1. Read, Write, Editpage 13Practice Activity 6

2. “[One woman was expecting directness;] [to her indirectness is dishonest.]

3. [The other was expecting her indirectness to be understood;] [to her, directness is rude.]”

4. [I sympathize with the second woman] [because herindirectness is just a way to be nice].

5. At least she didn’t hurt the first woman’s feelings by directly telling her [she doesn’t want to have lunch with her.]

6. [But I don’t understand] [why she doesn’t want to be friends with the first woman.]

7. That’s strange to me.

8. I don’t sympathize with the second woman for missing and opportunity to start a friendship.

9. However, her indirectness should have gotten through to the first woman.

10. [I probably would do the same thing] [if I didn’t want to be friends with somebody.]

11. I don’t blame the second woman for being annoyed.

12. Read, Write, Editpage 16A. Errors in Noun Forms

13. ** = the example is incorrect.

14. **1. Conversational style has often been the focus of Deborah Tannen’s researches.

15. 1. Conversational style has often been the focus of Deborah Tannen’sresearch.“Research” is a non-count noun.

16. **2. I have read three of Tannen’s article.

17. 2. I have read three of Tannen’sarticles.“Article” is a count noun. Here, it has to be plural

18. Most English nouns are count nouns. There is a list of common non-count nouns on page 163 of Read, Write Edit.

19. **3. She always gives some informations about how problems in conversation can be avoided.

20. 3. She always gives some information about how problems in conversation can be avoided.Information is a non-count noun.

21. **4. It is my believe that the differences she writes about are often cross-cultural, not just American.

22. 4. It is my belief that the differences she writes about are often cross-cultural, not just American.“Belief” is the noun. “Believe” is a verb.

23. **5. I have seen these differences result in many bad feeling between peoples. (2 errors)

24. 5. I have seen these differences result in many bad feelings between people.These are both count nouns in the plural. “People” is an irregular plural.

25. **6. When you are trying to communicate successfully, sometimes the greater expectation you have, the greater disappointed you have.

26. 6. When you are trying to communicate successfully, sometimes the greater expectation you have, the greater disappointment you have.“Disappointment” is the noun. “Disappointed” is an adjective.

27. **7. The feeling of sad may last for a long time.

28. 7. The feeling of sadness may last for a long time.Here you also need the noun and not the adjective.

29. Read, Write, Editpage 17B. Errors in Verb Forms

30. **8. Being too direct can causes some misunderstanding.

31. 8. Being too direct can cause some misunderstanding.Always use the base form of the verb after a modal.

32. **9. My cousin was very upset when his girlfriend told him she had decide not to see him any more.

33. 9. My cousin was very upset when his girlfriend told him she had decided not to see him any more.The past perfect uses the past participle.

34. **10. She said he still wanted to going out with her even though she hurted him.(2 errors)

35. 10. She said he still wanted to go out with her even though she hurt him.Use base form after “to” for infinitive; “Hurt” is an irregular past tense.

36. There is a list of irregular verbs on page 169 of Read, Write, Edit.

37. **11. He was use to being with her every weekend.

38. 11. He was used to being with her every weekend.“Used to” an adjective with –ed.

39. **12. Her directness made him felt so sad.

40. 12. Her directness made him feel so sad.“Make someone do something”—use base form.

41. **13. In my opinion, they should break up; he has chose the wrong girlfriend.

42. 13. In my opinion, they should break up; he has chosen the wrong girlfriend.“Chose/chose/chosen.” See the list on page 169.

43. **14. He think that he won’t find another girlfriend as great as she is, but I’m sure he can success in finding one.(2 errors)

44. 14. He thinks that he won’t find another girlfriend as great as she is, but I’m sure he can succeed in finding one.-s on simple present for he, she, it (the third person singular);“success” is the noun, “succeed” is the verb.

45. Read, Write, Editpage 17C. Errors in Adjective Forms

46. **15. If a speaker prefers directness, the listener might feel confusing if he or she prefers indirectness.

47. 15. If a speaker prefers directness, the listener might feel confused if he or she prefers indirectness.Learn about present and part participle adjectives: Study Grammar Handout #7.

48. **16. We all want to avoid misunderstandings in our everydays lives.

49. 16. We all want to avoid misunderstandings in our everyday lives.In English, adjectives have no plural form.

