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Message de taconnet posté le 18-09-2010 à 11:42:58 (S | E | F)
Bonjour.
Actually ne signifie pas «actuellement», ni eventually «éventuellement». Remember et remind ne s'emploient pas dans les mêmes cas, ni avec les mêmes constructions.
Faux amis , gallicismes, fautes de conjugaison : les lycéens tombent trop souvent dans les mêmes pièges.
Voici 15 phrases relevées sur des copies d'élèves.
Á vous de les corriger.
Dans cet exercice, vous serez conduits à ajouter ou à supprimer un mot, à changer une lettre, un mot, ou parfois à réécrire la phrase dans son intégralité.
Niveau :
Correction : samedi 25 septembre 2010.
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
6- What means gibberish please?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffee, please.
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Message de taconnet posté le 18-09-2010 à 11:42:58 (S | E | F)
Bonjour.
Actually ne signifie pas «actuellement», ni eventually «éventuellement». Remember et remind ne s'emploient pas dans les mêmes cas, ni avec les mêmes constructions.
Faux amis , gallicismes, fautes de conjugaison : les lycéens tombent trop souvent dans les mêmes pièges.
Voici 15 phrases relevées sur des copies d'élèves.
Á vous de les corriger.
Dans cet exercice, vous serez conduits à ajouter ou à supprimer un mot, à changer une lettre, un mot, ou parfois à réécrire la phrase dans son intégralité.
Niveau :
Correction : samedi 25 septembre 2010.
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
6- What means gibberish please?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffee, please.
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de dolfine56, postée le 18-09-2010 à 15:29:31 (S | E)
Hello, Taconnet
I hope you enjoyed your holidays, and I see you are already disposed to make us work hard...
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
we study hard in high school in order to enter a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students has increased
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
she is a too clever woman to stay in such a boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
I arrived in London two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
Never have I seen such an exciting film.
6- What means gibberish please?
What does gibberish mean, please ?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
In spite of he was tired, his wife made him wash-up the dishes
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
He is living with his uncle in the country.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
I was given lots of advice about buying furniture.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
Are you still interested in going on a trip to Sahara?
11- In the Iceland,the inhabitants used to living in a harsh climate.
in Iceland, inhabitants are used to live with a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffe, please.
May I have another cup of coffee, please?
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
He was a farmer, but,later, he became a writer
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
It was really ingenuous of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Whew!It's all over! What a titanic work!!
It was very hard to avoid all these traps,I hope I didn't drown myself...!
thanks ever so much for this perilous exercice.
---Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de helene-paris, postée le 18-09-2010 à 17:12:58 (S | E)
Bonjour,
Voici une copie qui constituera peut-être une source d’inspiration (eh oui ! une de plus !) pour les prochains exercices que vous nous proposerez …
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
1- We have to study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
2- I find that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increased.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
4- I arrived in London two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
5- I have never seen such an excited film.
6- What means gibberish please?
6- What does gibberish mean please?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him wash-up dishes.
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
8- He is living by
his uncle in the country.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
9- I have been given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
10- Are you still interested in having a trip in Sahara ?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
11- In the Iceland, inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffe, please.
12- I will have another cup of coffee, please.
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try to take advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
15 - Whew! It's over in the end! What a titanic work !
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de may, postée le 21-09-2010 à 02:59:53 (S | E)
Bonsoir,
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
We should study hard in high school in order to be accepted in a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
I found the number of universities which accepts foreign students has been increasing.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
She is too clever to stay in such a boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
I arrived to London two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
I have never seen such an excited film.
6- What means gibberish please?
What does gibberish mean, please?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
Although (Even though) he was tired, his wife made him to wash the dishes.
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
He is living with his uncle in the country.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
I was given lots of advice on buying new furnitures.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
Are you still interested in making a trip to Sahara?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to living in a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffe, please.
Can I have another cup of coffee, please?
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
He was a farmer but became a writer later on.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
She was too ingenious to think he would not try to take advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Phew! Finally it's over! What an amazing work!
