (a) subject-verb agreement error
face-to-face, even though the volume was the same. The problem (b) incorrect conjunction usage
seems to be that conversations on mobile phones are more noticeable than (c) singular-plural consistency error (conversation/conversations) and incorrect degree usage (most/more)
face-to-face conversations. This seems odd, since two people talking (d)incorrect word usage
together project twice the amount of audio as one person talking on the phone (e) incorrect verb form
The problem seems to be that people pay more attention when they hear (f) incorrect tense usage
only half a conversation.
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