Incorrect:

I really don't mind making the homework for this class.

Correct:

I really don't mind doing the homework for this class.

Incorrect:

Did you do a mistake?

Correct:

Did you make a mistake?

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

The president usually ___________ unless his press secretary approves it.

(A) doesn't do a statement  (B) doesn't make a statement  (C) doesn't statement   (D) no statement 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

A one hundred-horsepower tractor  can  make  the work of a large number  of horses.

Problem 29 Prepositional idioms

Prefer these idioms:.

accede to according to approve of ashamed of bored with capable of compare with compete with composed of concerned with conscious of depend on effects on equal to except for from now on from time to time frown on glance at, through incapable of in conflict inferior to in the habit of in the near future knowledge of near; next to of the opinion on top of opposite prior to regard to related to respect for similar to since until with regard to

Examples:

Incorrect:

Excepting for the Gulf Coast region, most of the nation will have very pleasant weather tonight and tomorrow.

Correct:

Except for the Gulf Coast region, most of the nation will have very pleasant weather tonight and tomorrow.

Exercises:

Part A: Choose the correct answer.

_____ discovery of insulin it was not possible to treat diabetes.

(A) Prior to the  (B) Prior  (C) The prior  (D) To prior 

Part B: Choose the incorrect word or phrase and correct it.

The price  of gold depends in  several factors,  including supply and demand in relationship to  the value of the dollar.

Problem 30 Parts of speech

Although it is usually very easy to identify the parts of speech, word families can be confusing. Word families are groups of words with similar meanings and spellings. Each word in the family is a different part of speech. For example, agreement is a noun; agreeable is an adjective; to agree is a verb. The endings of words can help you identify the part of speech.

Nouns derived from verbs: VERBS store accept insist agree authorize ENDING -age -ance -ence -ment -sion/-tion NOUN storage acceptance insistence agreement authorization Nouns derived from adjectives: ADJECTIVE convenient redundant opposite soft durable ENDING -ce -cy -tion -ness -ty NOUN convenience redundancy opposition softness durability Adjectives derived from nouns: NOUN possibility intention distance frequency juice ENDING -able/-ible -al -ant -ent -y ADJECTIVE possible intentional distant frequent juicy Adverbs derived from adjectives: ADJECTIVE efficient ENDING -ly ADVERB efficiently

Examples: