This lesson will test your grammar accuracy with ARTICLES (a / the ). Look at the sentences and decide which use of articles is correct. This is a great way to practise both grammar and proofreading skills.
Warning: The correct use of articles is not easy. Many people make mistakes with articles in their IELTS writing test which lowers their score. Give this exercise a try and see how you get on. My answers tomorrow will help you understand more.
Spot the Mistakes Exercise: Articles
Decide which options are correct.
- The reason for most first-time offenders committing crimes again, once they have been released from prison / the prison, is due to lack of / the lack of rehabilitation.
- Repeat offending is also owing to the difficult that people / the people with a criminal record have of finding employment / the employment.
- Ensuring that people serving prison sentence / a prison sentence learn useful skills will help them find jobs / the jobs when they are released.
- When offenders are released from prison / the prison and can find employment / the employment, it helps them reintegrate back into society / the society.
- Harsh prison sentences deter people / the people from considering crime / the crime.
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1- prison, the lack of
2- people, employment
3- a prison sentence, jobs
4- prison, employment, the society
5- people, crime.
Prison the lack of
The people employment
A prison sentence jobs
Prison employmet society
People ctime
1.The prison…lack of
2.people …employment
3.prison sentence…jobs
4.The prison…employment
5. people…crime
1. The Prison ……… lack of
2. the people…………….employment
3. a prison sentence ….. the jobs
4. the prison……….. employment ……. the society
5. people ………….. the crime
1- prison.. the lack of
2- the people… employment
3- a prison sentence.. jobs
4- the prison… emplacement.. society
5- people… the crime
1- prison / the lack of
2- people / employment
3- a prison sentence/ jobs
4- prison/ employment/ society
5- people/ crime
1/ The prison, lack of
2/ people, employment
3/ a prison sentence, jobs
4/ prison, the employment, society
5/ people, the crime
1. prison, the lack of
2. people, employment
3. a prison sentence, jobs
4. prison, employment, society
5. people, the crime
1.Prison ,the lack of
2.People,employment
3. Prison sentence, job
4.the prison, employment ,the society
5.people ,crime
1/ the lack of
2/
3/ the people serving
4/ from prison, an employment
5/ the harsh
1) Prison , lack of
2) The People , employment
3) A prison sentence , jobs
4) Prison , employment ,the society .
5) People , the crime .
1. The prison, the lack of
2. People, employment
3. A prison sentence, jobs
4. The prison, employment, the society
5. People, crime
Hello Lizzy, thank you so much for the good job you are doing here. Please, we are still awaiting the correction of the last test .
The last lesson I posted was a listening lesson and the answers were posted. If you are using a laptop, look at the right hand column and see “Recent Lessons” which shows a list of the 6 recent things I have posted. If you are using a smart phone, this information can be found under any post as you scroll down.
thanks a lot
1. The prison, lack of
2. People, employment
3. a prison sentence, the jobs
4. The prison, the employment, society
5. People, the crimes
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2. People, employment.
3. A prison sentence,
4. Prison, the employment.
5. The people, crime
1=the prison / the lack of
2=person/ employment
3=a prison sentence/ jobs
4=the prison/ employment/ the society
5=people/ crime
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2PEOPLE EMPLOYMENT
3A PRISON SENTENCETHE JOB
4 THE PERSON EMPLOYMENT THE SOCIETY
5THE PEOPLE CRIME
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2.people; employment
3.prison sentence; jobs
4. prison; employment ; society
5.people; crime
The prison is due
have of finding employment
a prison sentence
into society
the people ,the crime
1) prison/ lack of rehabilitation
2) people/ employment
3) a prison sentence/ jobs
4) the prison/ employment/ the society
5) people/ the crime
1. prison, the lack of
2. people, employment
3. a prison sentence, jobs
4. prison, employment, the society
5. people, crime
1. prison. the lack of
2. the people. the employment
3. a prison sentence. jobs
4. prison. employment. society
5. the people. crime
(1) Prison, Lack of, ( 2 ) People, Employment, ( 3 ) Prison Sentence, jobs (4 ) Prison , Employment, the society ( 5 ) People, crime
