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Extra words
The following sentences have had extra words added. Can you remove the extra word so the sentences are clearer?
1. The weather is really good now at the moment.
2. What anything else shall we include in this article?
3. Do you think it would to be a good idea?
4. I did studied every day for the exam.
5. Could you buy me some the bread?
6. It can be quite very hot in Spain during the Summer.
7. I am will go to the party. I've got an invitation.
8. How long did you had stay in India?
9. I want to go on a holiday where I can relax and to go walking.
10. They are were organising a party, but they could not find a big enough place for it.
11. I think the documentaries are boring.
12. A taxi driver is someone who that drives someone from one place to another.
13. Can we discuss about the problems we have at the moment?
14. Besides of the problems with the house, I like living in the area.
15. We plan to go to the United States on next year.
16. But if I will change my job, I will move out of the city.
17. It's his birthday next week - he will be have ten years old.
18. I'm afraid he can't come to the work today.
19. The reason is because he has a flu.
20. I took a plane from the Paris and it landed six hours later.
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Extra words answers
(The extra words - which should not be there - are in red.)
1. The weather is really good now at the moment.
2. What anything else shall we include in this article?
3. Do you think it would to be a good idea?
4. I did studied every day for the exam.
5. Could you buy me some the bread?
6. It can be quite very hot in Spain during the Summer. (or it can be quite very hot in Spain during the Summer.)
7. I am will go to the party. I've got an invitation.
8. How long did you had stay in India?
9. I want to go on a holiday where I can relax and to go walking.
10. They are were organising a party, but they could not find a big enough place for it.
11. I think the documentaries are boring. (This depends on context. The answer is based on 'documentaries in general', but it is possible to talk about a specific group of documentaries, and so the original statement - I think the documentaries are boring - would be correct.)
12. A taxi driver is someone who that drives someone from one place to another. (who is more usual, but that is also OK)
13. Can we discuss about the problems we have at the moment?
14. Besides of the problems with the house, I like living in the area.
15. We plan to go to the United States on next year.
16. But if I will change my job, I will move out of the city.
17. It's his birthday next week - he will be have ten years old.
18. I'm afraid he can't come to the work today.
19. The reason is because he has a flu.
20. I took a plane from the Paris and it landed six hours later.
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