BASIC GRAMMAR PROBLEMS

by Michael Lyons on Tuesday, January 24, 2012

BACK TO THE MISTAKES

Identify and correct the errors in the following examples. Give reasons to back up your corrections.

“ ‘I was very fortunate in that the people here at PwC have essentially worked with me to craft a new role for myself,’ Pupatello said Monday.”
Sandra Pupatello in a story by Dave Hall, “Ex-MP Pupatello lands private-sector job”, The Windsor Star, Tuesday, January 24, 2012.

“Neither Harper’s chief spokesman nor the Chine embassy were immediately available for comment.”
Reuters, “Baird blasts China on religion”, The Windsor Star, Tuesday, January 24, 2012.

TODAY’S WORD

The word for today is “woebegone”.
What part of speech is “woebegone”?
Define “woebegone” and use it in a sentence that shows its meaning.

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