1.prison/lack of
2.people, employment
3.prison sentence, jobs
4.the person/employment/the society
5.people/crime
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2.people employment
3. a prison sentence jobs
4. the prison employment the society
5. the people crime
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people/employment
prison sentence/ jobs
the prison/employment/society
people/the crime
1.proson, the lack of rehabilitation
2.the people, employment
3.a prison sentence, jobs
4. prison, employment, the society
5.people, crime
1. The prison/ the lack of
2. The people/employment
3.prison/jobs
4. The employment/jobs, and
5. The people/crime.
1- prison | the lack of rehabilitation
2- the people | employment
3- a prison sentence| the jobs
4- prison | employment | society
5- people | crime
1. The prison, Lack of
2. People, the employment
3. a prison sentence, the jobs
4. The prison, the employment, the society
5. people, The crime
1. …the prison.. . lack of
2…the people.. . employment
3…a prison sentence … the jobs
4. …prison …. employment the society
5….people… crime
1 the prison/ lack of
2 people/ employment
3 a prison sentence/ job
4 the prison /employment/the society
5 people/ the crime
1 the prison/ lack of
2 people/ employment
3 a prison sentence/ job
4 the prison /employment/the society
5 people/ the crime
1. Prison, the lack of
2. The people, employment
3. A prison sentence, jobs
4. The prison, employment, the society
5. The people, the crime
1 prison 2.The people, the employment. 3.Prison sentence, the jobs.4.The prison, employment, the society. 5.people, the crime
1. prison/the lack of rehabilitation
2. people/employment (also owing to the difficulty)
3. a prison sentence/jobs (useful skills, this will help)
4. prison/employment/society
5. people/crime
1. prison / lack
2. people / employment
3. a prison sentence / jobs
4. prison / employment / society
5. people / crime
1. prison, lack of
2. people, employment
3.a prison sentence, jobs
4. prison, employment, society
5.people, crime
1. Prison…..lack of
2. The people…. employment
3. Prison sentence…..jobs
4. The prison….. employment….the society
5. The people…. The crime
1. Reason, lack of
2. People, employment
3. A prison sentence, jobs
4. Prison, employment
5. People, crime
1. the prison, lack of
2. the people , employment
3. prison sentence, jobs
4.the prison,employment,the society
5.people, crime
1.The reason for most first time offenders committing crime again, once they are released from prison is lack of rehabilitation.
2.Repeat offending is also owing to the fact that people with a criminal record find it difficult to get employment.
3.learn a useful skill
4.When offenders released from prison can find employment,it helps them reintegrate into society.
5.Harsh prison sentence deters people from repeating a crime
1. the prison/lack of
2. people / employment
3. a prison sentence/jobs
4. the prison/employment/the society
5. people/crime
1. the prison / the lack of rehabilitation.
2. people / employment
3. a prison sentence / jobs
4. the prison / employment / the society
5. people / crime
1. Prison, the lack of
2. People, employment
3. A prison sentence, jobs
4.prison, employment, society
5. People, crime
1.Prison
2. lack of
3.The people
4.Employment
5.A prison sentence
6. Jobs
7.the prison
8. The employment
9.society
10.peeople
11. Crime
1. prison / lack of
2. people / employment
3. a prison sentence / jobs
4. prison/ employment/society
5. people/crime
Sorry Liz but I didn’t get it, do you mean you’ll post the answers this Friday afternoon or the next one?
Kind regards
You can post your answers today. I will post my answers tomorrow 🙂
Ok, many thanks😊
1) prison/ lack of
2) The people/Employment
3) a prison sentence/Jobs
4) prison/Employment/The society.
5) people/Crime
1. The prison, the lack of
2. People, the employment
3. Prison sentence, jobs
4. The prison, employment, the society
5. People, the crime
1. prison
2. lack of
3. a prison sentence
4. prison, employment, the society
5. the people, the crime
1)prison…..the lack of
2)people….employment
3)a prison…jobs…the society
4)the people…crime
1. ………….are due to lack of rehabilitation.
2. …………………owing to the difficulty of finding employment.
3……………….skills that will help them
4……………….and they can find
5………………deter people from considering the crime.
1. Prison, lack of
2. The people, employment
3. A prison sentence, jobs
4. Prison, employment, the society
5. People
1. Ensuring that people serving( a) prison sentence
2. reintegrate back into the( without the) society
3. Harsh prison sentences deter the ( without the)people
1. the lack
2. difficulty that the people with a criminal record have of finding employment
3. the people
4. prison (not the prison), society (not the society)
5. people (not the people)
1. ……are (instead of have been)…the lack..,
2. Repatitive offending,…. difficulty…….with criminal records…… Finding employment.
3. Ensuring people……sentences….
4. When..,.. from prison…..back to society
5. ……deter people .,considering a crime.
Hi Liz,
This was really taxing for me.
Thanks for all your recent tasks. They have made my stay at home active.
Thank you so much for keeping us busy.
Regards,
Favorite
1. (the) prison (due to)
2. Difficult(difficulty) , a, of,the
3. that
4. back
5. the, the(a)
=>Hash prison sentences deter people from considering a crime.
1-the lack of
2- employment (without the)
3- Serving a prison sentence
4- from prison (without the)
5- deter people from (without the)
2. Repeat offending is also owing to the difficulty that people with a criminal record have in finding employment.
3. Ensuring that people who are serving prison sentence learn useful skills, will help them fine jobs when they are released.
4 when offenders are released from the prison and can find employment, it helps them to reintegrate back into the society.
5.
4 when the offenders
1:the most, the lack of
2:to difficult
3: the people
4: when the offenders
5:-
1: the most, the lack of
2:too difficult, ‘the’is used wrong
3:the people
4 can help
5: –
1. The reason for the most first-time offenders committing crimes again, once they have been released from prison, is due to lack of rehabilitation.
2. Repeat offending is also owing to the difficulty that people with a criminal record have of finding employment.
3. Ensuring that people serving prison sentences learn useful skills will help them find jobs when they are released.
4. When offenders are released from prison and can find employment, it helps them reintegrate back into society.
5. Harsh prison sentences deter people from considering the crime.
1. Ensuring that people serving ( with a)
2. reintegrate back into the ( without the)
3. Harsh prison sentences deter the ( without the)
1. The reason for most of the first-time offenders committing crime again, once they have been released from prison is due to the lack of rehabilitation.
2. Repeat offending is also owing to the difficulty that people with a criminal record have in finding the employment.
3. Ensuring that people serving prison sentence learn useful skills will help them find a job when they are released.
4. When offenders are released from prison and they find employment, it helps them reintegrate back into the society.
5. Harsh prison sentences deter people from committing the crime.
Austin
1. Crimes
2. Of
3 Jobs
4. Helps
5. Deter the
Its too tough, I am not getting it right.