Checklist
◆ Don’t use commas instead of full stops.
◆ Make sure your nouns and verbs agree.
◆ Avoid tautologies and malapropisms.
◆ Avoid double negatives.
◆ Check your work carefully.
Practising what you’ve learnt
Correct and punctuate the following passage:
The government are planning a referendum about a
common currency neither the labour nor the conservative
party have spoken a great deal about it as their have been
alot of other events to occupy there time recently
they have been to busy too talk to their constituents about
it many MPs have been abroad and each and everyone
have been on holiday from westminster when they return
it is hoped they will here what the people are saying
parliament is very different to the parliament of too
hundred years ago today it comprises of both men and
women peers and they will attend the opening of
parliament in november they have to be present they
cannot give no reasons for not attending.See page 158 for suggested answers.
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