Monday, March 4, 2013

GRAMMAR QUESTION, March 4th, 2013

Please correct the errors in the following sentence.

Less people in Canada are planning travelling over this year because of the worse weather that happened in to many parts of the country recently and because it is expensive.


There are lots of possible answers--lots of opportunities to earn bonus points!

29 comments:

Unknown said...

In Canada, less people are planning to travel throughout this year because of worsening weather that happened in many parts of the country recently, and because it's expensive.

Alesha B said...

In Canada, the number of people traveling this year has gone down because of the worsening weather that has occurred recently in many parts of the country and also the expenses.

Vivien said...

The worsing weather in many parts of Canada has made it expensive to travel this year; therefore, fewer Canadians are travelling.

Veronica Baig said...

ALYCIA: Almost--there's a word use error;-)
ALESHA:A good solution:-)
VIVIEN: Almost--you have a word form error;-)

Sarah A said...

Throughout this year, the terrible weather that happened to many parts of Canada led to less people planning travel, and because it is expensive.

LeighaM said...

This year in Canada, travel is becoming more expensive; with worsening weather, less people are planning Canada-wide travel.

Ada Bran said...

Due to recent bad weather in many parts of Canada and high prices, less people are planning to travel this year.

Ashleigh H said...

Fewer canadians are traveling this year due to high travel expenses and poor weather conditions across the country.

Unknown said...

In Canada, fewer people are planning to travel this year because of worsening weather conditions that happened in many parts of the country recently, and because it's expensive.

Grace H said...

In Canada, fewer people are traveling this year not only because of the worsening weather throughout the country, but also because of the expenses.

Anonymous said...

Shelley M
In Canada, fewer people are planning to travel this year due to bad weather conditions in many parts of the country as well as high travel expence.

Veronica Baig said...

SARAH:You need to think about a word confusion error and try to incorporate that last idea better into the sentence;-)
LEIGHA:That's a good start--the only thing to think about is a word confusion error;-)
ADA:You also need to look for a word confusion error--otherwise a good solution;-)
ASHLEIGH:An excellent answer:-)
ALYCIA:Thank you:-)
GRACE:Almost--can you check the punctuation?
SHELLEY: A good solution:-)

maryannth1salTium 8501 said...

Fewer people in Canada are planning to travel this year because of recent inclement weather in many parts of the country and because travel is expensive.

maryannth1 said...

sorry... trying again

Fewer people in Canada are planning to travel this year because of recent inclement weather in many parts of the country and because travel is expensive.

LeighaM said...

This year in Canada, travel is becoming more expensive; with the worsening weather, less Canadians are travelling around the country.

Sarah A said...

Throughout this year in Canada, less people were traveling because of expenses and terrible weather that hit many parts of the country.

Grace H said...

In Canada, fewer people are traveling this year not only because of the worsening weather throughout the country but also because of the expenses.

Jennifer said...

Fewer Canadians are planning to travel over Easter this year because it is expensive and due to the extreme weather conditions recently in many part of the country.

leslieB155 said...

In Canada, people are travelling less because of the increased cost of travel and the increased occurrences of bad weather in most areas of the country.

Serena R (ENG 155) said...

Fewer people in Canada are planning to travel this year because of the high expense, and terrible weather in many parts of the country.

Veronica Baig said...

MARY ANN:A good solution:-)
LEIGHA:The word confusion remains:-(
SARAH: Better, but you still have a word confusion problem:-(
GRACE:Much better:-)
JENNIFER:Another good solution:-)
LESLIE:And another good solution:-)
SERENA:Almost--check the punctuation;-)

Unknown said...

Less people in Canada are planning on travelling this year because it is expensive and the worsening weather that has recently happened to many parts of the county.

Jennifer H said...

Fewer Canadians are planning to travel this year due to rising costs and the inclement weather in various parts of the country.

Veronica Baig said...

JIA YI:In the first clause, there is a word confusion error; in the remainder of the sentence check your use of "because"--it can't refer to everything else that comes after it;-)
JENNIFER:I'm not sure why you reposted this answer;-)

jocelynb said...

Worsening weather and increasing expenses in many parts of the country have resulted in less Canadians making travel plans this past year.

Jennifer H said...

Sorry the first answer was "Jennifer" I'm "Jennifer H"

I didn't realize her answer was similar to mine though !

Jennifer B said...

Sorry, I did not realize there was another Jennifer. I will post as Jennifer B from now on. Have a great day!

Veronica Baig said...

JOCELYN: Almost--there is a word confusion error;-)
JENNIFER H & B:That's why I ask for the first initial of the last name--there are often several students with the same first name in the course;-)

Sarah A said...

Throughout this year in Canada, fewer people are traveling because of expenses and terrible weather that hit many parts of the country.