Question

Помогите, пожалуйста, найти ошибки в предложениях: 1. Martin was advised to have been at the airport an hour and a half before the departure in case some changes would take place. 2. As you walk through Oxford you seem to be living in history, so many things called up events and figures of the past. 3. We would have spend much more time in this wonderful city if we had known how many places of interest it had had. 4. There were some boys and girls in the water but they might not swim very well as I realized after I started to watch them. 5. In the medieval library of Merton College you can see all the chained books and the old benches just as they had been in the 13th century. 6. He had been listening to other speakers with great interest since the time the conference began, taking a special interest in figures presented. 7. Hardly had he entered Harvard University, when he started to realize that he chose a wrong specialty. 8. The children could be more attentive while reading the rules, it's no wonder they have made so many mistakes. 9. No one knows exactly how many species of animals lives on earth. 10. She said that she had seen the young man and his wife's talking to Jane on he stairs. 11. Robinson Crusoe found his servant on a Friday and so he had called him Friday. 12. The hot dog's populatiry begun in St.Louis in 1833 when a sausage peddler named Feuchtwanger slipped one of his franks into a bun. 13. Michigan's rivers and lakes attract tourists that derive pleasure from canoening and water-skiing. 14. I think you should certainly had told us the truth so that we could decide what was the best thing to do.

Answer 1

Замудренные слишком предложения, могу посоветовать обратить внимание на постановку времени и артиклей, в данных предложения много таких ошибок

Answer 2

1. Martin was advised to be at the airport an hour and a half before the departure in case any changes took place. (The verb "have been" is not necessary in this context. "Take place" is used to refer to future events, so the verb tense "would take place" should be changed to "took place" to maintain consistency.)

2. As you walk through Oxford, you feel like you are living in history, with so many things evoking events and figures from the past. ("Called up" should be changed to "evoking" to convey the idea of memories or associations.)

3. We would have spent much more time in this wonderful city if we had known how many places of interest it had. (The verb "spend" should be changed to "spent" to maintain the correct verb tense agreement.)

4. There were some boys and girls in the water, but they might not have been able to swim very well, as I realized after I started watching them. (The verb "swim" should be changed to "have been able to swim" to convey the idea of their ability in the past.)

5. In the medieval library of Merton College, you can see all the chained books and the old benches just as they were in the 13th century. (The verb "had been" should be removed for clarity and to maintain correct verb tense usage.)

6. He had been listening to other speakers with great interest since the conference began, taking a special interest in the figures presented. (The verb "since" should be used to establish the starting point of the action, and "taking a special interest" should be moved to maintain parallel structure.)

7. Hardly had he entered Harvard University when he started to realize that he had chosen the wrong specialty. (The verb "chose" should be changed to "had chosen" to maintain past perfect tense.)

8. The children could have been more attentive while reading the rules; it's no wonder they made so many mistakes. (The word "more" should be added to "attentive" to convey the intended meaning.)

9. No one knows exactly how many species of animals live on earth. (The verb "lives" should be changed to "live" to maintain subject-verb agreement.)

10. She said that she had seen the young man and his wife talking to Jane on the stairs. (The possessive apostrophe "s" should be removed from "wife's" to correctly indicate that the young man and his wife were the ones talking.)

11. Robinson Crusoe found his servant on a Friday, and so he called him Friday. (The verb "had called" should be changed to "called" to maintain correct verb tense usage.)

12. The popularity of the hot dog began in St. Louis in 1833 when a sausage peddler named Feuchtwanger put one of his franks into a bun. (The possessive apostrophe "s" should be removed from "hot dog's" to correctly indicate the origin of the food.)

13. Michigan's rivers and lakes attract tourists who derive pleasure from canoeing and water-skiing. (The verb "deriving" should be changed to "derive" to maintain subject-verb agreement.)

14. I think you should have certainly told us the truth so that we could decide the best course of action. (The word "had" should be removed from "should have" to convey the intended meaning.)