Monday, May 28, 2007

IT GOES ON AND ON

TODAY'S ERRORS

Identify the errors in the examples below.

"The store also held a barbecue in their parking lot Thursday that raised more than $1,900 for the baby, $400 of which was donated."
Michelle Martin, "Woman says she's the mom", Canwest News Service, Saskatoon, Monday, May 28, 2007.

"The survey also shows that nearly one in five Canadian parents believe that if their children have taken swimming lessons, fences and gates around home pools are not needed."
Dale Molnar, Sonja Puzic, The Windsor Star, Monday, May 28, 2007.

TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is taciturn.
Define the word and use it in a sentence.

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