Exercise

Instructions: Read the following speech carefully, identify errors and correct them. Copy the corrected version of the speech.

A SPEECH PRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Dear members of staffs,

Dear student,

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is a great pleasure to be here with you today. I wish to speak to you on the importance of self-employment. Self-employment gives people an opportunity to create work for themself.

Dear students, I encourage you to consider self-employment. You should not be discourage by challenges. You must believe in yourself and make good use of the opportunities available for you.

I hope that my message has been understand by everyone. I thank you for your kind attentions.

Long live GBHS Kumbo.

Long live the Ministry of Seconadery Education,

Long live Cameroons

 

Corrected Version

Dear members of staff,

Dear students,

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is a great pleasure to be here with you today. I wish to speak to you on the importance of self-employment. Self-employment gives people an opportunity to create work for themselves.

Dear students, I encourage you to consider self-employment. You should not be discouraged by challenges. You must believe in yourself and make good use of the opportunities available to you.

I hope that my message has been understood by everyone. I thank you for your kind attention.

Long live GBHS Kumbo,

 Long live the Ministry of Secondary Education,

Long live Cameroon.

 

Answers

  1. staffs → staff — “Staff” is appropriate in this expression.
  2. student → students — The greeting addresses the students as a group.
  3. themself → themselves — The plural reflexive pronoun is “themselves.”
  4. discourage → discouraged — “Be” requires the past participle.
  5. for you → to you — The correct expression is “available to you.”
  6. understand → understood — “Has been” requires the past participle.
  7. attentions → attention — “Attention” is uncountable in this expression.
  8. . → , — a comma is required at the end of each “Long live” line.
  9. Seconadery → Secondary — Correct spelling.
  10. Cameroons → Cameroon — “Cameroon” is the correct form.
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