Identify and correct sentence errors

1. Seventy-five percent of what we perceive as taste, especially the perception of flavor, is really
attributable to one's sense of smell.

2. Development of new drugs often require years of testing and waiting for labeling approval
from federal regulators.

3. Although research in the earth and environmental sciences has pieced together narratives of
ancient and historical environmental changes, but there is still much left to learn about the
nature and causes of changing climatic conditions through time.

4. During the reign of Elizabeth I, dozens of commissions were sent out by the central
government to investigate the wood shortage around the nation, each one confirmed the
serious decline of the forests.

5. While sperm whales are usually seen in offshore waters, they can also be found near the shore,
where the continental or island shelf is narrow and with the water is deep.

6. A farmer's field can have more than 50,000 weed seeds per square meter buried beneath the
soil surface seeds buried more than about one centimeter below the soil surface do not receive
enough light to germinate.

7. In 1952, when the Federal Communications Commission lifted its ban on new television
stations, there were 105 stations and 15 million households with television sets, but by 1956
the number of stations had grown to almost 500 and the number of households with sets at
nearly 35 million.

8. The Neuse River in North Carolina is thought to be about two million years old, and there has
likely been human settlements in the basin for at least 14,000 years.

9. Shortly after Queen Eleanor arrived in Nottingham in 1257 for a visit , she fled the town
because she could not stand the smell of coal smoke and was afraid and feared for her health.

10. The great white shark is the more infamous of all sharks, the star of Peter Benchley's
bestselling novel Jaws, four Hollywood movies, and many television specials.
Find ONE word for three sentences
a)
1. Unfortunately, his tactless behaviour and authoritative mien >>>>>>> further discussion
impossible.
2. As a civil servant, Claire was praised for her attitude to needy people. She always >>>>>>>
assistance to those who were in dire straits.
3. This Greek word is often >>>>>>> as "brotherly love" in foreign translations.

b)
1.A >>>>>>> feeling of failure overcame the team after the final. They'd lost the game in the last
minute.
2. The fact that Garry had to give way to a new breed of upwardly mobile executives was a >>>>>>>
pill to swallow.
3. The >>>>>>> irony is that as a doctor he killed more people than his brother who serves in the
army.

c)
1. The Americans claim that these three countries >>>>>>> terrorists and are actively engaged in
terrorist activities.
2. It'll do you no good if you >>>>>>> resentment indefinitely. Try to forget what he has done to you
and you'll feel better.
3. The ship had to spend two more days in the >>>>>>> while the pirates bought some supplies from
the locals.

d)
1. Shouldn't you be at school right now? If your father learns you are >>>>>>> lessons, you'll be
grounded.
2. Once at the lake, Daniel would spend time >>>>>>> stones and watching ripples spreading on the
surface of the water.
3. The boxer jumped up and down as the >>>>>>> rope made circles in the air.

e)
1. My book on insects says that a big group of cicadas can create a sound that is louder than a
pneumatic >>>>>>>.
2. As the area records considerable seismic activity, it isn't surprising that the local school organizes an
annual earthquake >>>>>>> for its pupils.
3. After the fall of the communist regime many foreign investors poured into the country to >>>>>>>
for oil in the rich fields off the west coast.

f)
1. Smart advertising agencies know how to >>>>>>> up interest in useless products, don't they?
2. Next you have to >>>>>>> the cream and add two egg yolks.
3. All I'm asking you for is giving me a fair crack of the >>>>>>> I surely deserve to be given the
chance.

g)
1. A bomb >>>>>>> team arrived soon after the caller had threatened to blow up the university.
2. Feelings were running high when the locals learnt their area had been marked as a perfect site for
>>>>>>> of hazardous waste.
3. The army had all that sophisticated weaponry at its >>>>>>> to get the conflict right.

h)
1. Moving at full >>>>>>>, our boat was making its way up the mighty river.
2. The assailant's cold fingers were squeezing around her throat in an attempt to >>>>>>> her.
3. Instead of helping small businesses, the new tax is bound to >>>>>>> the economy and give rise to
greater unemployment.

i)
1. All hell broke loose when the police entered the brothel. They met with a >>>>>>> of bullets and
the sound of machine gunfire.
2. Sleet and >>>>>>> have wreaked havoc in the rural areas. It is reported that livestock have been
severely affected by these weather conditions.
3. Allan stood on the pavement trying unsuccessfully to >>>>>>> a cab to get to the airport as quickly
as possible.

j)
1. The shareholders were glad the business is still a going >>>>>>> and they could sleep well.
2. Sir, no offence, but my past record should be none of your >>>>>>>
3. The hospital official expressed >>>>>>> for the health of the critically ill patient. He feared she
might not make the night.