5 questions · self-marked practice — reveal the answer and mark yourself.
| Error | Correction | |
| Sue’s head had swelled alarmingly; | ||
| she had two enormous black eyes, and now she showed us a dip cut | ||
| on her arm. While I asked why she | ||
| hasn’t made more of her injuries before this. |
| Error | Correction |
| swelled | swollen |
| dip | deep |
| while | when |
| hasn’t | hadn’t |
| Error | Correction | |
| After found a hammer, screws and | ||
| canvas, I struggled back on deck. From the starboard side bashed open, | ||
| we were taken water with each wave | ||
| who broke over us. |
| Error | Correction |
| found | finding |
| from | with |
| taken | taking |
| who | that |
| Error | Correction | |
| Larry and Herb were pumping like madmen. Broken timbers hanged at crazy angles, | ||
| the whole starboard side bulging inwards; | ||
| cloths, crockery, charts, tins and toys | ||
| sloshed from in deep water. |
| Error | Correction |
| hanged | hung |
| bulging | bulged |
| cloths | clothes |
| from | about |
| Error | Correction | |
| At dawn on January 2, the waves were gigantic. we were sailed with only | ||
| a small storm jib and were yet | ||
| making eight knots. As the ship arose | ||
| to the top of each wave, we could see endless enormous seas roll towards us. |
| Error | Correction |
| sailed | sailing |
| yet | still |
| arose | rose |
| roll | rolling |
| Error | Correction | |
| On our second day Into Cape Town | ||
| we began encountering strong gaies. | ||
| For the first few weeks, they blew | ||
| continually, Gales did not worry me; but the size of the waves were alarming. |
| Error | Correction |
| into | out of |
| encountering | to encounter |
| first | next |
| were | was |