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Modifié par may le 21-09-2010 03:01
Bonne nuit
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de clairefr, postée le 21-09-2010 à 13:52:50 (S | E)
Merci pour cet exercice. J'essaye aussi, en espérant n'avoir pas fait encore plus d'erreurs qu'il n'y en avait au départ !
J'avoue que j'ai du mal avec certaines phrases qui me paraissent correctes.
J'ai hâte d'avoir la correction !
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
We need to study hard in high school in order to be admitted in a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
I think that the number of universities which accept foreign students has increased.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
She is a too clever woman to stay in such a boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
I arrived in London two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
I have never seen such an exciting film.
6- What means gibberish please?
What does gibberish mean, please ?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
Despite he was tired, his wife made him do the washing-up.
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
He is living with his uncle, in the country.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
I get a lot of advice about buying new furnitures
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
Are you still intersted to make a trip to Sahara ?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffe, please.
I want / would kike another cup of coffe, please.
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
He was a farmer, but later, he became a writer.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Whewe ! It's all done ! What's an amazing work !
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de intrepid34, postée le 21-09-2010 à 18:45:15 (S | E)
Howdy neighbour! I just couldn't resist....
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
We study hard at high school in order to get into a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
I found that a number of universities which admit foreign students are on the increase.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
She is too clever a woman to stay in such a boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
I arrived in London two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
Never have I seen such an exciting film. (Or, I have never seen...)
6- What means gibberish please?
What does gibberish mean, please?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
In spite of the fact that he was tired, his wife made him wash up the dishes.
(What a slave-driver!)
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
He is living near his uncle in the country. He is living close by...
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
I was given lots of advice about buying new furniture.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
Are you still interested in making a trip to the Sahara?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
In Iceland, the inhabitants are used to living in a harsh climate.
The Icelandic people are used to ...
12- I will another cup of coffe, please.
I will have another cup of coffee, please. I'd love another ..
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
He was a farmer but later became a writer.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try and take advantage of the situation.
It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try to take
advantage of the situation.
To say: It was really ingenious of her to think that he would try not to take advantage of the situation.... changes the context of the sentence.
The three sentences are ok.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Whew! That's it. What an enormous/immense/a huge job!/a mammouth task!
That's over and done with. What ...
There are many variations, I have given some simple ones.
Thank you for that Taconnet! I'll be looking forward to the next one.
Kind regards
Intrepid
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de moony59, postée le 21-09-2010 à 19:03:10 (S | E)
Hello taconnet,hello everybody.
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
We are studying hard in high school in order to enter a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
I found that the number of universities which accepts foreign students has been increasing.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
She is too clever to do such a boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
I arrived in London two years ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
I have never seen such a exciting film.
6- What means gibberish please?
What does 'gibberish' mean,please? It means :jargon,charabia.
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
Although he was tired,his wife made him wash the dishes up.
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
He's living at his uncle's in the country.He's living at his uncle's place in the countryside.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
I was given lots of advice about buying new furniture.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
Are you still interesting to have a trip to Sahara?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
In Iceland the inhabitants are used to living with a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffe, please.
I'll have another cup of coffee,please.
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
He was a farmer but later he became a writter.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
It was really ingenious of her to think he would not try to take advantage of the situation
.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Whew! At last! it's over! What a titanic work!
Excellent exercice de révision!Merci.
J'attends la correction avec impatience.
A bientôt!
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de gerondif, postée le 21-09-2010 à 23:26:57 (S | E)
Ok, let's go!
- We study hard in high school in order to enter
2- I found that the number of universities which/that accept foreign students has increased.
3- She is
4- I arrived
5- I have never seen such an
6- What does "gibberish" mean, please?
7- In spite of the fact that he was tired,(although he was tired) his wife made him
8- He is living with his uncle ( staying at his uncle's)
9- I was given
10- Are you still interest
11- In
12- I
13- He was a farmer but became a writer afterwards (later on in life).