50. **17. Having cross-cultural problems is very frustrated for all of us.

51. 17. Having cross-cultural problems is very frustrating for all of us.Study Grammar Handout #7, present and past participle adjectives.

52. **18. Increasing communication by e-mail and voice mail can lead to problems because we may lose our origin way of communicating with others.

53. 18. Increasing communication by e-mail and voice mail can lead to problems because we may lose our original way of communicating with others.“Origin” is the noun. “Original” is the adjective.

54. **19. Building good communication skills requires one to be patience.

55. 19. Building good communication skills requires one to be patient.“Patience” is the noun. “Patient” is the adjective.

56. **20. Being open-mind also helps with good communication.

57. 20. Being open-minded also helps with good communication.“Open mind” is a noun phrase, and “open-minded” is the adjective.

58. Read, Write, Editpage 18D. Errors in Adverb Forms

59. **21. In one case, I felt that my sister and I could not talk very comforted.

60. 21. In one case, I felt that my sister and I could not talk very comfortably.“Comforted” is a past participle adjective which means that somebody or something. comforted the person. “Comfortable” means “feels good,” and the adverb is formed by adding –ly.

61. **22. This might have happened because we don’t oftenly talk about our personal problems.

62. 22. This might have happened because we don’t often talk about our personal problems.“Often” is one of the irregular adverbs that does not add –ly.

63. **23. However, we usually talk very honest about school and our parents.

64. 23. However, we usually talk very honestly about school and our parents.“Honest” the adjective, and the adverb is formed by adding –ly in the normal way.

65. **24. Also, some time we discuss our plans for the future.

66. 24. Also, sometimes we discuss our plans for the future.“Some time” is a noun phrase: for example, “We had to wait for some time.” The adverb of frequency is “sometimes.”

67. **25. When we talk about the future, we can speak very direct and open.

68. 25. When we talk about the future, we can speak very directly and openly.“Direct” and “open” are adjectives that form adverbs in the normal way, by adding “-ly.”

69. Read, Write, Editpage 21Activity 10

70. **Greeting a business partner in China is a lot difference from greeting a business partner in the U.S.

71. Greeting a business partner in China is a lot different from greeting a business partner in the U.S.“Difference” is a noun and “different” is the adjective.

72. **Recently, increasing international trade has made Chinese business people more awared of cultural differences and has helped them get use to Westerners’ frequent use of body gesture.

73. Recently, increasing international trade has made Chinese business people more aware of cultural differences and has helped them get usedto Westerners’ frequent use of body gesture.“Aware” is an adjective and not a verb. Because there is no verb “aware,” there can be no past participle adjective “**awared.”“Used to” has –d on it.

74. **When meeting for the first time, for instance, Chinese people evaluate the sincere of prospective business partners by the degree to which the partners meet their expectations about the entire arrangement of the meeting.

75. When meeting for the first time, for instance, Chinese people evaluate the sincerity of prospective business partners by the degree to which the partners meet their expectations about the entire arrangement of the meeting.“Sincere” is the adjective and “sincerity” is the noun. You know that you need a noun here because the of article “the.”

76. **In other words, if you reserve a nice conference room, prepare some gifts, and pick up your Chinese partners at their convenient, you are more likely to gain their trust.

77. In other words, if you reserve a nice conference room, prepare some gifts, and pick up your Chinese partners at their convenience, you are more likely to gain their trust.“Convenient” is the adjective and “convenience” is the noun.

78. **This is a different method from those ignorance former investors who just call them up, tell them to come to the hotel they are stay at and don’t even bother to see them off at the front door when the meeting is finish.

79. This is a different method from those ignorant former investors who just call them up, tell them to come to the hotel they are stay at and don’t even bother to see them off at the front door when the meeting is finished.“Ignorance” is the noun and “ignorant” is the adjective; “finish” is a verb, and you would never put the base for of a verb after “is.” Here, you want the past participle adjective.

80. **This frustrated way of doing business can causes potential partnerships with Chinese business people to fail.

81. This frustrating way of doing business can cause potential partnerships with Chinese business people to fail.Here you need the present participle adjective and not the past participle adjective to describe the subject of the verb “frustrate”: – this way of doing business frustrates people; always use the base form of the verb after a modal.