Контрольные задания > Here is a newspaper report about the treasure. Find the ten mistakes and correct them.
Вопрос:
Here is a newspaper report about the treasure. Find the ten mistakes and correct them.
Ответ:
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<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "Two children" - It should be more specific: <strong>Correction:</strong> Two friends</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher" - This information is implied and does not need to be clarified: <strong>Correction:</strong> Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "twelve hundred dollars" - This is a large amount of money: <strong>Correction:</strong> twelve dollars</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "in a bag" - This is not the right place: <strong>Correction:</strong> in box</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "McDougal's Cave" - This is not the correct name of the cave: <strong>Correction:</strong> The cave</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "Muff Potter found the money under a tree" - Muff Potter did not find the money: <strong>Correction:</strong> He found the money</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "and put it in a big room at the end of a tunnel" - This is not the correct place: <strong>Correction:</strong> and hid it in the cave</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "He marked the floor of the tunnel with a cross" - This is not the correct way to mark the tunnel: <strong>Correction:</strong> He marked the cave with a cross</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "because of the ghosts at the mouth of the cave" - This is not the reason he couldn't get out: <strong>Correction:</strong> because he was lost</li>
<li><strong>Mistake:</strong> "When the men found him" - This is not correct: <strong>Correction:</strong> When the boys found him</li>
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