14- It was really
15 - Whew! It's over
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de ariette, postée le 22-09-2010 à 12:15:51 (S | E)
1-We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
We study hard in high school in order to enter a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students has increased.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
She is too clever a woman to stay in such a boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
I arrived in London two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
Never have I seen such an exciting film!
6- What means gibberish please?
What does ‘gibberish’ mean, please?
(The French word for ‘gibberish’ is ‘charabia’)
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
In spite of the fact that he was tired, his wife made him wash up (do) dishes.
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
He lives with his uncle in the country.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
I was given a lot of advice about buying new furniture.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
Are you still interested in making a trip to Sahara?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
In Iceland, the inhabitants are used to living in a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffe, please.
I will have another cup of coffee, please.
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
He was a farmer but became a writer later (afterwards).
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try to take advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Whew! It’s over at last! What a gigantic work!
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de ariane6, postée le 22-09-2010 à 12:28:04 (S | E)
Hello taconnet !
1-We study hard in high school in order to be accepted by a good university.
2-I think the number of universities accepting foreign students has increased.
3-She is too clever a woman to stay in such a boring job.
4-I arrived in London two hours ago.
5-I have never seen such an exciting film.
6-What does gibberish mean, please?
7-In spite of being tired, his wife made him do the washing up. (clever wife!)
8-He is living near his uncle in the country.
9-I was given lots of advice on buying new furniture.
10-Are you still interested in making a trip to the Sahara?
11-In Iceland, people are used to living in a harsh climate.
12-Can I have another cup of coffee, please?
13-He was a farmer who later became a writer.
14-It was really ingenuous of her to think he would not try to take advantage of the situation.
15-Whew! It's over at last! What a tremendous piece of work!
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de swan85, postée le 22-09-2010 à 13:28:55 (S | E)
Thanks a lot Taconnet
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
We have to study hard in high school in order to get into a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students have been increasing.
I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students had increased.
3- She is a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.
She is too clever to stay in such a boring job.
4- I arrived to London for two hours ago.
I arrived in London two hours ago.
5- Never I have seen such an excited film.
I have never seen such an exciting film.
6- What means gibberish please?
What does gibberish mean please ?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.
Although he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up the dishes.
8- He is living by his uncle on the country.
He is living with his uncle in the countryside.
9- I was given lots of advices about buying new furnitures.
I was given lot of advice about buying new furniture.
10- Are you still interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?
Are you still interested to go on a trip to the Sahara ?
11- In the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate.
In Iceland, the inhabitants are used to living under a harsh climate.
12- I will another cup of coffe, please.
May I have another cup of coffee, please ?
13- He was a farmer but became a writter later.
He was a farmer who later became a writer.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
It was not really ingenious of her to think that he would not try and take advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew! It's over at the end! What a titanic work !
Whew! it's over at last! what a huge work !
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de coferam, postée le 24-09-2010 à 11:45:47 (S | E)
Hello, Taconnet
1- We have to study hard in high school in order to enter in a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students has increasing.
3- She is too clever to stay in such a boring job.
4- I arrived in London*two hours ago.
5- Never have I seen such an exciting film.
6- What does gibberish mean, please ?
7- In spite of he was tired, his wife made him*wash-up the dishes.
8- He is living with his uncle in the country.
9- I was given lots of advice about buying*furniture.
10- Are you still interested to make a trip to Sahara?
11- In*Iceland, inhabitants are used to live with a harsh climate.
12- I will take another cup of coffee, please?
13- He was a farmer, but later, he became a writer.
14- It was really ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.
15- Whew! It's over*! What a titanic work !
Merci pour cet exercice dont la correction est très attendue.
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de taconnet, postée le 25-09-2010 à 18:04:14 (S | E)
Bonjour.
Principe de correction
1- L'erreur est signalée par le symbole
2- La correction est figurée en BLEU
3- Commentaires.
Phrase 1
1-We study hard in high school in order to enter
in a good university.2-We study hard in high school in order to enter a good university.
