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 ]