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Quiz Congo

Quiz 2 - Identify problems and suggest corrections:

Many personalities are shown by the Congo.
{ use active voice }
Answer: 
The Congo shows many personalities.
[ clarity ( active voice ) ]

We will try and see if Lake Tanganyika has lost any more water.
Answer: 
We will try to see if Lake Tanganyika has lost any more water.
[ style ( idiom ) ]

Ajaja brought: a camera, his journal, and a jar of peanut butter.
Answer: 
Ajaja brought a camera, his journal, and a jar of peanut butter.
[ punctuation ]

Panga transported her and I to an island in Malebo Pool.
Answer: 
Panga transported her and me to an island in Malebo Pool.
[ grammar ]

After the orientation effort, we began our tour.
Suggested Answer: 
After the orientation, we began our tour.
[ clarity ]

Doctor Okoye proscribed rest for the overworked patient.
Answer: 
Doctor Okoye prescribed rest for the overworked patient.
[ words ]

It was an exciting trip, I know I felt that way, down the Lukuga from Kalmie on Lake Tanganyika to Kongolo on the Congo.
Suggested Answer: 
It was an exciting trip down the Lukuga from Kalmie on Lake Tanganyika to Kongolo on the Congo.
[ style ]

In the quiet Crystal Mountain gorge, our guests did not want to listen to me yodeling.
Answer: 
In the quiet Crystal Mountain gorge, our guests did not want to listen to my yodeling.
[ grammar ]

Principal Mirumbi was gracious, he not only excused Ajaja, but wished him well.
Answer: 
Principal Mirumbi was gracious: he not only excused Ajaja, but wished him well.
[ punctuation ]

Because he trusted his attorney, Onyii merely perused the contract before signing.
Answer: 
Because he trusted his attorney, Onyii merely skimmed the contract before signing.
[ words ]

 

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