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Level 6.5 – Comparison in Task 1 – Error correction
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MỘT SỐ LỖI HAY THƯỜNG GẶP KHI TRIỂN KHAI NHỮNG CÂU SO SÁNH
1. Tính từ hoặc trạng từ sử dụng không phù hợp (về cấu trúc hoặc về nghĩa) với danh từ
(chủ từ) trước đó
Ex: Malaria is higher than AIDS. (sai)
Sửa lỗi: Malaria is deadlier than AIDS.
2. Hai danh từ được so sánh không đồng chất
Ex: The number of Malaria deaths is higher than AIDS. (sai)
Sửa lỗi: The number of Malaria deaths is higher than that of AIDS.
3. Vận dụng sai cấu trúc so sánh hơn, so sánh nhất và so sánh bằng
Ex: He has a higher score in my class. (sai)
Sửa lỗi: He has the highest score in my class.
4. Vận dụng sai cấu trúc của tính từ ngắn và dài khi so sánh
Ex: He is more friendly than his brother. (sai)
Sửa lỗi: He is friendlier than his brother.
Bài tập: The following sentences contain errors related to comparison. Identify the errors and
correct them.
1. It is clear that the car is by far more popular means of transport for UK commuters
throughout the period.
2. In Vietnam, buses are predicted to become a few popular choice than taxi, with only 3
million daily users.
3. It is noticeable that beef was by far the most popular than the four types of meat for
the majority of the 57-year period.
4. Turkey was the fewer popular meat, with figures below 10 pounds per capita each
year.
5. In Thailand, agriculture accounted for the hugest proportion of water used.
6. By 2040, it is thought that around 27% of the Japanese population will be 65 years old
or more, while the figures for Sweden and the USA will be the lowest, at about 25%
and 23% respectively.
7. Customer service is as high as that of the year 2015.
8. It is noticeable that water is consumed by homes more than by industry or agriculture
in the two American regions.
9. The same proportion of water is used by industry in San Diego and worldwide, while
the figure for California is 10% high.
10. It is clear that teachers’ salaries made up the wide proportion of the school’s spending
in all three years.
11. Insurance was the smallest cost than all factors in this year.
12. Females made up the highest proportion of people living alone than males when
talking about eating at home.
13. Overall, the UK saw by far the strongest levels of spending on cars and mobile
phones.
14. The sales of Fairtrade coffee in the UK had risen to 4 millions, and this was over three
times higher than Switzerland in that year.
15. Inner London had by far the highest cycling commuters in both years.
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