UE 2000 Section C 81-98

Q Explanation Skills tested
81 Cross out ¡§was¡¨. Active voice should be used instead of passive voice. Active voice
82 Cross out ¡§and¡¨. ¡§Providing¡¨ is an adjective modifying the previous sentence. No conjunction is needed. Adjective
83 Underline ¡§dweller¡¨ and write down ¡§dwellers¡¨. As there is more than one dweller in Hong Kong, plural form should be used. Singularity
84 Underline ¡§pollute¡¨ and write down ¡§polluted¡¨. ¡§Polluted¡¨ is a past participle used to modify the state of the situation Past participle
85 Tick ¡@
86 Add ¡§been¡¨ between ¡§have¡¨ and ¡§dumped¡¨. Passive voice
87 Add ¡§by¡¨ between ¡§caused¡¨ and ¡§the¡¨. The refuse is the agent causing the disgusting smell. Preposition

88

Underline the word "problem" and change into "problems" Plural forms

89

Add the word "is" between the word "which" and 'being" Passive voice

90

Underline the word "respond" (verb) and change into "response" (noun) Part of speech

91

Underline the word "see" and change into "seen" Past participle

92

Underline the word "breaking" and change into " broken", and it parallels with ¡§empty¡¨. parallelism
93 It states the consequence in future that will happen if the prompt action is not taken to clear up the mess. Future tense
94 The verb is missing. Verb
95 It states the condition that will happen in future. Future tense
96 The words ¡§end up¡¨ and ¡§completely¡¨ both states that the level of damage should be never recover. Confused word
97 ¡§unaware¡¨ is an adjective, ¡§be¡¨ should be add before it. Usage
98 Plural form should use after ¡§their¡¨. Plurality