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The document contains a passage with multiple paragraphs about a student's family members and roommate. It provides examples of the student's father, grandfather, and mother, describing their occupations and character traits. It notes that the student's roommate is from the US and helps the student improve their English by correcting them when they speak incorrectly. The purpose is to identify errors in the passage and provide corrections.
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- 2. 1. I really admire my father. He is a mechanic, and he know a lot about cars, stoves and other machines.
- 3. I really admire my father. He is a mechanic, and he knows a lot about cars, stoves and other machines.
- 4. My father is self-employed, so he travel to people’s houses to fix things.
- 5. My father is self-employed, so he travels to people’s houses to fix things.
- 6. Whenever I’m home, I go with him on his jobs so I can watch him.
- 7. Whenever I’m home, I go with him on his jobs so I can watch him. This sentence has no errors.
- 8. In my opinion, anyone who know how to fix things is a genius.
- 9. In my opinion, anyone who knows how to fix things is a genius.
- 10. I guess that make my father a genius.
- 11. I guess that makes my father a genius.
- 12. 2. My grandfather take very good care of himself.
- 13. 2. My grandfather takes very good care of himself.
- 14. 2. He is get up early in the morning, so he can do tai chi in the park near his house.
- 15. 2. He is get gets up early in the morning, so he can do tai chi in the park near his house.
- 16. He always try to get his wife, my grandmother, to join him, but she doesn’t like to exercise, so he always go by himself.
- 17. He always try tries to get his wife, my grandmother, to join him, but she doesn’t like to exercise, so he always go goes by himself.
- 18. 3. My mother is the most hard-working person I know. She don’t have a paying job like my father; she has a job that don’t pay.
- 19. 3. My mother is the most hard-working person I know. She don’t doesn’t have a paying job like my father; she has a job that don’t doesn’t pay.
- 20. My mother takes care of our house. She take care of everyone and everything in our house.
- 21. My mother takes care of our house. She takes care of everyone and everything in our house.
- 22. She keep the house clean, and she cook the best food you will ever have.
- 23. She keeps the house clean, and she cooks the best food you will ever have.
- 24. Beyond all this, I think my mother is the only person who understand me.
- 25. Beyond all this, I think my mother is the only person who understands me.
- 26. 4. I am from Costa Rica, but my roommate is from the U.S. Needless to say, her English is a lot better than mine.
- 27. 4. I am from Costa Rica, but my roommate is from the U.S. Needless to say, her English is a lot better than mine. These sentences have no errors.
- 28. The thing that I especially like about her is that she help me with my English.
- 29. The thing that I especially like about her is that she helps me with my English.
- 30. Whenever I say something incorrectly, she just says it correctly for me.
- 31. Whenever I say something incorrectly, she just says it correctly for me. This sentence has no errors.