3- The verb "enter" is not followed by a preposition.
« I entered the classroom.»
Phrase 2
1- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students
have been increasing.2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students has been increasing.
3- singulier car le sujet est :"le nombre"
Phrase 3
1- She is
a too clever woman to stay in a so boring job.2-She is too clever a woman to stay in such a boring job.
3- Règle :
Quand l'adjectif est précédé de as, too, so, how l'article indéfini se place entre l'adjectif et le nom.
« This is too small a house for such a large family.»
On peut aussi dire :
She is too clever to stay in such a boring job.
Phrase 4
1- I arrived
to London for two hours ago.2- I arrived in London two hours ago.
3- le verbe "arrive" est suivi des prépositions IN , AT , ON.
When did they arrive IN London ?
What time did he arrive AT work ?
By the time I arrived ON the scene, it was all over.
Notez la construction :
« We arrived home yesterday.» (without a preposition)
Phrase 5
1-Never
I have seen such an excited film.2-Never have I seen such an exciting film.
3- Règle:
Lorsqu'un terme négatif tel que : never, nowhere, not only, no sooner, nor , est mis en relief en tête de phrase on fait l'inversion verbe-sujet.
«Not only could he speak four languages, but he was also a first-rate pianist.»
Remarque :
On peut aussi écrire :
I have never seen such an exciting film.
Phrase 6
1- What
means gibberish please?2- What does gibberish mean please?
3- Utilisation de l'auxiliaire DO pour construire une phrase interrogative.
Remarque :
On peut aussi dire :
Could/Can/Will tell me what gibberish means, please ?
Phrase 7
1- In spite of
he was tired, his wife made him to wash-up dishes.2- In spite of his/him being tired, his wife made him wash up dishes.
3- In spite of = despite est suivi :
a- d'un nom
b- d'un pronom
c- d'un gérondif
Exemples :
In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.
In spite of what I said yesterday, I still love you.
I didn't get the job in spite of having all the necessary qualifications.
Vous pouvez faire suivre "In spite of" par un verbe en intercalant entre "in spite of" et le verbe "the fact that"
I didn't get the job in spite of the fact that I had all the necessary qualifications.
On peut aussi employer ALTHOUGH suivi d'un verbe conjugué.
Comparez:
I couldn't sleep although I was tired.
I couldn't sleep despite being very tired.
Faites chez vous cet exercice. Remplacer les points par ALTHOUGH ou IN SPITE OF.
1..... the weather was bad, we enjoyed the game.
2.The children slept deeply .... the noise.
3. ... earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents
4.Jane rarely sees Alan ... they are neighbours.
5.Kate did not do well in the exam .... working very hard.
6. ... I was very hungry, I couldn't eat.
7. ... the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problem.
8.Liza never talked to him ...she loved him.
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de gerondif, postée le 25-09-2010 à 19:19:45 (S | E)
Hello Taconnet,
Quelques erreurs ont trompé votre vigilance:
Never have I seen such an exciting film, participe présent, excited, participe passé, ne va pas.
Dans votre exercice, : in spite of the bad weather, ok : in spite of , préposition + nom ou gérondif, mais on ne peut pas dire : in spite of the weather was bad, in spite of ne marche pas comme conjonction.
D'habitude, je mets un s à maths, math est donné en double clic comme colloquial et American,notrepère va sans doute réagir très vite !
On pourrait aussi accepter: I found that the number of universities that accept foreign students has increased (valeur de bilan sans durée)
a holy day is une journée sainte, I am on holiday: je suis en vacances, chez nous, c'est plus l'idée de la chaise vide les vacances parlementaires, la vacance d'un poste...
We arrived home est un peu problématique parce que arrive est un verbe d'état et pas de mouvement, donc suivi de at et pas de to: I arrived at school, at work, et donc pourquoi pas at home.
avec un verbe de mouvement, on met to: I went to school, to work, to bed.
le to disparait devant home en déplacement: I reached home, I got home, I went home, et par extension I arrived home mais ce dernier exemple pour moi est gênant, arrive indiquant un résultat et pas un déplacement, mais là je coupe un peu les cheveux en quatre !
