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1021
Identify the segment containing an error: 'I want that you should go.'
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'Want' is not followed by a 'that' clause. It follows the pattern 'want + object + infinitive'. Correct: 'I want you to go'.
1022
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He is my cousin brother.'
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The word 'cousin' implies the relationship. Adding 'brother' or 'sister' is redundant and incorrect in standard English. Correct: 'He is my cousin'.
1023
Identify the segment containing an error: 'I have a good news for you.'
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'News' is uncountable, so the indefinite article 'a' cannot be used directly. Correct: 'I have good news for you' or 'a piece of good news'.
1024
Identify the segment containing an error: 'She is married with a dentist.'
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One is married 'to' someone, not 'with'. Correct: 'She is married to a dentist'.
1025
Identify the segment containing an error: 'The reason why he failed is because he was lazy.'
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'The reason... is because' is redundant. Use 'The reason... is that'. Correct: 'The reason why he failed is that he was lazy'.
1026
Identify the segment containing an error: 'He did not wrote the letter.'
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Double past tense error. 'Did' takes the base form. Correct: 'He did not write the letter'.
1027
Identify the segment containing an error: 'I know to swim.'
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With 'know', we must use 'how to' before an infinitive when referring to a skill. Correct: 'I know how to swim'.
1028
Identify the segment containing an error: 'Let's go to the cinema, don't we?'
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The correct question tag for 'Let's' is 'shall we?'. Correct: 'Let's go to the cinema, shall we?'
1029
Identify the segment containing an error: 'She picked a quarrel on him.'
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The correct idiom/preposition is 'with'. You pick a quarrel 'with' someone. Correct: 'She picked a quarrel with him'.
1030
Identify the segment containing an error: 'I ordered for a pizza.'
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'Order' is a transitive verb; it takes a direct object without a preposition. Correct: 'I ordered a pizza'.
