Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1. She asked me if I knew who had taken the bike.
2. My mum made me do all the washing-up for a week because I was late home one night.
3. He persuaded me to report the incident to the police.
4. I really want to go on the school trip, but my dad won't let me.
5. The reporter explained to me that the mugger would get community service.
6. My parents make me tidy my bedroom.
Answer (2)
The sentences provided all appear to be grammatically correct. However, if the task is to ensure clarity and proper use of indirect speech or causative verbs, I will explain each sentence to confirm their correctness:
"She asked me if I knew who had taken the bike."
This sentence is correctly using indirect speech. It implies that someone asked about an event that had happened in the past. It uses 'had taken,' which is the correct past perfect tense for a past event in indirect speech.
"My mum made me do all the washing-up for a week because I was late home one night."
The sentence is correct. It's using a causative verb structure where 'made' correctly indicates that the mum caused the action to happen, and 'do' follows immediately after 'made' without "to."
"He persuaded me to report the incident to the police."
This is also correct. It uses 'persuaded' followed by the infinitive verb 'to report,' which is the proper structure for persuasion.
"I really want to go on the school trip, but my dad won't let me."
The sentence is correct regarding the use of 'let,' which doesn't require 'to' before the verb, hence 'let me.'
"The reporter explained to me that the mugger would get community service."
This is correct indirect speech. 'Explained' is followed by a clause introduced by 'that,' about a future action.
"My parents make me tidy my bedroom."
Correct use of a causative verb where 'make' is followed by the verb without "to," i.e., 'tidy.'
Each of these sentences is correctly structured based on standards for reporting speech and causative verbs, so there are no mistakes to correct. These sentences effectively communicate the intended actions and events.
All the sentences provided are grammatically correct and effectively use indirect speech and causative verbs. There are no mistakes to correct in any of these sentences. Each one accurately reflects proper structure and intended meaning.
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