Merci pour cet exercice en tous cas, c'est amusant de voir un problème en provoquer un autre.
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de taconnet, postée le 25-09-2010 à 20:17:31 (S | E)
Phrase 7 suite.
Faire + infinitif.
On utilise la structure :
« Make + objet + infinitif sans to
Ils m'ont fait venir trop tôt.
They made me come too early.
Phrase 8
Attention à la traduction de "chez"1- He is
living by his uncle on the country.2- He is staying at his uncle's in the country.
3- On peut aussi écrire :
He is living WITH his uncle in the country.(En permanence)
He is staying(for a while) with his uncle in the country.
Je vais chez mon frère.
I am going to my brother's.
Chez qui séjourne-t-il ?
Whose house is he staying at?
Phrase 9
1- I was given lots of
advices about buying new furnitures.2- I was given lots of advice about buying new furniture.
3- lots of = a lot of, s'utilisent indifféremment avec des noms indénombrables et des noms au pluriel.
a lot of luck ; a lot of friends ; lots of time ; lots of people.
Voici une list de noms indénombrables (uncountable nouns)
Some uncountable nouns in English are countable in other languages. This can be confusing! Here is a list of some of the most common, easy to confuse uncountable nouns.
accommodation
advice
baggage
bread
equipment
furniture
garbage
information
knowledge
luggage
money
news
pasta
progress
research
travel
work
Phrase 10
1- Are you still
interesting to make a trip to Sahara ?2- Are you still interested in taking a trip to the Sahara ?
3- Revoir les adjectifs suivis d'une préposition.
On dit « interested IN »
I am interested in mathematics.
Faire un voyage : to go on a trip or to take a trip.
We went on a trip to the mountains.
Les noms géographiques ne prennent pas l'article défini.
Sahara fait partie des exceptions.
THE Sahara.
Phrase 11
1- In
the Iceland, the inhabitants are used to live in a harsh climate2- In Iceland, the inhabitants are used to living in a harsh climate.
3- Pas d'article défini devant Iceland.
Ne pas confondre
used to + infinitif
avec
be used to + V-ing
He used to smoke a cigar after lunch.
Autrefois, il fumait un cigare après le déjeuner.
I'm not used to drinking so much tea.
Je ne suis pas habitué à boire autant de thé.
Phrase 12
1- I
will another cup of coffee, please.2- I would like another cup of coffee, please.
3- Will vient du vieil anglais willan qui signifiait "vouloir"
Aujourd'hui encore on retrouve dans certaines expressions cette valeur de volonté.
Le proverbe suivant exprime bien cette valeur de volonté
« Where there is a will, there is a way.»
à mettre en parallèle avec l'allemand:
« Wer will, der kann.»
On retrouve encore cette valeur de volonté dans la formule rituelle prononcée lors des cérémonies de mariage.
« John, will you have this woman as your lawful wedded wife?»
« I will.»
Pour demander poliment quelquechose on emploie :
Can / could / may
Phrase 13
1- He was a farmer but became a
writter later.2- He was a farmer but latterly became a writer
3- latterly : sur le tard
Remarque :
On peut aussi écrire :
He was a farmer but became a writer in later life.
Phrase 14
1- It was really
ingenious of her to think that he would not try taking advantage of the situation.2- It was really ingenuous of her to think that he would not try to take advantage of the situation.
3- Ne pas confondre
INGENIOUS
avec
INGENUOUS
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de helene-paris, postée le 25-09-2010 à 20:20:06 (S | E)
Bonsoir Gérondif !
C'est avec attention que j'ai lu vos corrections complémentaires et remarques.
J'ai un niveau débutant- intermédiaire en Anglais, mais il me semble que la phrase suivante "Never have I seen such an exciting film" ne contient aucune erreur car le participe présent exciting est ici employé comme adjectif qui qualifie le nom film.
