Intermediate Paragraph Correction 3
Intermediate Paragraph Correction 3
Intermediate Paragraph Correction 3
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I’ve had a terrible cold 1) about several days. I’ve been blowing my nose, sneezing, and
coughing. 2) I’m been eating chicken soup and drinking orange juice for a couple days. I’ve been
taking aspirin and 3) coffe sirrup since the weekend. I’ve been at home watching TV 4) for
Monday. I’ve talked 5) my mother on the phone every day of the 6) week, I’ve watched every
bad movie that came on the TV. I wonder 7) I’ll well again. I wonder when I can go back to
1) 5)
A. for several days. A. to my mother
B. for days several. B. for my mother
C. during several days. C. while my mother
D. for a few days. D. about my mother
E. Both A and D are correct E. Correct as is
F. Correct as is F. Both A and C are correct.
2) 6)
A. I’ve eating A. week. I’ve
B. I’m being eating B. week: I’ve
C. I’ve been eating C. week; I’ve
D. I’ve being eaten D. week - I’ve
E. I be eating E. Correct as is
3) 7)
A. coff sirup A. when I’ll get well again.
B. cofe syrup B. when I’ll well again.
C. cough syrup C. when I would get well.
D. couhgh syrup D. whenever I’ll get well again.
E. Correct as is E. Correct as is
4) 8)
A. by A. tired of a cough
B. during B. tired of coughing
C. since C. tired for coughing
D. once D. tired about coughing
E. Correct as is E. Correct as is