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Opgave A:
1
”Politicians should give more consideration to the people which they represent.”
Korrekt sætning:
“Politicians should give more consideration to the people they represent.”
”Which” er et pronomen der henviser til en ting eller et sted, men der skal slet ikke være noget pronomen i denne sammenhæng.
2 “He is tremendous fond of reading and writing but rarely finds the time to pursue his hobby.”
Korrekt sætning:
“He is tremendously fond of reading and writing but rarely finds the time to pursue his hobby.”
3. “They normally fulfilled their childrens’ wishes, but in this particular case they had to say no.”
Korrekt sætning:
“They normally fulfilled their children’s wishes, but in this particular case they had to say no.”
4. “Health officials warn that anyone who looks directly at the sun during an eclipse may put his sight at risk.”
Korrekt sætning:
“Health officials warn that anyone who looks directly at the sun during an eclipse may put their sight at risk.”
Man skal bruge “their” da der bliver refereret til flere personer. ”His” refererer kun til ét menneske.
5. “The novel is about a man which 90th birthday is approaching.”
Korrekt sætning:
“The novel is about a man whose 90th birthday is approaching.”
“Which” henviser til en ting eller et sted, mens “whose” henviser til en person.
6. “In Obama’s “State of the Union Address” no American was left in doubt about that the USA has suffered another Sputnik shock.”
Korrekt sætning:
“In Obama’s “State of the Union Address” no American was left in doubt that the USA has suffered another Sputnik shock.”
7.
“If the ice caps melt, even London cannot avoid to be flooded due to rising tides.”
Korrekt sætning:
“If the ice caps melt, even London cannot avoid being flooded due to the rising tides.”
Svar på opgave B:
1.
Hvilken type verber er der tale om?
May, must, can, will – disse verber er modalverber, eller mådeudsagnsord.
2.