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de lucile83, postée le 25-09-2010 à 20:50:39 (S | E)
Hello helene-paris,
gerondif a indiqué les fautes existantes avant qu'elles soient corrigées en bleu par taconnet suite au signalement d'erreurs.
Le principal est qu'elles soient corrigées.
Regards.
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de taconnet, postée le 25-09-2010 à 21:54:12 (S | E)
Ingenious : ingénieux
Ingenuous : ingénu/naïf
de même ne pas confondre ingénuité avec ingéniosité.
Ingénuité ──> ingenuousness
Ingéniosité ──> ingenuity
Le verbe "to try" est suivi:
-a d'un INFINITIF lorsqu'il signifie: s'efforcer de , tenter de.
-b d'un GÉRONDIF lorsqu'il signifie: tenter à titre d'expérience.
Phrase 15
Work est nom indénombrable (uncountable noun)
Lorsque l'on construit une phrase exclamative avec WHAT il faut savoir si le nom que l'on emploie est dénombrable ou indénombrable.
Avec un nom singulier dénombrable on met l'article indéfini "a"
Avec un indénombrable on ne met pas d'article.
What a pretty garden your neighbour has !
What contempt he showed ! (contempt (uncountable) = mépris)
Dans un dictionnaire anglais les noms indénombrables sont signalés par [U]
Voici les phrases corrigées.
1- We study hard in high school in order to enter a good university.
2- I found that the number of universities which accept foreign students has been increasing.
3- She is too clever a woman to stay in such a boring job.
4- I arrived in London two hours ago.
5- Never have I seen such an exciting film.
6- What does gibberish mean please?
7- In spite of him being tired, his wife made him wash up dishes.
8- He is staying at his uncle's in the country.
9- I was given lots of advice about buying new furniture.
10- Are you still interested in taking a trip to the Sahara ?
11- In Iceland, the inhabitants are used to living in a harsh climate.
12- I would like another cup of coffee, please.
13- He was a farmer but latterly became a writer.
14- It was really ingenuous of her to think that he would not try to take advantage of the situation.
15 - Whew!At last! It's over! What a titanic task !
Je vous remercie pour votre participation.
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de helene-paris, postée le 25-09-2010 à 22:19:16 (S | E)
Un grand
à vous Taconnet pour l'exercice que vous nous avez proposé et pour cette correction aussi claire que complète !!Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de notrepere, postée le 25-09-2010 à 23:52:54 (S | E)
Hello!Here I am Gerondif...
In American English, we either say mathematics (or arithmetic) or math but never maths. In fact, when I saw that word at the top of this website, I thought "What language is Maths?" Is that spoken by the people on the Island of Math?
That's how foreign it was to me. (This is much like the word "sports" which is often used in the singular throughout Europe/UK, but usually plural in the U.S. We would say: I like sports as opposed to I like sport.)I have never heard the word "latterly" in my entire life (although we use the word "latter"). I had to look it up to be sure it was a real English word. The Merriam-Websters dictionary says its chiefly British formal. We substitute the word "later" instead.
Many of these questions can be found on another website: Lien Internet
Amicalement
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de intrepid34, postée le 26-09-2010 à 16:47:26 (S | E)
Hello Mr. T!
Thanks for the correction. However.....
Math is American
Maths in English (because Notrepère) we say mathematics
Phrase 8: You have to be French to interpret "by" as "living with". I saw it as being close by i.e. near.
Phrase 10. The English rarely "take a trip". The just "go" or "go on a trip".
Americans take a trip. Example: "Take a walk on the wild side.."
Phrase 13. latterly. Aw gee Mr T. Come on! Too literary and not at all in
every day English language.
And why put extra exercises into your correction? It was good enough as it was!
Regards
Intrepid
Réponse: Des erreurs à bannir - exercice de may, postée le 27-09-2010 à 01:06:24 (S | E)
Bonsoir taconnet,
Un grand
à vous 
Best regards,
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